If you'd like to protect the info that visitors submit on your Internet site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol employed to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they shall not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the actual content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be a guarantee that the info is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional expense may matter if you run a small online store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big income, so to save you the funds, our cloud website hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
As we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can quickly secure your website and use a shared IP address with just a couple of mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order process, therefore if you have a dedicated IP address, you'll be able to use it, but if you don't have one and you do not want to pay for this sort of a service, you could use the shared IP, that has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP and the only difference will be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they'll not see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system has an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be set up automatically the moment it is issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a risk-free and trustworthy website without spending extra cash for that.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated servers and the setup takes merely 2 mouse clicks within the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you order an SSL through our company or through a third-party vendor. There won't be any difference in terms of how the certificate functions or encodes the info which your site visitors submit, so your website shall be protected without having to spend the extra money for a dedicated IP. The only thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's unlikely that anybody shall ever try to access your internet site in this way rather than keying in your domain name. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs acquired via our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address rather than a dedicated one, our system will set everything up as soon as the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.