{"id":2586,"date":"2013-04-03T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T18:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/04\/03\/how-does-the-shared-ssl-work\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:59:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:59:25","slug":"how-does-the-shared-ssl-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/how-does-the-shared-ssl-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the shared SSL work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note: using the temporary domain\/server name to generate an SSL certificate is rarely useful on modern configurations of cPanel. If you want a free SSL certificate that is specific to your domain name, see our article on<\/span> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/auto-ssl-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Guide to cPanel&#8217;s auto-enabled forever AutoSSL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Shared SSL?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shared SSL bypasses the need for purchasing a SSL certificate. The Shared certificate does not use your domain name. The server host name and cPanel username work together for a secure connection to happen. The Shared SSL looks identical to the Temporary URL, except for the server name and username. An example of a temporary URL is like following example:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Temporary URL<\/h3>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">http:<\/span>\/\/<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">biz91<\/span>.inmotionhosting.com\/~userna5<\/pre>\n<p>The Shared SSL will look the same except the server name changes to <em>secure<\/em> and the <em>http<\/em> is <em>https<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Shared SSL URL<\/h3>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">https:<\/span>\/\/<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">secure91<\/span>.inmotionhosting.com\/~userna5<\/pre>\n<p>You can access your server through both the Temp url and the Shared URL. To test this find your Temp URL in your <a title=\"Click here for info on your cPanel username \" href=\"\/support\/amp\/viewing-account-technicial-information-in-amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">technical details in AMP<\/a> and view it on your browser. Then alter the Temp URL so its the Shared SSL and view it in your browser.<\/p>\n<h2>How does Shared SSL work?<\/h2>\n<p>When you access your website normally you access over <strong>port 80<\/strong>. Port 80 is a non-SSL connection. There is no encryption over this port. The Shared <strong>SSL works over port 443<\/strong>. Data that travels to a client from the server over port 443 is encrypted. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL certificates must have a hostname to work. InMotion Hosting installs valid SSL certificates using the hostname of all shared servers. An example of a hostname is <strong>secure91.inmotionhosting.com<\/strong>. Any connection over that specific hostname will allow data encryption. The SSL is \u201cshared\u201d by adding a unique Cpanel account name to the hostname. The server knows how to find your website when you access your URL with your cPanel username.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Basic implementation of the Shared SSL<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementing the shared SSL on your website is easy! You can, in most cases, add the URL into your shopping cart configuration. Check the articles below for more information on how to use the shared SSL in your Shopping cart software. You will also need to check with your website developer on how your shopping cart was set up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/php-nuke\/use-a-ssl-certificate-with-php-nuke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use a SSL certificate with PHP-Nuke<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/edu\/opencart\/how-to-enable-ssl-connection-in-opencart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to enable SSL connection in OpenCart<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/website\/ssl\/ssl-setup-for-cubecart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSL Setup for CubeCart <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/force-ssl-setting\/\">How to Force SSL in Joomla<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/edu\/moodle\/forcing-ssl-sitewide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forcing Moodle 2.3 to work over SSL<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/website\/ssl\/use-shared-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to use a Shared SSL with Movable Type<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also have our Ecommerce Getting Started guide that helps you with the SSL set up at the following link.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to\/e-commerce-step-6-configuring-ssl\">E-Commerce: Step 6 &#8211; Configuring SSL <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also force the site to go to https using the htaccess file. Please see the following link on this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to force a dedicated SSL using the .htaccess file<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/forcing-your-websites-visitors-to-use-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forcing your Website&#8217;s visitors to use the shared SSL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: using the temporary domain\/server name to generate an SSL certificate is rarely useful on modern configurations of cPanel. If you want a free SSL certificate that is specific to your domain name, see our article on the Complete Guide to cPanel&#8217;s auto-enabled forever AutoSSL. What is the Shared SSL? 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