SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which enciphers the information that users submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they input their credit card information, the data will be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party will not be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your website and will make it more inviting to consumers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you must spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that's typically needed for the SSL installation. In case you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find better use for the funds, you can avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services given that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Web Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you purchase it from our company or from some other seller and regardless of the shared web hosting service that you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page in your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specially configured server shared IP, so once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money that you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any data that the website visitors submit shall be encoded. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain inside a browser, the website will not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL purchased through us or through any other vendor with any of our semi-dedicated hosting services. The setup is really simple and if you acquire the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with only several mouse clicks you could choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain or subdomain on the shared IP that's configured to be used for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and work since you won't need to do anything after you approve the SSL through email, not mentioning the money you'll save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your website will be secured and any customer will feel assured that their data shall be protected as using a shared IP address doesn't influence the adequate performance 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 website.