IIS Setup to access a certificate private key

• Iis Generate Certificate Request
• Iis Csr Private Key

Jan 12, 2019 02:57 PMMCFHLINK

Hi,

This is a copy of a post here (https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/a92e8040-459e-4754-b464-4f8354b75cb8/iis-setup-to-access-a-certificate-private-key?forum=ws2016) that I was advised to post in this forum:

I have two servers running Windows Server 2016 and both are hosting IIS (one on AWS but I think that is a detail)

Now was going to install the cert on one window os IIS Server and it was getting disappeared post refreshing. May be it was not having private key. In case we generate the private key as well by rekey method of godaddy,then what is the procedure to install wildcard certificate on third party servers where we cant share the private key. Aug 18, 2015 Navigate to the correct Certificate Store (typically 'Personal' or 'Web Hosting') to find the desire certificate. Right-click the desired certificate and go to All Tasks Export. Proceed through the Certificate Export Wizard, selecting 'Yes, export the private key'. Of course, all this is a part of the bigger problem, where I'm trying to install a certificate for AZURE web site and it doesn't take.crt file so, I need to export it into the.pfx. By the way, I'm on a work laptop, which has some preinstalled certificates and all them have private keys. This is the code I use to lookup the private key.

My IIS hosted website establishes a connection to a third party socket using a client certificate. In order to do this I have the certificate stored in the LOCAL_MACHINEMY store and grant access to the private key using the MMC snap in to the AppPoolIdentity account. The certificate was marked as exportable when I imported it.

I should also say the certificate in question is authorised by reference to another root certificate also stored in the same store and for which I do not have the private key.

I am finding that, when I run my website using the AppPool identity I get the following error:

If I run the same site with the LocalSystem account it all works fine.

Iis Generate Certificate Request

Where else do I need to change permissions to allow this key to be used? Specific files? Something on the root certificate or the certificate store? What can I change in logging to get greater insight?

Thanks

Iis Csr Private Key

Mark

The following instructions will guide you through the CSR generation process on Microsoft IIS 7. To learn more about CSRs and the importance of your private key, reference our Overview of Certificate Signing Request article. If you already generated the CSR and received your trusted SSL certificate, reference our SSL Installation Instructions and disregard the steps below.

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and then select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. Select the server where you want to generate the certificate

In the left Connections menu, select the server name (host) where you want to generate the request.

3. Navigate to Server Certificates

In the center menu, click the Server Certificates icon under the Security section near the bottom.

4. Select Create a New Certificate

In the right Actions menu, click Create Certificate Request.

5. Enter your CSR details

In the Distinguished Name Properties window, enter in the required CSR details and then click Next.

Note: To avoid common mistakes when filling out your CSR details, reference our Overview of Certificate Signing Request article.

6. Select a cryptographic service provider and bit length

In the Cryptographic Service Provider Properties window, select Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider and Bit Length of 2048, then click Next.

Note: Bit Length: 2048 is the current industry standard. You may choose a larger key size, but only if you have a requirement to do so, as longer key lengths increase latency and may reduce compatibility.

7. Save the CSR

Click Browse to specify the location where you want to save the CSR as a “.txt” file and click Finish.

8. Generate the order

Locate and open the newly created CSR from the specified location you choose in a text editor such as Notepad and copy all the text including:

Return to the Generation Form on our website and paste the entire CSR into the blank text box and continue with completing the generation process.

Upon generating your CSR, your order will enter the validation process with the issuing Certificate Authority (CA) and require the certificate requester to complete some form of validation depending on the certificate purchased. For information regarding the different levels of the validation process and how to satisfy the industry requirements, reference our validation articles.

After you complete the validation process and receive the trusted SSL Certificate from the issuing Certificate Authority (CA), proceed with the next step using our SSL Installation Instructions for Microsoft IIS 7. Grand ages rome gold edition cd key generator.