SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the information that clients submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they buy products and services online and they input their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the security of your Internet site and will make it more appealing to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, which is normally needed for the SSL installation. In case you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find far better use for the capital, you could avoid the added expense by making use of our services as 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 could be used for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you buy it from us or from another retailer and regardless of the website hosting package that you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you will discover this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you could also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is selected within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specially configured server shared IP, therefore once you acquire and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the money that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any information which the site visitors submit shall be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain name in a web browser, the website shall not display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with simply several clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through some other dealer. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, and so any info that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL will function in the exact same way regardless 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 within an Internet browser won't open your website.