SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the info which clients submit on a website. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and goods online and they input their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your Internet site and shall make it more attractive to consumers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually needed for the SSL installation. In case you have a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the money, you could avoid the extra expense by making use of our services given that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every hosting plan we offer and regardless if the SSL is ordered through our company or through a third-party business. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will do the installation for you within a matter of seconds and you won't need to do anything by hand. The one difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you can protect the data of your clients and have a reliable website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes merely 2 clicks inside the hosting CP regardless if you purchase an SSL via our enterprise or through a third-party vendor. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encodes the information your visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend the extra cash for a dedicated IP. The one thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your website in this way instead of entering your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP instead of a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.