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How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?

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How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?

I ask that it be left up in order to get the help I seek and so that others seeking the same can get the needed information.

The above link does not refer to SSL certificates in any manner. This question has a very specific objective of listing known web hosts that support this new SSL technology.

UPDATE - Much to my disappointment, but not my surprise this question has been closed. If no one objects, I will still continue to list my findings as my only sole objective is to be helpful.

The point of multi-domain SSL is to use https on several, even hundreds of domains on the same account without needing separate accounts and SSL certs for every single domain (which would become incredibly expensive and really impracticable fast).

If I'm not mistaken, multi-domain (not wildcard) SSL is a relatively new technology that is not hugely supported or well-known/advertised yet?

I'm having a difficult time discovering which web hosts support the technology (again because it's not popular enough yet to advertise on feature lists).

Here is what I've discovered so far:

Most Viable / Practical / Cost-effective Solution (For Me)

For anyone that is following this question or has stumbled upon it seeking the same solution I am it looks like BlueHost/HostMonster will be the best option for me. I'm already hosting with them and in the next month - year they will be upgrading their systems to allow each domain on any account to be unique allowing for proper dedicated IP and SSL support.

This is not a recommendation, just sharing the conclusion and solution for me after my research. Below is not the most comprehensive list I was hoping for (as this question was closed from other people being able to add their input), but hopefully it will still help others.

Web Hosts That DO NOT Support Multi-domain SSL

  • BlueHost/HostMonster
  • DreamHost
  • WebHostingPad
  • HostDime
  • FatCow

Web Hosts That DO Support Multi-domain SSL

  • GoDaddy/Network Solutions
  • HostGator
  • FireHost
  • Namecheap (VPS+ only)
  • InMotion (VPS+ only)

Please note that SUPPORT doesn't necessarily mean they offer the SSL certs themselves and you may need to purchase separately.

UPDATE - I'm attempting to do my research in reverse, contacting the the cert companies and asking them which hosts they partner with. I will continue adding details as I discover them for others.

Comodo has referred me here:

https://www.comodo.com/partners/strategic-partners.php

(which doesn't necessarily show which exact hosts support what, but will help me to contact them individually and discover if they do)

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If you need an answer to this question, consider asking it on the chat instead. However, we don't allow questions asking for hosting recommendations on Pro Webmasters (see the numerous meta posts on the subject). I'm sorry if the duplicate question does not help you: you should put a bounty on it or create a meta post about it. Other than that, you might want to try a different site for this question. – Christofian Oct 1 '12 at 21:32
The thing is I'm NOT asking for recommendations. It couldn't be more clear that that is not it's purpose. Furthermore, saying that this question is an exact duplicate of webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/20838/how-to-find-web-hosting-that-meets-‌​my-requirements is incredibly inaccurate, counter-productive, unhelpful and irresponsible. At least half a dozen people now have expressed that this question is helpful to them. The mindset of finding and marking every single question that has anything to do with hosting as an exact duplicate of the above link needs to be seriously reevaluated. – Bryan Hadaway Oct 1 '12 at 21:39

marked as duplicate by Su', Christofian Oct 1 '12 at 21:22

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The nginx webserver offers advanced features like TLS Server Name Indication and more (follow the link, see the various options described like An SSL certificate with several names, wildcards etc).

So if this is what you need it is one option to look for hosters that offer nginx support (Google lists a lot of those).

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Looks like FireHost is one of the more popular web hosts that supports Nginx AND multi-domain SSL certs. But, as far as they're telling me the two have nothing to do with one another. If that's true this won't be a viable way to track down hosts that offer multi-domain certs. So this will still prove to be a very valuable reference list. – Bryan Hadaway Oct 1 '12 at 15:43

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