If you wish to protect the data that visitors submit on your website, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any information exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any information, they'll 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 kind or you offer products and services online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the data is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional cost may matter if you run a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not generate a big profit, so to save you the cash, 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

Since we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can very easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with just a few mouse clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, 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 type of a service, you could use the shared IP, which has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate will work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the only difference shall be that if anyone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your site. Given that our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically the moment it's issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you'll be able to have a protected 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, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with only several clicks when you install a certificate that you obtain through us or through some other vendor. For the SSLs we offer you are also able to take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. That way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action required on your end, so any info that visitors submit on your website will be protected. The SSL will work in the same exact way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing which is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL within an Internet browser shall not open your website.