If you would like to protect the information that visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a website and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any information, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the actual content, thus if you have a login form of some sort or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the information is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional cost may matter in case you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big income, so to save you the funds, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every single cloud hosting plan we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only can you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also select our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall do the installation for you within a matter of seconds and you won't have to do anything manually. The one difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything will be exactly the same. With this function you can protect the data of your customers and have a risk-free site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You could use a shared IP for an SSL bought through us or through any other supplier with any one of our semi-dedicated hosting services. The setup is very simple and if you get the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with simply a few clicks you could select the SSL to be installed automatically for the specific domain or subdomain on the shared IP which is configured to be used for this particular purpose. This option will save you time and efforts as you won't need to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the money you will save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your Internet site shall be secured and any client will feel assured that their info shall be protected since using a shared IP address does not influence the proper functioning of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address cannot be used as a URL to access your site.