If you want to protect the info that visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol employed to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and goods online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small web shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't make a big income, so to save you the funds, 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 Hosting

Considering that we offer SSL certificates with our cloud hosting packages, you can very easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with only a few clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, which has been configured especially for SSLs. The certificate will work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the sole difference shall be that if somebody tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your site. Given that our system features an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically as soon as it's issued, so you will not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. This way, you could have a risk-free and reliable Internet site without spending extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specifically configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with merely a couple of clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through any other vendor. For the SSLs that we offer you are also able to take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action expected on your end, so any information that website visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL shall perform in the exact same way irrespective 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 inputting the shared IP as a URL in an Internet browser will not open your Internet site.