Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the info exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the information that site visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any content they enter in any box on the site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Normally, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your web presence shall be bigger. While this may not be an issue for a larger enterprise, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called 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 Shared Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, regardless if you get it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the shared hosting plan you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL from us, you'll find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will function in the same exact way, so any information that the visitors submit shall be encoded. The one difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain name within an Internet browser, the site won't appear.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with just a few clicks when you install a certificate which you obtain through us or through some other vendor. For the SSLs we offer you could also take advantage of an additional function and have our system set everything up for you. In this way as soon as you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action expected on your end, so any information that website visitors submit on your site will be protected. The SSL will do the job in the same exact way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL in a web browser won't open your website.