Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encrypt the info exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the info that visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any data they enter 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 people. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your web presence will be bigger. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that does not generate big income if additional money should be spent. That's the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

You will be able to use this option with all of our shared hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any dealer. When you prefer to work with an SSL from our company, everything will be set up automatically and you will not have to do anything after you purchase and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires only 2 additional clicks after you fill the required information for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL will not be affected in any way and any information that visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The sole difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your site, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever seek to access it in this way as opposed to inputting your domain name in the Internet browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with merely a few clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through any other retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the given domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action needed on your end, so any information that website visitors submit on your site shall be secure. The SSL will perform in the exact same way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL in an Internet browser shall not open your Internet site.