SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which enciphers the info that customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they acquire products and services online and they type in their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, thus an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the security of your Internet site and shall make it more appealing to consumers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you need to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that is typically required for the SSL installation. If you run a small e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the money, you could avoid the additional expense by making use of our services since our cloud website 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

You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every cloud website hosting plan we offer and no matter if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party company. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only will you be able to choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also select our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you will not have to do anything manually. The sole difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your Internet site won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but other than that, everything shall be the same. With this feature you could protect the info of your customers and have a secure website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP address.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with merely a couple of clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action expected on your end, so any info that site visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL shall perform in the exact same way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL in an Internet browser will not open your site.