Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the information exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the data which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any data they input in any box on the Internet site will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your online presence shall be higher. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big profits if additional money should be spent. That is the reason why we've 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 Cloud Hosting
You'll be able to use this option with all our cloud hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any dealer. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you will not have 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 feature requires a maximum of two additional mouse clicks after you fill the needed details for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL will not be influenced in any way and any data that site visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the exact same way. The sole difference from using a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever attempt to access it in this way rather than typing your domain name inside the browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
Any SSL certificate could be used with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with just a few clicks when you install a certificate that you obtain through us or through some other vendor. For the SSLs that we offer you can also 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 given domain name or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action needed on your end, so any info that website visitors submit on your Internet site will be protected. The SSL will do the job in the exact same way no matter if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside an Internet browser shall not open your website.