1. Introduction 1.1. This documentation is on setting up SSL Certificates for websites. 1.2. It will be useful when SSL Certificates need to be: 1.2.1. Created, or 1.2.2. Renewed 2. What is a CA? 2.1. CA means Certificate Authority. They are the ones who issue and verify your SSL Certificates. 2.2. There are many trusted CA’s. For example: 2.2.1. GoDaddy 2.2.2. Symantec 2.2.3. Comodo SSL 2.2.4. GlobalSign 2.2.5. DigiCert 2.2.6. Entrust 2.2.7. NetworkSolutions 2.2.7.1. Keep in mind that NetworkSolutions no longer support SHA1. 2.2.8. VeriSign, etc. 1. Create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) 1.1. In order to obtain a signed certificate from the CA, it is necessary to submit a CSR. 1.2. If you’re obtaining a brand new certificate for the very first time or renewing a certificate, it will output a text file. For example: “SampleCertRequest.txt” It will look something like this. -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIGZTCCBE0CAQAwgYQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQswCQYDVQQIEwJDQTEUMBIGA1UE BxMLTG9zIEFuZ2VsZXMxIDAeBgNVBAoTF01lZHZlcnNhbnQgVGVjaG5vbG9naWVz MQ0wCwYDVQQLEwRpdHNzMSEwHwYDVQQDHhgAKgAuAHcAZQBiAGMAdgBvAC4AbgBl AHQwggIiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4ICDwAwggIKAoICAQCw4WyFGb3jmwTZGzO3 K+v+Z83sUipWMTkhyeqvsbs1rgdJW7LJShgLf5xGNtrDFhSaLcXEO3mYXKJgLBB/ rVDs67cFUGila5+jwiojZiLn2ThljB3w+5ZZWGP6IjUnDpfZ1zSCCAybl1rmcVyl KXJ80XCTC17i2JQdyc/6P9fJTywvnfpKRv0DN76UCJruDFFcTWyjkTmZpi3fGQkc 4Ol8vumm9DH/hZQXGClnGgeXl/ghre2w15sGWWvmZSgZ6vslpK4NvhqvluzogzvN 6L2XGSSNSXY9 -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- 1.3. You will need to generate this from IIS. 1. Certificates 1.1. Zip file 1.2. Cert return types: 1.2.1. Network Solutions will return 4 files (4 *.crt files) 1.2.2. GoDaddy will return 2 files (1 *.crt file, 1 *.p7b file) Certificates (Local Computer) Personal Certificates Intermediate Certificateion Authorities Certificates Certutil –repairstore my 03AB35GC “Serial number” Certificates > Personal > Certificates Certificates > Intermediate Certification Authorities > Certificates Certificates > Certificate Enrollment Reqeusts > Certificates