Create certificate request with IIS
- Start IIS Manager.
- Select the server in the left-hand window ‘Connections’.
- Double-click on Server Certificates (icon) in the middle window.
- Any certificates that are already installed will be listed in the middle window.
- Select ‘Create certificate request’ in the right-hand window.
Enter all necessary information in the form.
Only use official names!
Important: shared name (official server name/domain)
- Bit length: 4096
- Select the file containing the request information.
- The file extension is irrelevant; the information is stored in text format.
- Complete the request.
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Import certificate into IIS
- The response file will be sent by email.
- For use in IIS, download the file in PKC#7 format.
- Start IIS Manager.
- Select the server in the left-hand window.
- In the right-hand window, click on ‘Complete Certificate Request...’.
- Fill in the form fields:
- When selecting the file, the file filter is set to *.cer --> change to *.* so that *.p7b files are displayed
- The display name is important if certificates already exist (for later selection)
This has no effect on functionality.
- Select certificate store (any).
- The certificate is installed on the server in the selected area (here: web hosting).
- Control via MMC:
Certificate binding
- In the IIS, select the website that is to be linked to the certificate in the left-hand window (default: Default Website).
- In the right-hand window, under ‘Edit Site’, click on ‘Binding...’.
- If a binding of type ‘https’ already exists, it can be edited and the new certificate assigned --> otherwise add a new https binding.
- Complete the form:
- Type: https
- IP address: if no address is specified, the binding is assigned to all existing IP addresses
- Host name can be left blank
- SSL certificate: the new certificate with the ‘Display name’ assigned above must be in the list and can be selected.