Difference between revisions of "Self-signed Certificate"
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==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
===on Windows with IIS=== | ===on Windows with IIS=== | ||
| − | * Context Windows IIS 7 | + | * Context Windows IIS 7 that contains the service that needs a SSL certificate |
#Click on the Windows icon in the taskbar, Search for IIS, and open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. | #Click on the Windows icon in the taskbar, Search for IIS, and open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. | ||
| + | #Click on the name of the server in the Connections column on the left. Double click the Server Certificates icon. | ||
| + | #In the Actions column on the right hand side, click on Create Self Signed Certificate. | ||
| + | #Enter the friendly name you wish to use to identify the certificate, and then click OK. | ||
| + | #You now have an IIS Self Signed Certificate, valid for one year, which will be listed under Server Certificates. The common name, is the server name. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 20 May 2020
Full Definition or Meme
An Authority root-of-trust is a Self-signed Certificate.
Context
Federation or public chain of trust is rooted in a Self-signed Certificate.
Solution
on Windows with IIS
- Context Windows IIS 7 that contains the service that needs a SSL certificate
- Click on the Windows icon in the taskbar, Search for IIS, and open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Click on the name of the server in the Connections column on the left. Double click the Server Certificates icon.
- In the Actions column on the right hand side, click on Create Self Signed Certificate.
- Enter the friendly name you wish to use to identify the certificate, and then click OK.
- You now have an IIS Self Signed Certificate, valid for one year, which will be listed under Server Certificates. The common name, is the server name.
