Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encode the data exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to protect the information which customers submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so on. Any info they enter in any box on the website shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Normally, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, meaning that the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the reason why we've 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 Cloud Hosting
You'll be able to use this option with all our cloud hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything can be arrange automatically and you will not have to do anything after you order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will allow you to pick a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires no more than 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the required info for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL won't be influenced in any way and any information that visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The only big difference from employing a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever try to access it this way as opposed to inputting your domain within the web browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The shared IP option is available with all semi-dedicated services and the setup takes just two mouse clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you purchase an SSL via our company or from a third-party supplier. There won't be any difference in the way the certificate functions or encrypts the data that your visitors submit, so your site shall be secure without spending the additional cash for a dedicated IP. The sole thing which will be different is that https://the-shared-IP won't open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your site in this way rather than keying in your domain. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs acquired through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP address as opposed to a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up the minute the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.