If you'd like to protect the info which visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore if you have a login form of some sort or you offer products and services online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the information is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional expense may matter in case you run a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not generate a big income, so to save you the cash, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Web Hosting

You could use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every shared web hosting solution we offer and irrespective if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party company. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only can you pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also choose our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a few seconds and you will not have to do anything manually. The sole difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything shall be the same. With this feature you can protect the data of your clients and have a reliable Internet site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL bought through us or through any other dealer with any of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is extremely simple and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with only a few mouse clicks you'll be able to choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain or subdomain on the shared IP which is configured to be employed for this particular purpose. This option will save you time and efforts as you'll not need to do anything after you approve the SSL through email, not mentioning the cash you will save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your Internet site will be secured and any customer will feel assured that their info shall be protected considering that using a shared IP address doesn't influence the proper functioning of the certificate and the only real difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your website.