SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encrypts the data that customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they buy services and goods online and they type in their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your Internet site and shall make it more attractive to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, which is typically required for the SSL installation. In case you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find far better use for the capital, you can avoid the additional expense by making use of our services as our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer and regardless if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party business. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only can you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall install it for you within a matter of seconds and you'll not have to do anything personally. The only difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything shall be the same. With this feature you'll be able to protect the data of your customers and have a reliable site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specifically set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with simply a couple of clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through some other retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you are also able to take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way once you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action expected on your end, and so any info that visitors submit on your Internet site shall be protected. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing which is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL within an Internet browser shall not open your Internet site.