If you would like to protect the information which visitors submit on your site, you will require an SSL certificate. The abbreviation stands for Secure Sockets Layer and this is a protocol employed to encrypt any information exchanged between a website and its users as to ensure that even if an unauthorized person intercepts any info, they will not be able to read or use it in any way. The current level of encryption makes it pretty much impossible to decrypt the real content, thus if you have a login form of some type or you offer products and services online and clients submit credit card info, using an SSL certificate will be an assurance that the information is protected. Usually a dedicated IP address is required to install an SSL, which will increase the cost to maintain your website. The additional cost may matter if you manage a small web store, a non-profit organization or any other entity that doesn't generate a big income, so to save you the money, our cloud hosting platform supports installing an SSL certificate on a shared server IP address, not a dedicated one.
Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting
You'll be able to use a shared IP address for an SSL certificate with each and every cloud hosting solution we offer and irrespective if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party firm. If the SSL is bought on our end, not only can you choose the shared IP to be set during the order, but you may also select our auto-configuration option, so once you complete the purchase and approve the certificate, our system will handle the installation for you within a few seconds and you will not need to do anything manually. The one 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 rather than https://your-domain-name, but aside from that, everything will be the same. With this function you'll be able to protect the info of your clients and have a reliable site without the added expense for a dedicated IP address.