SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which enciphers the information which customers submit on a website. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they purchase products and services online and they type in their credit card information, the data will be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, hence an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your Internet site and shall make it more appealing to customers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you have to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that's usually needed for the SSL installation. If you have a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find far better use for the funds, you can avoid the additional expense by making use of our services as 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 Cloud Website Hosting
Considering that we offer SSL certificates with our cloud website hosting plans, you can quickly secure your website and use a shared IP address with only a few mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order procedure, hence if you have a dedicated IP address, you'll be able to use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, that has been set up particularly for SSLs. The certificate will work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the only difference will be that if anyone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your website. As our system has an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be set up automatically as soon as it's issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you can have a secure and trustworthy Internet site without having to spend more money for that.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can use a shared IP for an SSL acquired through us or through any other retailer with any one of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages. The setup is incredibly easy and if you get the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with just several mouse clicks you'll be able to select the SSL to be installed automatically for the specific domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address which is configured to be employed for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts since you won't have to do anything after you approve the SSL through e-mail, not mentioning the funds you'll save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site shall be secured and any client will feel confident that their data shall be protected considering that using a shared IP address doesn't influence the adequate performance of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your website.