Certificate procedure – Step 2: Creating a certificate

Now that our request is created and since we’ll be creating the certificate ourselves, let’s just get it over with … :)

1. Copy the text file to your CA, go to the CA website: http://localhost/certsrv and select Request a Certificate

2. Select Advanced Certificate Request

3. Here, choose the second option (I’m not gonna write that whole thing out :))

4. Now we can copy the text from our request file and paste it here.

5. You will see that your certificate is pending after having clicked Submit

And that’s it, nothing more to this simple step. Next we’ll be issuing our pending request.

Post series:
1. Certificate procedure for Push Mail with Exchange 2003 SP2 and ISA 2006
2. Certificate procedure - Step 1: Creating a certificate request
3. Certificate procedure – Step 2: Request a certificate
4. Certificate procedure – Step 3: Issuing the certificate
5. Certificate procedure – Step 4: Assign the certificate to your website in IIS
6. Certificate procedure – Step 5: Export the private key and store in a safe location