If you wish to protect the data which visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol employed to encode any information exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the actual content, and so if you have a login form of some type or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the info is protected. Typically 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 if you manage a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud website hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

Due to the fact that we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with only several mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you could use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you can use the shared IP, that has been configured specifically for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the only difference will be that if someone attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they'll not see your website. Given that our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically as soon as it is issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a risk-free and reliable Internet site without having to spend extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially set up shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you'll be able to use this option with just several clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through another retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the minute you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the specific domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, and thus any data that site visitors submit on your website will be secure. The SSL will perform in the exact same way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL in a browser shall not open your site.