SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encodes the information which customers submit on an Internet site. If they type in 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 will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your Internet site and will make it more inviting to consumers, but on top of 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 manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the capital, you could avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services given 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 Cloud Website Hosting

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with every cloud website hosting plan we offer and irrespective if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party company. 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 choose our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will install it for you within a couple of seconds and you won't need to do anything yourself. The sole difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything will be the same. With this feature you could protect the information of your clients and have a secure website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting plans and the setup takes merely two mouse clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you order an SSL through our company or through a third-party provider. There shall not be any difference in the way the certificate works or encodes the data your website visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend the extra cash for a dedicated IP address. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is quite unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way rather than keying in your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs acquired via our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.