Shared SSL IP
What's a shared SSL IP? How one can install an SSL certificate on this kind of an IP?
Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the info exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to preserve the info that visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any content they enter in any box on the website will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment information shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Usually, an SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address to be set up, meaning that the overall cost for your web presence will be bigger. While this may not be an issue for a larger business, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which does not generate big income if additional money should be spent. That's the 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 Cloud Hosting
You will be able to use this option with all of our cloud hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you prefer to use an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you will not have to do anything after you buy and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to select a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires a maximum of two additional mouse clicks after you fill the needed details for the certificate. The appropriate functioning of the SSL will not be influenced in any way and any information which visitors submit on your website will be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The only big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// will not open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever attempt to access it this way rather than inputting your domain inside the browser URL bar.
