IIS Certificate Installation & Binding

Steps to assign a certificate and configure the binding in site

IIS Certificate Installation steps

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and then select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. Select your server name, to install the certificate.

3. In Feature view, click the Server Certificates icon under the Security section near the bottom.

4. In the right Actions menu, click Complete Certificate Request. 

5. In the Complete Certificate Request wizard, click “…” to browse and select Server Certificate file.

6. Enter a Name and Click OK - Installed certificate will appear in the refreshed Server Certificate List.

 

Binding Your Certificate to Your Website

1. Below the server name, expand the Sites folder, and then select the site (e.g. newwebapp) that you want to secure.

2. In the right Actions menu, click Bindings

3. In Site Bindings…, click Add.

4. In Add Site Bindings, enter the following information:

Type – Select “https”/ IP Address – Select “All unassigned”/ Port – Enter “443” (depends on your listening port) / SSL Certificates – Select the SSL certificate you just installed.