SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the information that users submit on an Internet site. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase goods and services online and they input their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the security of your site and will make it more inviting to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that is typically required for the SSL installation. In case you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is restricted or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find far better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the additional expense by taking advantage of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from our company or from some other retailer and regardless of the web hosting package you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is chosen inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP, thus once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the funds you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will work in the exact same way, so any data the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain name within a browser, the site won't appear.