Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encrypt the information exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to preserve the data that visitors submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so on. Any content they type in in any box on the site will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Normally, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this may not be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's the main reason why we've taken advantage of an extension known as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Web Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all of our web hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you prefer to use an SSL from our company, everything will be arrange automatically and you won't need to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to choose a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires only 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the needed data for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL won't be impacted in any way and any info that visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the very same way. The only difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your website, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it that way instead of inputting your domain name inside the web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you could use this option with only several mouse clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through any other dealer. For the SSLs we offer you can also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action required on your end, and thus any data that site visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL will do the job in the same exact way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the 1 thing that's different between the two setups is that typing the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser won't open your site.