SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the info that users submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they type in their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, so 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 appealing to consumers, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, which is typically required for the SSL installation. If you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the capital, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting
A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you buy it from our company or from another seller and regardless of the website hosting plan you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer you. If the latter is picked within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP, therefore once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the funds that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall work in the same exact way, so any information that the site visitors submit will be encoded. The sole difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain name in an Internet browser, the website won't 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 vendor with any of our semi-dedicated plans. The setup is really basic and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with only several 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 used for this particular purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts considering that you'll not have to do anything after you approve the SSL through email, not mentioning the funds you'll save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your site shall be secured and any customer will feel certain that their info will be protected as using a shared IP address doesn't affect the adequate performance of the certificate and the only real difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP can't be used as a URL to access your Internet site.