Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the information exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the data that visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so on. Any information they input in any box on the website will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which means the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. This is the main reason why we have taken advantage of an extension known as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you acquire it from us or from some other seller and regardless of the cloud hosting plan which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you will find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the exact same way, so any info the visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain name in a web browser, the Internet site won't display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you'll be able to use this option with just a few clicks when you install a certificate that you obtain through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs we offer you are also able to take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. That way the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action required on your end, so any info that site visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL within a web browser won't open your Internet site.