Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encrypt the info exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the info that site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so forth. Any information they enter in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which means the overall cost for your web presence shall be higher. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger business, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension referred to as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

Considering that we offer SSL certificates with our web hosting plans, you can effortlessly secure your website and use a shared IP address with just several mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you don't have one and you do not want to pay for this type of a service, you could use the shared IP, which has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP and the one difference shall be that if anyone attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your site. As our system has an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be installed automatically the instant it's issued, so you'll not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a secure and trustworthy website without spending extra money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes merely two mouse clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you buy an SSL through our enterprise or via a third-party supplier. There will not be any difference in terms of how the certificate functions or encrypts the information that your visitors submit, so your Internet site will be secure without having to spend the additional money for a dedicated IP. The only thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to inputting your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP instead of a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.