Install SSL Certificate IIS 6 Microsoft Windows Server 2003

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Install SSL Certificate: IIS 6

Follow these instructions to install your SSL server certificate.

Your SSL server certificate will be sent to you by email. The email message includes the web server certificate that you purchased in the body of the email message. Copy the certificate from the body of the email and paste it into a simple text editor, such as Notepad.
Save this as yourdomain.cer on your desktop or other location where you can find it later.
In IIS Manager, double-click the local computer, and then double-click the Web Sites folder.
Right-click the Web site for which you want to install the SSL certificate on and then click Properties. By default it will be Default Web Site, yours may be different.
Select the Directory Security tab and click Server Certificate in the Secure communications section.
Click Next in the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard window.
Select Process the pending request and install the certificate, Click Next.
Browse to locate the yourdomain.cer file when prompted to locate your web server certificate. Click Next.
Verify SSL Port 443 in the SSL Port dialog box.
Review the Certificate Summary screen and ensure that you are processing the correct certificate. Click Next.
Click Finish to complete the IIS Certificate Wizard.
Again, Right-click on the site in IIS and click Properties.
Select the Web Site tab. In the Web Site Identification section make sure that your site has an IP address and that the SSL port is 443. Click OK.

Test Your SSL Certificate

Test your SSL certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive. For example, if your SSL was issued to secure.mysite.com, enter https://secure.mysite.com into your browser.

Your browser's padlock icon Browser padlock will be displayed in the locked position if your certificate is installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.

CSR Legend

When generating your CSR you will be asked to input a few pieces of info. Below are some common fields with descriptions and examples.

Common Name (CN)

The fully-qualified-domain name for your certificate. Examples include...

www.domain.com
owa.domain.net
secure.domain.ca
*.domain.com (for wildcard SSL)

Organization (O)

The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization's name. Example: Metro Realty LLC or Flowers by Jenny

Organizational Unit (OU)

The section or division of the organization. Example: Sales, Support, Customer Service

City or Locality (L)

The city where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated. Example: Atlanta

State (S) or Province

The state or province where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated.. Example: Georgia

Country (C)

The two-letter ISO Country Code abbreviation for your country. Example: US, CA, GB (must be two-letters)

Any email address. This field is arbitrary but must be filled in. GeoTrust will not use this email address to process your order. Example: user@example.com

Key Bit Length

The key bit length has to do with the initial key exchange, not the encryption strength of your certificate. GeoTrust recommends a key bit length of at least 1024.

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