SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the information that users submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they acquire goods and services online and they type in their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, thus an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your Internet site and shall make it more appealing to consumers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you must spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that is normally needed for the SSL installation. In case you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the capital, you could avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Hosting
You shall be able to use this option with all our hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. When you prefer to work with an SSL from our company, everything will be arrange automatically and you won't have to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires a maximum of 2 additional clicks after you fill the required data for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL shall not be impacted in any way and any info that visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the exact same way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your website, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever attempt to access it that way instead of entering your domain in the Internet browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes just 2 mouse clicks inside the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you obtain an SSL via our business or through a third-party provider. There will not be any difference in terms of how the certificate works or encodes the information that your website visitors submit, so your website will be secure without spending the additional funds for a dedicated IP. The one thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is quite unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your internet site in this way instead of keying in your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought through our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.