SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the data that users 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 enter their credit card details, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your site and will make it more appealing to customers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you need to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that is normally required for the SSL installation. In case you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the money, you can avoid the extra expense by making use of our services since 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 could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud website hosting plan that we offer and regardless if the SSL is bought through us or through a third-party business. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only will you be able to select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also select our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a few seconds and you'll not have to do anything manually. The only difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your website won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the info of your customers and have a secure site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes only a couple of mouse clicks within the hosting Control Panel regardless if you obtain an SSL via our business or via a third-party provider. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate operates or encodes the info which your visitors submit, so your site shall be protected without having to spend the additional cash for a dedicated IP. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's extremely unlikely that anybody shall ever try to access your internet site in this way instead of entering your domain. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.