SSL, which stands short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encrypts the information which clients submit on an Internet site. If they input a username and a password on a login page or they buy products and services online and they type in their credit card info, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the security of your website and shall make it more attractive to customers, but besides the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more funds for a dedicated IP address, that's normally required for the SSL installation. In case you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the capital, you can avoid the added expense by making use of our services due to the fact 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 Cloud Website Hosting
You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud website hosting package which we offer and irrespective if the SSL is bought through our company or through a third-party company. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a matter of seconds and you'll not have to do anything by hand. The one difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the information of your clients and have a reliable website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks in the hosting CP irrespective if you get an SSL via our company or through a third-party supplier. There will not be any difference in the way the certificate works or encodes the info that your visitors submit, so your website will be secure without having to spend the extra money for a dedicated IP address. The one thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access your website in this way instead of inputting your domain name. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued without the need for any action on your end.