Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the info exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the information which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any data they input in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which implies the overall cost for your online presence will be bigger. While this may not be a problem for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big earnings 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 Shared Hosting
You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every single shared hosting solution which we offer and irrespective if the SSL is ordered through our company or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you can also select our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a couple of seconds and you will not have to do anything personally. The sole difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site will not appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be exactly the same. With this feature you could protect the info of your customers and have a risk-free Internet site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP address.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The shared IP address option is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting and the setup takes only a couple of clicks in the hosting Control Panel irrespective if you obtain an SSL from our company or from a third-party provider. There won't be any difference in the way the certificate functions or encodes the information which your site visitors submit, so your website shall be secure without spending the additional money for a dedicated IP. The sole thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP shall not open your website, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's quite unlikely that anyone will ever try to access your internet site in this way instead of entering your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs obtained through our company and if you select it and you decide to use a shared IP as opposed to a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up as soon as the SSL is approved and issued without any action on your end.