SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the info which customers submit on a website. If they enter 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 server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your website and will make it more appealing to consumers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you have to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that's normally required for the SSL installation. If you have a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find better use for the funds, you can avoid the added expense by making use of our services due to the fact that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you purchase it from us or from another dealer and regardless of the shared hosting service you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer you. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specially configured server shared IP, so once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the money you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall work in the exact same way, so any data that the visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain within a browser, the site shall not appear.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Any SSL certificate can be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you can use this option with merely a few clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through some other retailer. For the SSLs we offer you could also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. This way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the specific domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, so any information that website visitors submit on your website will be secure. The SSL shall do the job in the same exact way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP as a URL in a web browser will not open your website.