If you wish to protect the information that visitors submit on your Internet site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any information exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any information, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the actual content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer products and services online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the information is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter when you run a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting
Due to the fact that we offer SSL certificates with our cloud hosting plans, you can effortlessly secure your Internet site and use a shared IP address with only several mouse clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, hence if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for this sort of a service, you can use the shared IP, that has been set up specifically for SSLs. The certificate will work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the sole difference will be that if anyone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system comes with an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be installed automatically the instant it's issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you'll be able to have a secure and reliable Internet site without spending extra money for that.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you could use this option with simply a few mouse clicks when you install a certificate you purchase through us or through another retailer. For the SSLs that we offer you are also able to take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus once 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 required on your end, and thus any info that website visitors submit on your website shall be protected. The SSL shall function in the same exact way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser shall not open your site.