Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the data exchanged between a server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to secure the info that customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so on. Any info they type in in any box on the Internet site will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Usually, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be installed, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online will be higher. While this may not be an issue for a larger firm, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. This is the key reason why we have 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 Cloud Hosting
A shared IP could be employed for any SSL certificate, no matter if you buy it from us or from another vendor and regardless of the cloud hosting service which you have on our end. If you obtain the SSL through us, you shall discover this option on the certificate order page in your hosting CP where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer you. If the latter is picked in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP, thus once you obtain and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the cash that you will otherwise need to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL will function in the same exact way, so any data the website visitors submit shall be encoded. The one difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain inside a browser, the site won't display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you host an Internet site within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you wish to protect the information of your website visitors, you'll be able to use a shared IP address that has been configured for SSL certificates with several clicks. You can choose this option inside the SSL order wizard that you'll find inside the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you could even choose the certificate to be installed for the given domain or subdomain automatically by our system. That way everything can be set up for you on the shared IP as soon as you approve the SSL. With this service we grant you the opportunity to secure the information of your site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encode the information in any way. The sole main difference from using a dedicated address is that your website will not be accessible if you enter the shared IP address rather than the domain/subdomain in the browser address bar.