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

Shared SSL IP in Shared Website Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all our shared website hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. If you choose to work with an SSL from our company, everything can 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 set up by our system, so using this feature requires no more than 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the required info for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL shall not be influenced in any way and any info which visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and secured in the exact same way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your Internet site, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever attempt to access it this way as opposed to entering your domain in the Internet browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes only a couple of clicks in the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you obtain an SSL through our business or via a third-party provider. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate works or encrypts the info your visitors submit, so your website will be secure without having to spend the extra funds for a dedicated IP. The sole thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is highly unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your website in this way rather than typing your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased via our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.