SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that enciphers the information which customers submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and products online and they input their credit card info, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the protection of your site and shall make it more appealing to consumers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, which is usually required for the SSL installation. In case you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the capital, you could avoid the added expense by making use of our services since our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Cloud Website Hosting
A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you purchase it from us or from another seller and regardless of the cloud website hosting service you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is picked in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP address, so once you obtain and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the funds you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any information which the website visitors submit will be encoded. The one difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain within an Internet browser, the site shall not show up.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially set up shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with just a few mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs which we offer you can also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the given domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action expected on your end, and so any data that site visitors submit on your Internet site shall be protected. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL in an Internet browser will not open your website.