Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the data exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the data which site visitors submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any information they enter in any box on the site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is 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
A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from our company or from some other seller and regardless of the web hosting service that you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL through us, you shall discover this option on the certificate order page in your hosting CP where you can also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer. If the latter is chosen inside the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specially configured server shared IP, so once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You could save the funds that you'll otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall function in the same exact way, so any info that the website visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you enter the shared IP address instead of your domain within a web browser, the Internet site will not appear.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
You could use a shared IP for an SSL obtained through us or through any other dealer with any of our semi-dedicated service. The setup is quite easy and if you acquire the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with merely a couple of mouse clicks you could select the SSL to be installed automatically for the particular domain or subdomain on the shared IP address which is configured to be used for this particular purpose. This option shall save you time and work given that you won't have to do anything after you approve the SSL through e-mail, not mentioning the cash you'll save for the IP on a monthly basis. Your site will be secured and any customer will feel certain that their info shall be protected considering that using a shared IP address does not influence the adequate operation of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP can't be used as a URL to access your site.