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Shared Certificates (Free on all cPanel Servers/Pans)

Shared certificates are provided free on all of our shared and reseller web hosting plans.  This allows you to enjoy the encryption that SSL provides without purchasing your own SSL Certificate.  However, because it is a shared certificate, it is not tied specifically to your domain name, which means that you must use the server name in the URL (typically something similar to https://secure###.hostnit.com) instead of your own domain name, if you want to avoid browser warnings.  If you attempt to use your own domain name with a shared certificate, you will receive warnings in your web browser that your domain name does not match the domain name indicated on the certificate.

Shared certificates are appropriate when you desire a secure connection to your server, but do not intend for it to be used by the general public (for example, logging into an administrative area of your website that customers or visitors do not see).  Shared SSL is not appropriate for e-commerce sites, since your customers will expect your domain to have its own private SSL certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: These certificates are self signed. This means that you will get a warning page when trying to visit them. The warning page tells you the site is not secure, etc. This is nothing to worry about because the browser does not recognize the certificate as a REAL certificate, so it displays this message.

It's only recommended to use that for yourself..it will scare most people because of the waring message.

Here is a screenshot from Google Chrome:

Here is a screen shot from I.E: