Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encode the info exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of employing an SSL is to preserve the information which customers submit on your site - a login page, a payment page if you run an Internet store, and so forth. Any information they type in in any box on the site will be submitted safely and securely to the server, so their login or payment details will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. In general, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, which suggests the overall cost for your presence online will be bigger. While this might not be a problem for a larger enterprise, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop which does not generate big earnings if additional money should be spent. That's the main 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 Website Hosting

As we offer SSL certificates with our website hosting plans, you can quickly secure your website and use a shared IP address with only a few clicks. The option will be available during the order procedure, thus if you have a dedicated IP address, you'll be able to use it, but if you do not have one and you do not want to pay for such a service, you'll be able to use the shared IP, that has been configured particularly for SSLs. The certificate shall work in the exact same way as if it had a dedicated IP and the sole difference shall be that if anyone tries to open the IP address as a URL, they won't see your website. Given that our system has an auto-configuration option, the SSL will be installed automatically the instant it's issued, so you shall not have to do anything on your end after you approve it. In this way, you can have a secure and trustworthy site without having to spend extra cash for that.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host a site in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you'd like to protect the information of your site visitors, you'll be able to use a shared IP address which has been configured for SSL certificates with just a few clicks. You can choose this option inside the SSL order wizard that you shall find in the Hepsia hosting CP and you can even pick the certificate to be set up for the specific domain name or subdomain automatically by our system. This way everything can be set up for you on the shared IP the minute 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 information in any way. The sole big difference from using a dedicated address is that your Internet site won't be accessible if you enter the shared IP rather than the domain/subdomain in the Internet browser address bar.