Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encode the information exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to protect the info which visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so on. Any info they input in any box on the website will be submitted safely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which means the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this might not be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which doesn't generate big profits if additional money should be spent. This is the main reason why we have taken advantage of an extension known as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.
Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting
A shared IP could be used for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you buy it from us or from some other retailer and regardless of the website hosting package which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you shall find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is chosen in the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP, therefore once you buy and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the money that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall function in the exact same way, so any info the visitors submit will be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain name in a web browser, the website won't display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Any SSL certificate could be employed with our specially configured shared IPs, so if you have a semi-dedicated hosting account, you'll be able to use this option with merely a couple of mouse clicks when you install a certificate that you acquire through us or through some other vendor. For the SSLs that we offer you could also take advantage of an extra function and have our system set everything up for you. Thus the moment you approve the SSL, the shared IP shall be set for the specific domain name or subdomain and the certificate will be installed without any action expected on your end, so any information that visitors submit on your Internet site will be secure. The SSL shall work in the same exact way irrespective if it's set on a shared or a dedicated IP address and the one thing that is different between the two setups is that inputting the shared IP address as a URL inside a browser shall not open your Internet site.