Install of SSL Certificate CSR in IIS 7

After we got SSL certificate from a provider , you will need to install it to the server from which the certificate request was generated.

Installation:

1. Open the ZIP file containing your certificate or (if they provide source code please copy the code provided and paste to notepad than save the file named your_domain_name.cer to the desktop or directory of the web server you are securing.

2. Click on Start, then Administrative Tools, then Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

3. Click on the server name.

4. From the center menu, double-click the "Server Certificates" button in the "Security" section (near the bottom of the menu).

5. Fromthe "Actions" menu (on the right), click on "Complete Certificate Request." This will open the Complete Certificate Request wizard.

6. Browse to your_domain_name.cer file that was provided to you by SSL provider. You will then be required to enter a friendly name. The friendly name is not part of the certificate itself, but is used by the server administrator to easily distinguish the certificate.

7. Clicking "OK" will install the certificate to the server.

8. Once the SSL certificate has been successfully installed to the server, you will need to assign that certificate to the appropriate website using IIS.