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 which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, etc. Any info they enter in any box on the Internet site will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online will be bigger. While this might not be an issue for a larger business, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That's the main reason why we have 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 Website Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from us or from some other seller and regardless of the website hosting package that you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you'll discover this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP address, so once you buy and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You can save the cash that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall work in the same exact way, so any data that the visitors submit will be encoded. The only difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name inside a web browser, the Internet site won't appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be used with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with just several mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through another dealer. For the SSLs we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action needed on your end, and so any data that site visitors submit on your website will be protected. The SSL will work in the same exact way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing which is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL within an Internet browser shall not open your site.