Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encrypt the info exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the information which site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so forth. Any information they type in in any box on the site will be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which implies the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this may not be a problem for a larger firm, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's 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 Website Hosting

You will be able to use this option with all our website hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. When 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 order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to choose a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires no more than two additional clicks after you fill the needed data for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL shall not be affected in any way and any information which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the same exact way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your website, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access it in this way instead of entering your domain name within the browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated packages and the setup takes just a couple of mouse clicks inside the hosting CP regardless if you order an SSL via our company or from a third-party provider. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate works or encodes the info that your website visitors submit, so your Internet site will be protected without having to spend any additional money for a dedicated IP. The one thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is quite unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your internet site in this way instead of typing your domain name. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought through 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 instant the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.