Installing an SSL Certificate

When you receive a response from a public certification authority (CA) to whom you sent a certificate request, you must complete the process by installing the server certificate on your Web server.

 You can install the server certificate only on the computer from which you sent the certificate request.

To install an Internet certificate:

1.       On the Start menu, click All Programs > Accessories > Run.

2.       In the Open box, type inetmgr and then click OK.

3.       On the left pane, navigate to the <Server Name>.

4.       In Features view, double-click Server Certificates.

5.       In the Actions pane, click Complete Certificate Request.

6.       On the Complete Certificate Request page, in the File name that contains the certification authority's response text box, type the path of the file that contains the response from the CA, or click the Browse button to search for the file.

7.       Type a friendly name for the certificate in the Friendly name text box, and then click OK.

After the completion of the Certificate Request, you need to bind the certificate to the Default Web Site.

See Also

Binding the Certificate to a Specific Port and Protocol