Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a protocol that is used to encrypt the information exchanged between a web server and its users. The practical application of using an SSL is to secure the information that customers submit on your website - a login page, a payment page if you run an online store, and so forth. Any info they type in in any box on the Internet site shall be submitted securely to the server, so their login or payment information will be protected from being accessed by unauthorized people. Normally, an SSL certificate needs a dedicated IP address to be set up, meaning that the overall cost for your web presence shall be bigger. While this might not exactly be an issue for a larger company, it might matter for a non-profit organization or a small online shop that does not generate big profits if additional money should be spent. This is the main reason why we have taken advantage of an extension referred to as 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 Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use this option with all of our shared hosting plans and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. When you decide to use an SSL from our company, everything can be set up automatically and you will not need to do anything after you order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will enable you to choose a shared IP to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires only 2 additional clicks after you fill the necessary details for the certificate. The proper operation of the SSL shall not be influenced in any way and any info that website visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The only big difference from working with a dedicated address is that http:// won't open your Internet site, but it is extremely unlikely that anybody will ever seek to access it in this way as opposed to typing your domain inside the web browser URL bar.

Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host an Internet site in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company and you'd like to secure the info of your website visitors, you shall be able to use a shared IP which has been configured for SSL certificates with a couple of clicks. You can select this option in the SSL order wizard that you shall find within the Hepsia hosting CP and you could even choose the certificate to be set up for the particular domain or subdomain automatically by our system. In this way everything could be installed for you on the shared IP as soon as you approve the SSL. With this service we offer you the chance to secure the information of your website users at no additional cost and without affecting the way the SSL will encrypt the information in any way. The one difference from using a dedicated address is that your website shall not accessible if you enter the shared IP address rather than the domain/subdomain in the browser address bar.