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#### Using SSL Certificate Shared By Another Domain (Windows Hosting)

Shared SSL is a means of securing access to a site with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) without purchasing your own SSL certificate. Web sites that employ shared SSL are, in fact, using the certificate shared by another domain. The domain that shares its SSL certificate with others is called Master SSL Domain.

Note: In order to use shared SSL, the Master SSL Domain should be set either by your server administrator or by you on another domain, if you have the permission to do so.

To configure the Master SSL Domain and enable shared SSL for your domains:

1. On your Home page, open the Additional Tools group title menu, and click Master Shared SSL Domain.
2. Select the Switch on shared SSL check box.
3. Select the required domain name. Only those domains that are hosted by you and have SSL enabled, are present in the list.
4. Click OK.
5. Now you need to create the shared SSL links for every domain that needs SSL protection: Go to Domains > domain name > Shared SSL (in the Additional Tools group).
6. Select the Switch on shared SSL check box.
7. Specify the virtual directory name in the corresponding input field. The virtual directory with the supplied name will be created on the Master SSL Domain. This directory will be used for accessing your site through SSL.

   For example, let us suppose that you have a domain named mydomain.com, Master SSL Domain is defined as master_ssl_domain.com, and the virtual directory name you supplied is `my_virtual_dir`. In this case, to access your site through SSL, you need to use the following address: https://master_ssl_domain.com/my_virtual_dir.

   Note: You cannot use your domain name (for example, mydomain.com) to access your site via SSL if you are using shared SSL.

8. Select the directory where protected content is located on your domain. The documents within specified directory will be accessible only through SSL. You can only choose either `httpdocs` or `httpsdocs` as a target directory.
9. To make your domain accessible via SSL only, select the Require SSL check box.
10. Click OK.

To disable shared SSL for your domains:

1. On your Home page, click Shared SSL (in the Additional Tools group).
2. Clear the Switch on shared SSL check box.
3. Click OK.