Posted By sequii2006 on 02/27/2007 3:21 PM
IIS SSL Instructions
Setting up a ssl certificate http://www.rapidssl.com
*NOTE* Select the Directory Security tab.
if your using a wild card
*. must be infront of commmon name no www.


You must have at least Service Pack 1 installed

1. Select the Internet Information Services console within the Administrative Tools menu.

2. Select the computer and web site (host) that you wish to secure. Right mouse-click to select Properties.

3. Select the Directory Security tab.

4. Select Server Certificate under Secure Communications

5. Click Next in the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard window.

6. Select Prepare the request now, but send it later.

7. Select Create a new certificate, Click Next.

8. At the Name and Security Settings screen, give your new certificate a name - this will help you identify this request if you work with multiple domain names on the same webserver. Select bit length. We recommend using 1024-bit length (note: To generate 128 bit encryption you will need to select a 1024 bit length). Click Next.

9.You will now be asked for details about your company and your website. When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions.
The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?&.
This includes commas.

10. At the Organization Information, state your Company Name and Department.

11. At the Your Site's Common Name screen, enter the domain name (e.g. yourdomain.com) or fully qualified domain name (e.g. www.yourdomain.com). Whatever you enter here will be exactly what the certificate will be able to be used on.

12. At the Geographical Information screen, enter your country, state and city.

13. You have now finished entering information. Your CSR will now be saved to a text file. Give your CSR a filename and select a location where you can easily find your CSR.

14. Important: Now review what you have entered. If you notice a mistake, use the Back button to return to the relevant screen to make changes. Pay particular attention to the Issued To field.

15.You have now generated your CSR! Click Finish to close the wizard.

16. Now go to www.RapidSSL.com, select your certificate product and click the relevant Order Now button. Make sure that you have your CSR file handy - you will need this during th enrollment process.


*NOTE* Check Your EMAIL YOUR SSL Code should have been sent to the account you chose for the main admin contact of the domain name registrar. If not you will have to create a email account with that domain they will list about 10 different emails you can choose from to create.


;)Installing the SSL CERT
1.Start IIS and right click Default Web Site and select Properties from the menu.

2. When the Properties appear, click on the Directory Security tab.

3. Click on Server Certificate and follow the on screen wizard:

• Ensure that you select Process the pending request and install the certificate. Click Next.
• Locate the yourdomain.cer file when prompted to locate your webserver certificate. Click Next.
• Review the summary screen and ensure that you are processing the correct certificate. Click Next.
• Click Next on the confirmation screen.

4. Make sure that you have assigned Port 443 as the SSL port for https for your site. To do this, right click Properties for your website and make sure that 443 has been entered into the SSL port box:

5.Test your certificate by connecting to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP. The padlock icon on your Web browser will be displayed in the locked position if you have set up your site properly.