SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encrypts the data which customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and products online and they enter their credit card details, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the safety of your website and shall make it more appealing to consumers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you must spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that's usually required for the SSL installation. In case you manage a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the added expense by making use of our services as our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You can use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud hosting solution that we offer and no matter if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party company. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only will you be able to pick the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also choose our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you'll not need to do anything manually. The only difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be the same. With this function you'll be able to protect the info of your clients and have a risk-free site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with simply a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through another retailer. For the SSLs which we offer you are also able to take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, and thus any data that website visitors submit on your Internet site shall be protected. The SSL will perform in the same exact way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL within a web browser will not open your Internet site.