If you want to protect the data which visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol used to encode any info exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it literally impossible to decrypt the actual content, and so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and products online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the data is secure. Typically a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter in case you manage a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big profit, so to save you the cash, our cloud website 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 address for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud website hosting package we offer and regardless if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only will you be able to choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also pick our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall set it up for you within a couple of seconds and you won't need to do anything personally. The sole difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything will be the same. With this function you'll be able to protect the data of your customers and have a secure website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with only a couple of clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through another dealer. For the SSLs that we offer you can also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. That way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action expected on your end, so any info that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be protected. The SSL will work in the same exact way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL within an Internet browser shall not open your Internet site.