Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encrypt the data exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the data which customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so forth. Any data they input in any box on the website shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online shall be bigger. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger business, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online store that doesn't generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's the reason why we have taken advantage of an extension referred to 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 Shared Website Hosting
You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with each shared website hosting solution that we offer and no matter if the SSL is acquired through us or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is obtained on our end, not only will you be able to choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also select our auto-configuration option, so when you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will install it for you within a matter of seconds and you won't have to do anything personally. The one difference between employing a shared IP and a dedicated one is that your Internet site will not appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but besides that, everything shall be identical. With this function you can protect the info of your customers and have a risk-free website without the added expense for a dedicated IP.