Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol used to encode the information exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the information which customers submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any data they input in any box on the site will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which implies the overall cost for your presence online will be higher. While this may not be a problem for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small web store that doesn't generate big income if additional money should be spent. That's the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension known 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 could be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you buy it from our company or from some other retailer and regardless of the shared hosting plan which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you shall come across this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you could also take full advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is selected within the SSL order wizard, our system shall install and set up everything for you via the specifically configured server shared IP address, therefore once you acquire and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You'll be able to save the money you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall do the job in the exact same way, so any data that the visitors submit shall be encoded. The only difference is that if you enter the shared IP instead of your domain name inside a web browser, the Internet site will not show up.