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Private SSL
The SSL certificate is used for secure communications on the Internet. With it you can transfer important data like credit card information from one computer to another securely. SiteGround provides two types of SSL certificates:
- Shared - a SSL certificate for you and the other people hosted on the same server
- Private - a SSL certificate issued exclusively for your website
Having a private SSL certificate you will avoid the annoying warning message that pops up whenever a visitor tries to access your website via a secure connection (httpS) that appears if using shared SSL. The private SSL is available as an extra feature to your hosting plan.
In this section you will find answers of the following questions:
To order a private SSL you need to be logged into your Customer Area first. From the Customer Area index please click on the icon Order Extras.
You will see a list of different extra features that could be added to your account. To proceed with the purchase, click on the Private SSL link.
On the next page, you will be given a choice of 3 SSL certificates. Review all of them and choose the one that best suit your needs. To continue with the purchase, press the Order button at the bottom of the SSL you have chosen to order.
The Standard RapidSSL and AlphaSSL certificates are issued for only one domain/subdomain. If, for example, you use such certificate issued for www.domain.com there will be a notification popup in case the data is submitted through pages without the "www". The notification pop ups will also appear for subdomain pages like sub.domain.com. That is why you will have to choose how exactly you wish your SSL to be issued.
The AlphaSSL Wildcard on the other hand will work without notification for all subdomains at your domain name. This means that it does not matter if your visitors submit data at sub.domain.com, or at www.domain.com they still will not see any notification window.
Note:After ordering a private SSL, you will receive an email from RapidSSL or AlphaSSL (our SSL certificate partners) on behalf of SiteGround. This email is very important as it would require you to approve the SSL order. The SSL order can be verified ONLY on the email address which is generated at the time you order the SSL. In most cases the email address is webmaster@yourdomain.com. If this email does NOT exist, please create it before submitting this order. To learn how to do create an email account, please review our Email Creation Tutorial.
It is easy to configure a private SSL to work for your website. SiteGround has prepared and gathered for you the following useful articles clarifying in details how to enable your SSL certificate for your specific shopping cart:
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