Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encrypt the data exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the information that visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, etc. Any data they enter in any box on the site will be submitted safely and 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 means the overall cost for your presence online will be bigger. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which does not generate big profits if additional money should be spent. This is the main reason why we've taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, regardless if you acquire it from us or from a different dealer and regardless of the cloud hosting plan which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you will discover this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the funds that you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will do the job in the exact same way, so any info which the website visitors submit will be encoded. The one difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain name within a web browser, the site will not display.