SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encrypts the information that customers submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they acquire goods and services online and they input their credit card information, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, thus an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your Internet site and will make it more attractive to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that's typically required for the SSL installation. If you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the money, you could avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Web Hosting

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every cloud web hosting solution which we offer and irrespective if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party business. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also pick our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall set it up for you within a matter of seconds and you won't need to do anything manually. The sole difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything will be exactly the same. With this feature you can protect the info of your customers and have a reliable Internet site without the added expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes only a couple of mouse clicks inside the hosting CP regardless if you buy an SSL via our company or from a third-party vendor. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate functions or encodes the information your website visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without spending the additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's quite unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your website in this way instead of keying in your domain name. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.