Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the info exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to protect the info which site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so forth. Any content they enter in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, which implies the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this may not be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store that doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the 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 set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, regardless if you buy it from us or from a different seller and regardless of the hosting service you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you shall discover this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP, so once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the cash that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any info that the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The only difference is that if you input the shared IP address instead of your domain inside a web browser, the Internet site won't appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes just a couple of clicks within the hosting Control Panel no matter if you purchase an SSL from our business or through a third-party supplier. There shall not be any difference in the way the certificate functions or encodes the info your site visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without spending the extra cash for a dedicated IP address. The one thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't 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 as opposed to inputting your domain. We also offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs bought via our company and if you select it and you choose to use a shared IP address as opposed to a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.