If you wish to protect the data which visitors submit on your Internet site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the information is secure. Usually a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional expense may matter in case you manage a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Website Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every cloud website hosting solution that we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only will you be able to pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you'll not need to do anything personally. The only difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be the same. With this feature you can protect the information of your clients and have a secure Internet site without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL acquired through us or through any other supplier with any of our semi-dedicated servers. The setup is extremely simple and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you can also benefit from our SSL wizard where with simply several clicks you could choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain or subdomain on the shared IP that is configured to be used for this purpose. This option will save you time and efforts given that you will not need to do anything after you approve the SSL through e-mail, not mentioning the cash you will save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your website will be protected and any client will feel confident that their info will be protected given that using a shared IP address doesn't influence the proper performance of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your site.