If you wish to protect the data which visitors submit on your website, you'll need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol employed to encode any info exchanged between a site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any data, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it virtually impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer goods and services online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the info is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional expense may matter when you manage a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which does not generate a big profit, so to save you the money, our cloud website hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
As we offer SSL certificates with our shared hosting plans, you can effortlessly secure your site and use a shared IP address with just several mouse clicks. The option will be available during the order process, therefore if you have a dedicated IP address, you can use it, but if you don't have one and you don't want to pay for this sort of a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, that has been set up especially for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the only difference will be that if someone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they will not see your site. Since our system includes an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be installed automatically the moment it is issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. That way, you could have a protected and reliable site without spending more money for that.