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 using an SSL is to secure the info that site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run a web-based store, and so on. Any information they input in any box on the site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data shall be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Typically, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which means the overall cost for your online presence will be higher. While this might not exactly be a problem for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that doesn't generate big income if additional money should be spent. This is the reason why we have taken advantage of an extension called Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to install an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting

You can use a shared IP for an SSL certificate with every cloud hosting solution which we offer and regardless if the SSL is purchased through our company or through a third-party vendor. If the SSL is obtained 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 set it up for you within a couple of seconds and you won't have to do anything personally. The sole difference between using a shared IP address and a dedicated one is that your website won't appear in the event that you try to open https://the-IP-address instead of https://your-domain-name, but apart from that, everything shall be identical. With this feature you can protect the data of your customers and have a risk-free Internet site without the added expense for a dedicated IP.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host a site in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company and you would like to protect the information of your site visitors, you shall be able to use a shared IP address which has been configured for SSL certificates with just a few clicks. You can select this option inside the SSL order wizard that you shall find inside the Hepsia hosting CP and you could even pick the certificate to be set up for the specific domain or subdomain automatically by our system. In this way everything can be installed for you on the shared IP the moment you approve the SSL. With this service we grant you the opportunity to preserve the data of your website users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encrypt the data in any way. The one big difference from using a dedicated address is that your Internet site shall not accessible if you type the shared IP address rather than the domain/subdomain inside the Internet browser address bar.