If you wish to protect the data that visitors submit on your Internet site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that is a protocol used to encrypt any information exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, 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, so if you have a login form of some sort or you offer services and goods online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the data is secure. Normally a dedicated IP address is required 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 shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity which doesn't generate a big income, 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 Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our hosting plans, you can easily secure your website and use a shared IP address with only a couple of mouse clicks. The option shall be available during the order procedure, so if you have a dedicated IP address, you could use it, but if you don't have one and you do not want to pay for this kind of a service, you could use the shared IP, that has been set up specifically for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the very same way as if it had a dedicated IP address and the one difference shall be that if somebody attempts to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your Internet site. Due to the fact that our system features an auto-configuration option, the SSL shall be set up automatically the instant it's issued, so you shall not need to do anything on your end after you approve it. This way, you could have a protected and trustworthy site without having to spend more money for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host a website in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company and you wish to preserve the information of your visitors, you will be able to use a shared IP address that has been configured for SSL certificates with a couple of mouse clicks. You can choose this option inside the SSL order wizard that you shall find within the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can even choose the certificate to be set up for the specific domain or subdomain automatically by our system. This way everything can be set up for you on the shared IP the minute you approve the SSL. With this service we offer you the opportunity to preserve the info of your site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encrypt the info in any way. The only big difference from using a dedicated address is that your Internet site will not be accessible if you type the shared IP as opposed to the domain/subdomain in the Internet browser address bar.