If you want to protect the information that visitors submit on your site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encode any info exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and goods online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional expense may matter if you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate 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 Shared Website Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our shared website hosting packages, you can easily secure your Internet site and use a shared IP address with only several mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order process, therefore if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you don't have one and you don't want to pay for this sort of a service, you can use the shared IP, which has been set up specifically for SSLs. The certificate will work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the one difference will be that if somebody tries to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system features an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically the instant it is issued, so you will not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a protected and reliable Internet site without having to spend extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use a shared IP for an SSL obtained through us or through any other vendor with any one of our semi-dedicated plans. The setup is very basic and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you can also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with only a couple of mouse clicks you could select the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address which is configured to be employed for this purpose. This option shall save you time and work considering that you will not have to do anything after you approve the SSL via e-mail, not mentioning the funds you'll save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your site shall be secure and any client will feel assured that their info will be protected considering that using a shared IP address does not influence the adequate functioning of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your site.