New SSL Certificate Deployment

New SSL Certificate Deployment


  1. Open “Server Certificates” in Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  1. On the right-hand side, open “Complete Certificate Request”.

  1. Complete all fields as described:

  1. Attach the SSL Certificate (.cer file from the AO) (.cer file may be in an archived zip file from the AO that needs to be extracted first).
  2. Add a Friendly Name, usually the Fully Qualified HostName of the server.
  3. Leave Option 3 as “Personal”.
  4. Click “OK”.

  1. On the left-hand side, select “Default Web Site” under “Sites”.

  1. On the right-hand side, select “Bindings”.

  1. In the “Site Bindings” menu, select “https” and then “Edit…”.

  1. Under “SSL certificate”, assign your SSL certificate. It should be listed under the drop-down menu.

  1. Select “OK” and you are all done!