STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO CREATE A CSR IN THE IIS SERVER
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Well, if you use a Microsoft IIS server for hosting your application, as an FTP server for file transfer, for testing, or for any reason. If you want to secure your web application and run the service over HTTPS protocol, then you must bind an x509 certificate, a digital certificate used to prove the identity that is commonly known as an SSL certificate.
1. What Is An SSL Certificate? 2. What Is IIS Server? 3. How To Get A Certificate For Your Web Application? 4. What Is CSR (Certificate Signing Request)? 4.1. What Information Should A CSR Have? 4.2. Pre-requisites To Create A CSR In The IIS Server: 5. How Does A Typical CSR Look Like? 6. How To Decode A CSR? 6.1. Online Tool To Decode A CSR: 6.2. Decode A CSR Using OpenSSL:
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SSL Certificates bind together: 1. A domain name, server name, or hostname. 2. The company name of the website owner for which the certificate was issued. 3. The Certificate Authority issued and signed the certificate.
An SSL Certificate contains the following information: 1. The certificate holder’s name. 2. The certificate’s serial number and expiration date. 3. A copy of the certificate holder’s public key. 4. The digital signature of the CA.
What Is An SSL Certificate?
How To Get A Certificate For Your Web Application?
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1. Windows server 2019
2. Make sure the IIS Web Site is running.
3. LocalCertificate AuthorityRole, in this case, we are using MS ADCS.