If you would like to protect the data that visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encode any info exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the actual content, so if you have a login form of some kind 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 protected. Usually a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional expense may matter when you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our cloud hosting plans, you can effortlessly secure your website and use a shared IP address with just a few mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order process, therefore if you have a dedicated IP address, you'll be able to use it, but if you don't have one and you don't want to pay for this type of a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, that has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the one difference shall be that if anyone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your website. As our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be installed automatically as soon as it is issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you'll be able to have a secure and trustworthy site without having to spend more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with only several clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through any other vendor. For the SSLs which we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the minute you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, and so any data that website visitors submit on your website shall be protected. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the one thing which is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL in an Internet browser will not open your site.