Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encrypt the info exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the information which visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any info they input in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment information shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which implies the overall cost for your online presence will be bigger. While this may not be a problem for a larger enterprise, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that doesn't generate big income if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension referred to as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you acquire it from us or from another retailer and regardless of the website hosting service which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting CP where you can also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP, so once you obtain and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money 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 data that the site visitors submit will be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain within a web browser, the site will not display.