If you'd like to protect the data that visitors submit on your Internet site, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation refers to Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol employed to encrypt any data exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the authentic content, therefore if you have a login form of some type or you offer goods and services online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the info is protected. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your Internet site. The additional cost may matter if you run a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't make a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud web hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
Since we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can quickly secure your site and use a shared IP address with only a couple of clicks. The option shall be available during the order process, thus if you have a dedicated IP, you'll be able to use it, but if you do not have one and you don't want to pay for such a service, you could use the shared IP, that has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate will work in the same exact way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the one difference will be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they'll not see your Internet site. Since our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be set up automatically once it is issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you can have a risk-free and reliable site without having to spend more money for that.