To
configure SSL, follow these steps:
1. Open IIS and select the server from
the left hand tree-view.
2. Double-click on the Server
Certificates in the main area.
3. Click Create Certificate Request…
from the right-side Action pane. The Request Certificate
Request wizard opens.
4. Enter the Distinguished Name
Properties. Enter
a common name for your site (this is the
name with which users will access the site, and so it needs to be valid). Enter
your Organization
name and Organizational unit. Enter the geographical information and click Next.
5. Select the Cryptographic Provider
and Bit Length on the next screen and click Next.
6. Select an output location and
filename for your certificate and click Finish.
7. Use the contents of the outputted
certificate request file to process a certificate request either
with a local certificate authority (if you are accessing this site only on the local
network), or with a third-party certificate issuer that processes certificates for Web
servers (if you are going to access this site via the Internet).
8. Once you have processed your
certificate request you can complete the request process.
(If
this is a third-party certificate, follow the instructions provided by the
issuer because
you may need to install root certificates.)
9. Open IIS and select the server from
the left hand tree-view. Double-click on the Server
Certificates in the main area.
10. Select Complete Certificate
Request… from the right-side Action pane.
11. Browse to the file location of your
processed certificate request,
select the
file, provide a friendly name, and click OK.
