Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the info exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the info that clients submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any info they input in any box on the website shall be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which means the overall cost for your web presence will be higher. While this might not be a problem for a larger company, 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. This is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension referred to 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

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you acquire it from us or from a different seller and regardless of the web hosting plan you have on our end. If you get the SSL from us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer. If the latter is selected inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you acquire and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the funds that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall work in the same exact way, so any info which the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name in a browser, the Internet site shall not appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you'll be able to use this option with just a couple of clicks when you install a certificate that you purchase through us or through some other dealer. For the SSLs which we offer you are also able to take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way the minute you approve the SSL, the shared IP address will be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed without any action needed on your end, and so any data that visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL will do the job in the exact same way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL within a web browser shall not open your site.