{"id":584,"date":"2024-07-15T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vpsjungle.in\/tutorials\/?p=584"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:41:25","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-ssl-certificate-on-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vpsjungle.in\/tutorials\/how-to-install-and-configure-ssl-certificate-on-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Configure SSL Certificate on Windows Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following instructions will guide you through the SSL installation process on Microsoft IIS . If you have more than one server or device, you will need to install the certificate on each server or device you need to secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#how-to-create-your-csr-on-windows-server\">How to Create Your CSR on Windows Server<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#using-iis-to-create-your-csr\">Using IIS to Create Your CSR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-install-ssl-certificate-and-configure-the-server-to-use-it\">How to install SSL certificate and configure the server to use it<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#to-install-and-assign-each-additional-ssl-certificate-repeat-the-steps-below-as-needed\">To install and assign each additional SSL certificate, repeat the steps below, as needed.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-create-your-csr-on-windows-server\">How to Create Your CSR on Windows Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"using-iis-to-create-your-csr\">Using IIS to Create Your CSR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Windows<\/strong> start menu, type <strong><em>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/em><\/strong> and open it.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>, in the <strong>Connections<\/strong> menu tree (left pane), locate and click the server name. <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-1.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Create CSR\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the server name <strong>Home<\/strong> page (center pane), in the <strong>IIS<\/strong> section, double-click <strong>Server Certificates<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>Server Certificates<\/strong> page (center pane), in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> menu (right pane), click the <strong>Create Certificate Request\u2026<\/strong> link. <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-2.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Create CSR\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Request Certificate<\/strong> wizard, on the <strong>Distinguished Name Properties<\/strong> page, provide the information specified below and then click <strong>Next<\/strong>:<br><br><strong>Common name:<\/strong> Type the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) (e.g., <em>www.example.com<\/em>). <br><br><strong>Organization:<\/strong> Type your company\u2019s legally registered name (e.g., <em>YourCompany, Inc.<\/em>). <br><br><strong>Organizational unit:<\/strong> The name of your department within the organization. Frequently this entry will be listed as &#8220;IT&#8221;, &#8220;Web Security,&#8221; or is simply left blank. <br><br><strong>City\/locality:<\/strong> Type the city where your company is legally located. <br><br><strong>State\/province:<\/strong> Type the state\/province where your company is legally located. <br><br><strong>Country:<\/strong> In the drop-down list, select the country where your company is legally located. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-3.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Add CSR Details\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the Cryptographic Service Provider Properties page, provide the information below and then click <strong>Next<\/strong>. <br><br><strong>Cryptographic <\/strong>In the drop-down list, select\u00a0<strong>Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpsjungle.in\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vpsjungle.in\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">service provider<\/a>: unless you have a specific cryptographic provider. <br><br><strong>Bit length:<\/strong> In the drop-down list select <strong>2048<\/strong>, unless you have a specific reason for opting for largerbit length. <br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-4.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Add CSR Details\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>File Name<\/strong> page, under Specify a file name for the certificate request, click the <strong>\u2026<\/strong> box to browse to a location where you want to save your CSR. <br><br><strong>Note:<\/strong> Remember the filename that you choose and the location to which you save your csr.txt file. If you just enter a filename without browsing to a location, your CSR will end up in C:\\Wind\\System32.<br> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-5.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Add CSR Details\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you are done, click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a text editor (such as Notepad) to open the file. Then, copy the text, including the\u00a0<strong>&#8212;&#8211;BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST&#8212;&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>&#8212;&#8211;END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST&#8212;&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0tags, and paste it into the DigiCert order form. <br><br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-6.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Add CSR Details\"> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you receive your SSL certificate from DigiCert, you can install it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-install-ssl-certificate-and-configure-the-server-to-use-it\">How to install SSL certificate and configure the server to use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"to-install-and-assign-each-additional-ssl-certificate-repeat-the-steps-below-as-needed\">To install and assign each additional SSL certificate, repeat the steps below, as needed.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the server where you created the CSR, save the SSL certificate .cer file (e.g., <em>your_domain_com.cer<\/em>) that DigiCert sent to you.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Windows<\/strong> start menu, type <strong><em>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/em><\/strong> and open it.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>, in the <strong>Connections<\/strong> menu tree (left pane), locate and click the server name. <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-create-csr-1.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Install SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the server name <strong>Home<\/strong> page (center pane), in the <strong>IIS<\/strong> section, double-click <strong>Server Certificates<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>Server Certificates<\/strong> page (center pane), in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> menu (right pane), click the <strong>Complete Certificate Request\u2026<\/strong> link. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-ssl-certificate-install-1.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Install SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Complete Certificate Request<\/strong> wizard, on the <strong>Specify Certificate Authority Response<\/strong> page, do the following and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>: <br><br><strong>File name containing the<\/strong> Click the <strong>\u2026<\/strong> box and browse to and select the .cer file <br><strong>certificate authority&#8217;s response:<\/strong> (e.g.,\u00a0<em>your_domain_com.cer<\/em>) that DigiCert sent to you. \u00a0 <br><br><strong>Friendly name:<\/strong> Type a friendly name for the certificate. The friendly name is not part of the certificate; instead, it is used to identify the certificate. We recommend that you add DigiCert and the expiration date to the end of your friendly name, for example:\u00a0yoursite-digicert-(expiration date). This information helps identify the issuer and expiration date for each certificate. It also helps distinguish multiple certificates with the same domain name. \u00a0<br><br> <strong>Select a certificate store<\/strong> In the drop-down list, select <strong>Web Hosting<\/strong>. <strong>for the new certificate:<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-ssl-certificate-install-sni-1.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Install SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now that you&#8217;ve successfully installed your SSL certificate, you need to assign the certificate to the appropriate site.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>, in the <strong>Connections<\/strong> menu tree (left pane), expand the name of the server on which the certificate was installed. Then expand <strong>Sites<\/strong> and click the site you want to use the SSL certificate to secure. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-ssl-certificate-install-3.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Assign SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the website <strong>Home<\/strong> page, in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> menu (right pane), under <strong>Edit Site<\/strong>, click the <strong>Bindings\u2026<\/strong> link.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Site Bindings<\/strong> window, click <strong>Add<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-ssl-certificate-install-4.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Assign SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Add Site Bindings<\/strong> window, do the following and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>: <br><br><strong>Type:<\/strong> In the drop-down list, select <strong>https<\/strong>. <br><br><strong>IP address:<\/strong> In the drop-down list, select the IP address of the site or select <strong>All Unassigned<\/strong>. <br><br><strong>Port:<\/strong> Type port <strong><em>443<\/em><\/strong>. The port over which traffic is secure by SSL is port 443. <br><br><strong>Host name:<\/strong> Type the host name that you want to secure. <br><br><strong>Require Server<\/strong> After you enter the host name, check this box. <br><strong>Name Indication:<\/strong> This is required for all additional certificates\/sites, after you&#8217;ve installed the first certificate and secured the primary site. <br><br><strong>SSL certificate:<\/strong> In the drop-down list, select an additional SSL certificate (e.g., <em>yourdomain2.com<\/em>). <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digicert.com\/kb\/images\/support-images\/iis10\/iis10-ssl-certificate-install-sni-2.png\" alt=\"IIS 10 Assign SSL Certificate\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have successfully installed another SSL certificate and configured the website to accept secure connections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following instructions will guide you through the SSL installation process on Microsoft IIS . If you have more than one server or device, you will need to install the certificate on each server or device you need to secure. 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