Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the information exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to protect the data which site visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any information they input in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, meaning that the overall cost for your web presence shall be bigger. While this might not be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store that doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension known as 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 Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you get it from us or from a different vendor and regardless of the hosting service you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you'll discover this option on the certificate order page in your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is picked in the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP address, therefore once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the cash that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the exact same way, so any information that the visitors submit will be encrypted. The only difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain within an Internet browser, the Internet site shall not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, thus if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you'll be able to use this option with just a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate which you acquire through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. This way the minute you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action needed on your end, and thus any info that site visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL will function in the same exact way no matter if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing that's different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL within a browser will not open your website.