If you want to protect the info that visitors submit on your site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol employed to encrypt any data exchanged between an Internet site and its users as to guarantee that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any data, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The existing level of encryption makes it literally impossible to decrypt the actual content, and so if you have a login form of some kind or you offer services and products online and clients submit credit card information, using an SSL certificate shall be an assurance that the info is secure. Usually 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 in case you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that does not make a big income, so to save you the cash, 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 Web Hosting

You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each shared web hosting plan we offer and irrespective if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is purchased on our end, not only could you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also select our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall handle the installation for you within a few seconds and you won't have to do anything personally. The one difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site won't appear in case you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything will be the same. With this feature you could protect the information of your clients and have a secure website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host a site in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company and you wish to protect the data of your visitors, you shall be able to use a shared IP which has been configured for SSL certificates with just a couple of clicks. You can choose this option inside the SSL order wizard that you'll find inside the Hepsia hosting CP and you could even pick the certificate to be set up for the particular domain or subdomain automatically by our system. That way everything can be set up for you on the shared IP the moment you approve the SSL. With this service we give you the chance to secure the information of your site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encode the info in any way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that your website will not be accessible if you enter the shared IP as opposed to the domain/subdomain inside the browser address bar.