Certificate procedure – Step 4: Assign the certificate to your website in IIS

OK, following my previous posts, the certificate can now be used to assign it to a website (or whatever you want to use it for).

The assignment of the certificate is also pretty straightforward:
1. Open the IIS manager and browse to your website.

2. Go the Directory Security tab and click on Server Certificate.

3. A wizard will open, click Next on the Welcome Screen and choose Process the pending request and install the certificate.

4. Browse to your newly created certificate and click Next. Then choose the default SSL port 443 and click Next.
5. You can overview the summary and click Next if the displayed information is correct.

6. As a last step, Finish the wizard to assign your certificate.

That's it. Your website is now secured. As a last step I'll be exporting the private key to a safe location for recovery purposes.

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