If you want to protect the info which visitors submit on your site, you need an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and that's a protocol used to encrypt any info exchanged between a site and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized individual intercepts any info, they'll not be able to read or use it in any way. The present level of encryption makes it practically impossible to decrypt the authentic content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer services and products online and customers submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the info is protected. Typically a dedicated IP address is needed to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your site. The additional expense may matter if you run a small online shop, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big profit, so to save you the funds, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Website Hosting
You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every shared website hosting plan which we offer and irrespective if the SSL is bought through us or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is bought on our end, not only will you be able to select the shared IP to be set during the order, but you could also choose our auto-configuration option, so as soon as you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system shall install it for you within a few seconds and you will not need to do anything by hand. The only difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your site won't appear if you try to open https://the-IP-address as opposed to https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything shall be identical. With this function you could protect the info of your customers and have a secure website without the additional expense for a dedicated IP.