SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the data that clients submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they purchase goods and services online and they enter their credit card info, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the safety of your website and will make it more appealing to consumers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that's typically needed for the SSL installation. In case you have 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 funds, you could avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all our cloud web hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you prefer to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you won't need to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires only two additional clicks after you fill the required details for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL won't be impacted in any way and any information that visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The only difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it that way as opposed to inputting your domain name within the world-wide web browser URL bar.

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 can use this option with just several mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs which we offer you could also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once you approve the SSL, the shared IP address shall be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action required on your end, and thus any data that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL shall work in the exact same way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing which is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL within an Internet browser will not open your Internet site.