Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the information exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the information which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any data they input in any box on the website will be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment details shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which means the overall cost for your web presence shall be bigger. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger firm, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That's the main reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all of our cloud hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any dealer. When you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be set up automatically and you will not need to do anything after you obtain and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires a maximum of 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the required details for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL will not be affected in any way and any details which visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The sole difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your Internet site, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever try to access it in this way instead of entering your domain name in the world-wide web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated packages and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks in the hosting CP regardless if you get an SSL from our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encodes the information that your site visitors submit, so your Internet site will be protected without having to spend the additional funds for a dedicated IP. The sole thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is highly unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your site in this way rather than entering your domain name. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased via our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.