If you want to protect the information that visitors submit on your Internet site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encrypt any information exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some kind or you offer services and products online and customers submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the information is protected. Usually a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional cost may matter when you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big profit, so to save you the cash, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

Given that we offer SSL certificates with our hosting plans, you can quickly secure your site and use a shared IP address with just a few clicks. The option will be available during the order process, hence if you have a dedicated IP, you can use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for this type of a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, which has been configured specifically for SSLs. The certificate will work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the sole difference shall be that if anyone attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically the moment it's issued, so you will not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you can have a risk-free and reliable website without spending more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages and the setup takes only two clicks in the hosting CP regardless if you get an SSL through our company or from a third-party provider. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encrypts the info your site visitors submit, so your Internet site will be secure without spending any additional money for a dedicated IP. The only thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to inputting your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address as opposed to a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.