If you would like to protect the information that visitors submit on your website, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol employed to encrypt any information exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the actual content, so if you have a login form of some kind or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the information is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter when you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not generate a big revenue, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every single shared hosting package that we offer and no matter if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only could you pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also choose our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a matter of seconds and you won't have to do anything yourself. The one difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything shall be identical. With this feature you could protect the information of your customers and have a secure Internet site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL purchased through us or through any other supplier with any one of our semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is extremely simple and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with merely several clicks you'll be able to select the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address that's configured to be used for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts since you won't need to do anything after you approve the SSL through email, not mentioning the money you shall save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site will be protected and any client will feel certain that their info shall be protected since using a shared IP address does not affect the adequate operation of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP cannot be used as a URL to access your site.