Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the info exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the info that site visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, etc. Any data they enter in any box on the site shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your online presence will be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger enterprise, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's the main reason why we have 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 Web Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all of our web hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you decide to use an SSL from our company, everything can be arrange automatically and you'll not need to do anything after you order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will allow you to select a shared IP address 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 necessary details for the certificate. The proper functioning of the SSL will not be affected in any way and any data that site visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the same exact way. The only big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your site, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it in this way rather than inputting your domain name in the browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

The shared IP address option is available with all semi-dedicated hosting plans and the setup takes just a couple of clicks within the hosting CP irrespective if you order an SSL from our enterprise or through a third-party vendor. There shall not be any difference in terms of how the certificate operates or encrypts the data that your visitors submit, so your website shall be protected without spending any additional funds for a dedicated IP address. The only thing that will be different is that https://the-shared-IP will not open your Internet site, unlike https://the-dedicated-IP, but it's highly unlikely that anyone shall ever try to access your website in this way as opposed to keying in your domain name. In addition, we offer an auto-configuration option for the SSLs ordered through our company and if you select it and you opt to use a shared IP rather than a dedicated one, our system shall set everything up as soon as the SSL is approved and issued with no need for any action on your end.