SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the data which clients submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they type in their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, thus an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will raise the protection of your website and will make it more attractive to customers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you need to spend extra money for a dedicated IP address, that is usually needed for the SSL installation. In case you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you are a part of a non-profit organization and you could find far better use for the capital, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by making use of our services since our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not only on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

You will be able to use this option with all of our website hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything can be set up automatically and you will not have to do anything after you obtain and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to choose a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires a maximum of 2 additional clicks after you fill the necessary details for the certificate. The proper functioning of the SSL shall not be impacted in any way and any information which website 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:// will not open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever attempt to access it that way rather than typing your domain in the web browser URL bar.