Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the information exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the data that clients submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any data they enter in any box on the site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. In general, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be set up, which means the overall cost for your presence online will be bigger. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which does not generate big profits if additional money should be spent. That's the main reason why we've taken advantage of an extension called 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 Shared Website Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you acquire it from our company or from another retailer and regardless of the shared website hosting package that you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option we offer you. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you acquire and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the money you'll otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will work in the exact same way, so any data which the website visitors submit shall be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name in a web browser, the website will not display.