SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol that encodes the information which customers submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they purchase products and services online and they enter their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your Internet site and shall make it more attractive to clients, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you have to spend additional funds for a dedicated IP address, that is typically required for the SSL installation. In case you manage a small e-commerce portal and your budget is limited or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you could find much better use for the capital, you could avoid the added expense by making use of our services given that our cloud hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

You shall be able to use this option with all our shared hosting solutions and with any SSL certificate issued from any vendor. When you prefer to use an SSL from our company, everything will be arrange automatically and you won't have to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to pick a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be installed by our system, so using this feature requires only 2 additional mouse clicks after you fill the needed details for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL won't be impacted in any way and any details that website visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The sole big difference from employing a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your Internet site, but it is unlikely that anybody will ever attempt to access it in this way rather than inputting your domain within the browser URL bar.