If you'd like to protect the data which visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol used to encrypt any information exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it literally impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore 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 information is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional cost may matter when you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big revenue, 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 Web Hosting

You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each cloud web hosting package we offer and no matter if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party company. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also pick our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will set it up for you within a few seconds and you'll not have to do anything by hand. The sole difference between employing 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 rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything will be identical. With this function you could protect the data of your clients and have a reliable website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated service and the setup takes just two clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL from our business or through a third-party vendor. There shall not be any difference with regards to how the certificate operates or encrypts the information that your site visitors submit, so your website will be secure without having to spend the extra funds for a dedicated IP. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is quite unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way rather than inputting your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs ordered through our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address as opposed to 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.