SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the data which customers submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they enter their credit card details, the data will be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the safety of your site and shall make it more inviting to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that is normally required for the SSL installation. If you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the money, you can avoid the added expense by taking advantage of our services due to the fact that 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 can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each cloud website hosting solution which we offer and no matter if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only can you pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a few seconds and you will not have to do anything manually. 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 exactly the same. With this function you can protect the info of your customers and have a secure Internet site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you can use this option with just several clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action needed on your end, and so any data that website visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL shall do the job in the exact same way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing which is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL in an Internet browser will not open your website.