On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:53 AM, S Mathias <smathias1972 at yahoo.com> wrote: > http://help.godaddy.com/article/1054 > > "# Set up SSL protection on your website." > > is it an inescapable requirement to have a dedicated [not fix] ip address, when i want to use ssl on my domain? > > thank you > > happy Christmas! :) It's the easiest way to do it. If you allow someone else to hold your SSL keys, they can do interesting things to act as your front end to register your hostname associated with a registered key, but that gets tricky. And there are other fancy tricks, but they get weird and painful. But let's be honest. Most SSL encryption is not done to authenticate a website as a signed, registered websites. Most of us at penny-wise workplaces have to hit "Yes, I accept this unsigned key" pop-ups all the time. SSL is often useful merely to encrypt the traffic end-to-end while clients accept such unsigned or incorrectly registered keys without concern. For that kind of use, dodging and weaving unregistered IP addresses are common place.