Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the info exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to protect the data which site visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so on. Any content they enter in any box on the website will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which implies the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this might not be an issue for a larger business, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that does not generate big profits if additional money should be spent. That's the reason why we've taken advantage of an extension referred to as 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 Shared Hosting
You'll be able to use this option with all of our shared hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any dealer. When you decide to work with 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 permit you to select a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires only two additional mouse clicks after you fill the required info for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL won't be affected in any way and any info which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the exact same way. The sole difference from employing a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your Internet site, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it that way rather than entering your domain within the world-wide web browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
Any SSL certificate can be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you'll be able to use this option with only several mouse clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through another dealer. For the SSLs that we offer you can also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the given domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action expected on your end, and thus any data that visitors submit on your site shall be secure. The SSL shall do the job in the same exact way regardless if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP as a URL inside a web browser shall not open your site.