SSL and static ip

does ssl need a static ip?

[ezyid]

okey this is simple to anyone who knows ssl
i understand what it does.. now how to use it.
do i need a static ip for my site?
as my site dosent have one but, i will not be processing credit cards just personel data.. anyone got any ideas?
thankyou.
steve.

[ddent]

Whether its static or not is pretty much irrelevant. The only thing is you can only have one SSL protected host per IP.

[Corey Bryant]

You do not really need one - some people state that the static IP helps on a few search engines by giving your site priority.

Sometimes, it is a good idea (if you can afford what your hosting sales the SSL certs for) to get one for the personal data - especialy if you are requesting social security or driver's license information.

-Corey

[hfwd]

If you want the browser's address bar to read "https://www.yourwebsite.com" then yes, you need a static IP for the ssl certificate.

Otherwise, you can use your host's shared SSL - this will show your server's IP address on the browser.

[ddent]

No, you don't need a static IP. Whether it is static or dynamic has nothing to do with it (we sell SSL certificates, and I have helped hundreds of sites get them installed; I can tell you with certainty that whether an IP is static or dynamic is irrelevant).

[lorax]

If you want the browser's address bar to read "https://www.yourwebsite.com" then yes, you need a static IP for the ssl certificate.

SSL Certs are typically attached to Domain Names and therefore do not require a static IP address. I suppose you could use an IP address when filling in the forms but that would be silly as there will come a day when your IP address will get changed for one reason or another.

[hfwd]

Oops, my bad - I dunno why I thought that you need static IP for ssl. Sorry...

[Corey Bryant]

Guilty here as well. I just know that everytime I set up a new SSL site, it would not allow me to use the same IP address because of pot 443.

-Corey

[lorax]

>> pot 443

? Please explain.

[Corey Bryant]

Sorry - typed a little too fast & left out the "r" - port 443.

-Corey