Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol employed to encode the data exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to protect the info that visitors submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, etc. Any data they input in any box on the Internet site will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Usually, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which implies the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store which does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension called 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 Web Hosting

A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you get it from us or from some other retailer and regardless of the web hosting plan which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you will find this option on the certificate order page in your hosting Control Panel where you could also make use of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is picked within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you using the specially configured server shared IP address, thus once you buy and approve the SSL, there will not be anything else to do on your end. You can save the funds that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL will do the job in the exact same way, so any information the visitors submit shall be encrypted. The sole difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain name within a browser, the Internet site shall not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you host an Internet site inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you would like to protect the data of your website visitors, you shall be able to use a shared IP that has been configured for SSL certificates with just several mouse clicks. You can select this option in the SSL order wizard that you shall find within the Hepsia hosting CP and you could even pick the certificate to be installed for the given domain name or subdomain automatically by our system. That way everything can be installed for you on the shared IP as soon as you approve the SSL. With this service we give you the opportunity to protect the information of your Internet site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encrypt the information in any way. The sole main difference from using a dedicated address is that your site shall not accessible if you type the shared IP address as opposed to the domain/subdomain in the browser address bar.