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 using an SSL is to secure the info which site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so on. Any info they input in any box on the website shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment details shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. In general, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, meaning that the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that does not generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's 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 Shared Hosting

A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from our company or from some other retailer and regardless of the shared hosting service that you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you obtain and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any info which the site visitors submit will be encoded. The one difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain in an Internet browser, the Internet site shall not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes just two clicks in the hosting CP no matter if you purchase an SSL from our enterprise or through a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference in the way the certificate operates or encodes the info your visitors submit, so your Internet site shall be secure without spending any additional funds for a dedicated IP. The one thing that'll be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is highly unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your internet site in this way as opposed to keying in your domain. Additionally we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs purchased through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP address as opposed to a dedicated one, our system will set everything up the moment the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.