If you would like to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, so if you have a login form of some kind or you offer services and products online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the data is secure. Usually a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter in case you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting
You could use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each web hosting package that we offer and irrespective if the SSL is acquired through our company or through a third-party business. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also choose our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will install it for you within a matter of seconds and you will not need to do anything yourself. The only difference between employing a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your website will not appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address rather than https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything will be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the data of your customers and have a secure website without the extra expense for a dedicated IP.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You could use a shared IP address for an SSL bought through us or through any other retailer with any one of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting. The setup is very basic and if you obtain the certificate from our company, you could also take full advantage of our SSL wizard where with simply a couple of mouse clicks you could select the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address which is configured to be used for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts since you'll not have to do anything after you approve the SSL via e mail, not mentioning the money you'll save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your website will be secured and any customer will feel confident that their information will be protected given that using a shared IP address doesn't affect the adequate functioning of the certificate and the only real difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your site.