Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the info exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to protect the data which clients submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any info they input in any box on the website shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your web presence shall be bigger. While this might not be an issue for a larger company, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store that does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the 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 install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all of our web hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. When you decide to use an SSL from our company, everything will be set up automatically and you will not have to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to pick a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires only two additional clicks after you fill the needed info for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL won't be influenced in any way and any information that site visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the very same way. The one big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your website, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever try to access it that way as opposed to entering your domain within the web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes just 2 clicks inside the hosting Control Panel no matter if you buy an SSL from our company or through a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference with regards to how the certificate functions or encrypts the data which your visitors submit, so your website shall be secure without having to spend any additional money for a dedicated IP address. The sole thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your site in this way instead of entering your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP instead of a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.