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 using an SSL is to secure the data which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any information they input in any box on the website will be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment information shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Normally, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online shall be higher. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big profits if additional money should be spent. That is the reason why we've taken advantage of an extension known as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all of our website hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you choose to work with an SSL from our company, everything will be arrange automatically and you will not need to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires a maximum of two additional clicks after you fill the necessary data for the certificate. The appropriate operation of the SSL will not be impacted in any way and any info which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the exact same way. The sole big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your site, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever try to access it that way as opposed to inputting your domain in 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 just a couple of mouse clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you order an SSL through our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference in terms of how the certificate works or encodes the data that your visitors submit, so your site will be protected without having to spend the additional money for a dedicated IP. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to keying in your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.