If you want to protect the info that visitors submit on your Internet site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and products online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the info is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter if you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
You could use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each and every shared hosting solution we offer and no matter if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only can you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you won't have to do anything personally. The one difference between using a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your website will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this function you could protect the info of your customers and have a risk-free website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
You could use a shared IP address for an SSL purchased through us or through any other retailer with any of our Linux semi-dedicated plans. The setup is incredibly basic and if you get the certificate from our company, you can also benefit from our SSL wizard where with merely a few mouse clicks you can choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain name or subdomain on the shared IP that is configured to be used for this purpose. This option will save you time and work as you will not need to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the money you will save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site shall be protected and any client will feel certain that their data shall be protected given that using a shared IP address does not influence the proper performance of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP can't be used as a URL to access your website.