If you'd like to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore if you have a login form of some kind or you offer services and goods online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate shall be a guarantee that the info is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter when you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big revenue, so to save you the money, 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 Hosting

Due to the fact that we offer SSL certificates with our cloud hosting packages, you can very easily secure your site and use a shared IP address with just several clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for such a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, which has been configured particularly for SSLs. The certificate will work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the only difference will be that if somebody tries to open the IP address as a URL, they'll not see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be installed automatically the moment it is issued, so you'll not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a protected and trustworthy website without spending more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated packages and the setup takes only a couple of clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL via our company or through a third-party supplier. There shall not be any difference in the way the certificate works or encodes the data which your website visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without spending the additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The only thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's highly unlikely that anybody will 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 ordered through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.