If you want to protect the info that visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the data is secure. Typically 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 store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big income, so to save you the cash, 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 Hosting

Due to the fact that we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can effortlessly secure your site and use a shared IP address with only a couple of clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, thus if you have a dedicated IP address, you'll be able to use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for such a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, that has been set up particularly for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the one difference will be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they'll not see your site. Given that our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically as soon as it's issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you'll be able to have a secure and reliable Internet site without having to spend extra cash for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specifically configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you can use this option with merely a few mouse clicks when you install a certificate you obtain through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you can also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. This way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action required on your end, and so any information that site visitors submit on your site will be secure. The SSL will function in the exact same way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL inside a browser won't open your website.