I have heard that Win2000 Certificate Server can create a certificate which
can be used in IIS like a Verisign certificate in order to create SSL
sessions. I have spent 8 hours reading through the documentation and can't
tell if it is true.
Has anyone here done this or know of a resource where I could find out how
to do it? Just want to have https availalbe on the Web server and wanted to
try the Microsoft solution if it works.
I created a request file in IIS but can't see anyway for Certificate Server
to recognise it.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Neil Chimes in With:
Yes, Certificate Server will do what you ask. It's pretty straightforward
really. Just create your request file on the server for which you want the
certificate. Then run Certificate Server, either on the same box or
another, it doesn't matter. Certificate Server will ask for the certificate
request file and then spit out a certificate. Take the certificate and
install it on the targeted server. Voila!
It's not good for production, only in that you'd have to establish the
certificate server on the Web (or on your intranet if you're just developing
an intranet app), so that clients could verify the authenticity of the
server certificate. Of course, since you are the user and the issuer of the
certificate that doesn't really mean much. I'll assume you know all about
PKI and I'll just shut up now :)
Yes, CS will do that. But there's more; Browsers come pre-configured with a
list of CAs, and if you're using one of them (like VeriSign), then your
users won't be annoyed by an "is it OK" challenge. With yours, they will.
A minor point, but its acceptability to your clients will depend on the kind
of relationship you have with them.
The charge for a 3rd-party Cert is far less that the cost of the hours
you've put in so far, I'll guess. Consider the bigger pic.
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