Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the data exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to preserve the info that customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so on. Any content they input in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, meaning that the overall cost for your presence online will be bigger. While this may not be an issue for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which doesn't generate big profits if additional money should be spent. This is the main reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from us or from another seller and regardless of the cloud hosting package you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you buy and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall function in the same exact way, so any data that the site visitors submit shall be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain name inside an Internet browser, the site won't appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be used with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with only a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action required on your end, so any info that site visitors submit on your site shall be secure. The SSL shall function in the exact same way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL in an Internet browser won't open your Internet site.