Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the data exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the info that visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any information they type in in any box on the site will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, meaning that the overall cost for your web presence shall be higher. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger business, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store that doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all of our hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you choose to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you'll not need to do anything after you obtain and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to pick a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this feature requires a maximum of 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the needed data for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL shall not be impacted in any way and any information which website visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and secured in the very same way. The one difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your Internet site, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it this way as opposed to inputting your domain inside the Internet browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes merely two clicks in the hosting CP regardless if you get an SSL through our company or from a third-party vendor. There will not be any difference in terms of how the certificate functions or encrypts the info which your website visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without having to spend the extra funds for a dedicated IP. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way rather than keying in your domain. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained via our company and if you select it and you choose 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.