If you would like to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol used to encode any information exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the actual content, so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is secure. Usually a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional cost may matter if you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big revenue, so to save you the cash, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting
You'll be able to use this option with all our website hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be set up automatically and you won't need to do anything after you purchase and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires only two additional clicks after you fill the required information for the certificate. The proper functioning of the SSL shall not be influenced in any way and any information that website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The sole difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your site, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access it in this way instead of entering your domain inside the browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes merely two clicks inside the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL via our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate works or encodes the information which your site visitors submit, so your site will be protected without spending any additional money for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to entering your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the instant the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.