Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the data exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to protect the info that clients submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any content they enter in any box on the website shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be set up, meaning that the overall cost for your presence online shall be higher. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger company, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which doesn't generate big income if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Website Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you acquire it from our company or from a different retailer and regardless of the cloud website hosting service which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer. If the latter is selected inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP address, therefore once you obtain and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the cash you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the same exact way, so any information which the site visitors submit shall be encoded. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain in a web browser, the Internet site will not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL acquired through us or through any other supplier with any one of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is extremely basic and if you get the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with only several mouse clicks you could choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain or subdomain on the shared IP address that is configured to be employed for this specific purpose. This option will save you time and work since you will not have to do anything after you approve the SSL through e-mail, not mentioning the money you will save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site will be protected and any client will feel confident that their data will be protected given that using a shared IP address doesn't influence the proper performance of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your Internet site.