SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the information which customers submit on a website. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and goods online and they enter their credit card details, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the security of your website and shall make it more attractive to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you must spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually needed for the SSL installation. If you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find far better use for the funds, you could avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, regardless if you purchase it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the shared hosting plan which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you will discover this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP, thus once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will function in the same exact way, so any info that the website visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain name within a browser, the website will not appear.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL obtained through us or through any other dealer with any one of our semi-dedicated plans. The setup is incredibly simple and if you acquire the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with merely a few mouse clicks you can choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain name or subdomain on the shared IP that is configured to be employed for this purpose. This option shall save you time and work considering that you'll not need to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the funds you will save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your website shall be secured and any client will feel assured that their info will be protected given that using a shared IP address does not affect the adequate operation of the certificate and the only real difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your website.