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

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every single web hosting plan we offer and irrespective if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also pick our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall install it for you within a couple of seconds and you won't need to do anything yourself. The one difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be identical. With this feature you'll be able to protect the info of your clients and have a risk-free website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes just a couple of mouse clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL from our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate works or encrypts the information that your site visitors submit, so your Internet site will be protected without having to spend the additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The only thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to inputting your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up as soon as the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.