Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the data exchanged between a hosting server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the data which site visitors submit on your Internet site - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, etc. Any data they input in any box on the Internet site will be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment data will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be installed, which means the overall cost for your online presence shall be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger enterprise, it may matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that does not generate big revenue if additional money should be spent. That is the key reason why we've taken advantage of an extension referred to as Server Name Indication (SNI) and we have made it possible to use a shared server IP address to set up an SSL certificate.

Shared SSL IP in Website Hosting

A shared IP can be employed for any SSL certificate, irrespective if you buy it from us or from another seller and regardless of the website hosting service which you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL from us, you will come across this option on the certificate order page inside your hosting Control Panel where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option that we offer. If the latter is chosen within the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you using the specifically configured server shared IP address, so once you order and approve the SSL, there shall not be anything else to do on your end. You could save the cash that you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP and the SSL shall do the job in the same exact way, so any data that the website visitors submit shall be encoded. The only difference is that if you type the shared IP instead of your domain in a web browser, the Internet site will not display.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host a website in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company and you would like to preserve the data of your visitors, you'll be able to use a shared IP address which has been configured for SSL certificates with just several mouse clicks. You can pick this option in the SSL order wizard that you shall find within the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can even select the certificate to be installed for the specific domain or subdomain automatically by our system. This 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 chance to preserve the data of your Internet site users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL shall encode the data in any way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that your website will not be accessible if you enter the shared IP instead of the domain/subdomain within the browser address bar.