Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the information exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to preserve the data which clients submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so on. Any info they enter in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment details shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be set up, which implies the overall cost for your web presence will be higher. While this might not be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which doesn't generate big profits if additional money should be spent. This is the reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all of our website hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything can be set up automatically and you won't need to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to select a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires only 2 additional clicks after you fill the needed info for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL shall not be influenced in any way and any data which website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and secured in the same exact way. The one big difference from employing a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your website, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever attempt to access it in this way as opposed to typing your domain name within the world-wide web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

Any SSL certificate could be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, therefore if you have a semi-dedicated server account, you can use this option with just a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through another vendor. For the SSLs we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. This way the instant you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the particular domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed with no action expected on your end, and so any information that website visitors submit on your website shall be secure. The SSL shall work in the exact same way regardless if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser won't open your Internet site.