If you'd like to protect the data that visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some kind or you offer goods and services online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the information is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional cost may matter when you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate 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 Shared Web Hosting

You could use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each shared web hosting plan we offer and irrespective if the SSL is obtained through our company or through a third-party company. If the SSL is bought on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also choose our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you won't have to do anything manually. The sole difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your website won't appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything shall be identical. With this feature you can protect the data of your customers and have a risk-free site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you can use this option with merely a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through some other dealer. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the given domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action needed on your end, so any information that site visitors submit on your website shall be secure. The SSL will function in the same exact way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL within a browser will not open your Internet site.