Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encrypt the data exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the info that customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any info they enter in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment information 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 web presence will be higher. While this might not be a problem for a larger enterprise, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store which doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we have 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 Website Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all our website hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any dealer. 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 purchase and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to choose a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires no more than two additional mouse clicks after you fill the required info for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL shall not be impacted in any way and any details that visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and secured in the very same way. The sole big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your website, but it is unlikely that anyone will ever seek to access it in this way as opposed to typing your domain within the web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Any SSL certificate can be used with our specifically set up shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with just a few clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through any other dealer. For the SSLs we offer you are also able to take advantage of another function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP will be set for the specific domain or subdomain and the certificate shall be installed with no action expected on your end, and thus any data that visitors submit on your Internet site shall be secure. The SSL shall perform in the same exact way irrespective if it is set on a shared or a dedicated IP and the only thing that is different between the two setups is that entering the shared IP as a URL within an Internet browser will not open your site.