If you want to protect the information which visitors submit on your Internet site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol used to encrypt any data exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, 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 kind or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the info is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional expense may matter when you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting
You shall be able to use this option with all of our cloud hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. When you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything can be arrange automatically and you will not have to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will allow you to choose a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this function requires no more than two additional clicks after you fill the needed information for the certificate. The appropriate operation of the SSL will not be impacted in any way and any data which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the very same way. The only big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your website, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever attempt to access it in this way instead of inputting your domain in the browser URL bar.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
You could use a shared IP for an SSL bought through us or through any other retailer with any of our semi-dedicated servers. The setup is very easy and if you get the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with simply a few clicks you can choose the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain or subdomain on the shared IP address that is configured to be used for this purpose. This option will save you time and work since you will not have to do anything after you approve the SSL through e mail, not mentioning the money you'll save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site will be protected and any customer will feel confident that their info will be protected as using a shared IP address does not influence the adequate functioning of the certificate and the only difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP address can't be used as a URL to access your site.