SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that enciphers the info that clients 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 details, 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 safety of your website and will make it more appealing to clients, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that is normally required for the SSL installation. If you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find much better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the additional expense by making use of our services due to the fact that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

You could use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every single shared hosting solution we offer and no matter if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also pick our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will set it up for you within a couple of seconds and you won't have to do anything personally. The one difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the data of your customers and have a secure website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You could use a shared IP address for an SSL obtained through us or through any other vendor with any of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is very simple and if you get the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with just a few mouse clicks you can select the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain or subdomain on the shared IP that is configured to be used for this particular purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts as you will not need to do anything after you approve the SSL through e mail, not mentioning the funds you will save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your website shall be secured and any client will feel certain that their information shall be protected given that using a shared IP address doesn't affect the proper operation of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your site.