If you would like to protect the data that visitors submit on your site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation is short for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it literally impossible to decrypt the real content, and so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and goods online and customers submit credit card details, using an SSL certificate will 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 website. The additional cost may matter in case you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't make a big revenue, 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'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each cloud hosting solution we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through us or through a third-party company. If the SSL is acquired on our end, not only will you be able to choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also pick our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a few seconds and you won't need to do anything manually. The one difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything will be exactly the same. With this function you could protect the info of your clients and have a reliable site without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can use a shared IP address for an SSL acquired through us or through any other supplier with any of our Linux semi-dedicated servers. The setup is very basic and if you acquire the certificate from our company, you could also benefit from our SSL wizard where with simply a few clicks you can select the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address that's configured to be used for this specific purpose. This option shall save you time and work considering that you'll not have to do anything after you approve the SSL through email, not mentioning the cash you will save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your Internet site shall be secure and any client will feel assured that their data will be protected given that using a shared IP address does not affect the adequate performance of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP cannot be used as a URL to access your website.