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Note in order to install any certifcate there are 3 main steps:
1) Purchase SSL Certificate from SSLTree.com - click here to compare all certificates
2) Generate CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on your server
* it is very important that you generate the CSR from the server where you will be installing the certificate because the CSR contains your web server's Public Key
3) Install The SSL Certificate
Generate CSR for IIS 7 (Windows 2008)
To generate a CSR for Microsoft IIS 7.0, perform the following steps:
1. Choose Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
2. In the IIS Manager, choose your server name
3. In the Features pane (the middle pane), double-click the Server Certificates option (Figure A) located under the Security heading.
4. You will notice two default certificates already installed on this server. To begin the process of requesting a new certificate, from the Actions pane, choose the Create Certificate Request option as shown below in Figure B.
5. The first screen of the wizard asks for details regarding the new site. The common name should match the fully-qualified domain name for the site. Otherwise, provide information about your site, making sure to spell out the name of your state and locality. (Figure C)
6. Click Next to continue.
7. The next screen of the wizard asks you to choose cryptography options. The default, Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptography Provider is fine. A key length of 2,048 is reccomended. (Figure D)
8. Click Next to continue.
9. Finally, provide a filename to which to save the certificate request. You will need the contents of this file in the next step, so make sure you know where to find it. (Figure E)
Now open the CSR file in Notepad text editor and Copy the CSR into the clipboard and submit your CSR to SSLTree.com by logging into your My Account dashboard and clicking Issue Now link and then paste the CSR into the text box
Install the SSL Certificate for IIS 7 (Windows 2008)
Copy the certificate received by email and paste it in a plain text editor such as Notepad , make sure you have 5 dashes to either side of the BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE and that no white space, extra line breaks or additional characters have been inadvertently added.
Your certificate should have the following format:
----- BEGIN CERTIFICATE -----
Code
----- END CERTIFICATE -----
Save the certificate with .txt extension.
In order to install the certificate please follow the instructions:
1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
2. From the left menu, click the corresponding server name
3. In the Features pane (middle pane), under Security, double-click Server Certificates
4. From the Actions pane (right pane), select Complete Certificate Request
5. Provide the location of the certificate file and the friendly name
Note: Friendly name is a reference name for quick identification of the certificate for the Administrator
To add an HTTPS binding to a Web site in IIS7, you need to bind the HTTPS protocol to a Web site and then assign the installed certificate:
1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
2. Browse to your server name > Sites > Your SSL-based site
3. From the Actions pane, choose Bindings
4. In the Site Bindings window, choose Add
5. From the Add Site Bindings window, provide the binding type
6. Select the SSL certificate that will be used for this site
7. Click OK
