If you want to protect the information that 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 website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the authentic content, so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter in case you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not generate a big profit, 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 Website Hosting

Given that we offer SSL certificates with our cloud website hosting packages, you can very easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with only a couple of clicks. The option will be available during the order process, therefore if you have a dedicated IP address, you could use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for this type of a service, you can use the shared IP, that has been set up particularly for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP and the only difference shall be that if anyone attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your website. As our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be installed automatically the instant it is issued, so you will not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you'll be able to have a protected and trustworthy website without spending extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated plans and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks within the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you order an SSL through our enterprise or from a third-party supplier. There will not be any difference with regards to how the certificate works or encrypts the data your website visitors submit, so your site will be protected without having to spend any additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your site in this way rather than inputting your domain name. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs ordered through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address instead of a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.