Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the data exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the data that visitors submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so forth. Any content they type in in any box on the site shall be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment information shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online will be higher. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which doesn't generate big income if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we have taken advantage of an extension referred to as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we've made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from our company or from a different dealer and regardless of the shared hosting plan that you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL through us, you'll find this option on the certificate order page within your hosting CP where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer you. If the latter is picked inside the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP address, so once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the funds you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will work in the exact same way, so any info which the site visitors submit shall be encrypted. The one difference is that if you input the shared IP instead of your domain name in a browser, the site won't show up.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host a site within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you wish to protect the data of your site visitors, you'll be able to use a shared IP which has been configured for SSL certificates with just several clicks. You can select this option within the SSL order wizard which you shall find within the Hepsia hosting CP and you could even pick the certificate to be set up for the particular domain name or subdomain automatically by our system. That 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 protect the information of your site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encrypt the data in any way. The one main difference from using a dedicated address is that your Internet site will not be accessible if you enter the shared IP rather than the domain/subdomain inside the browser address bar.