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Step 1: Add a Certificate to the Web Server

You can use either a self-signed certificate or a third-party certificate. For information about all the steps to enable HTTPS between the web browser and IIS, see Enable HTTPS between the web browser and IIS.

Create a self-signed certificate

If you choose a self-signed certificate, client workstations need to trust that certificate after it is installed on the web server. For this reason, self-signed certificates are usually used only for testing.

To create a self-signed certificate

  1. On the web server, open IIS Manager.

  2. In the Connections pane, select the CIC web applications server.

  3. Double-click the Server Certificates module.

  4. In the Actions pane, click Create Self-Signed Certificate.

  5. In the Create Self-Signed Certificate window:

    1. Type a name for the certificate.

    2. Select Web Hosting for the certificate store.

  6. Click OK.

Use a third-party certificate

To use a third-party certificate, create a certificate signing request.

Create certificate signing request

To create a certificate signing request

  1. On the web server, open IIS Manager.

  2. In the Connections pane, select the CIC web applications server.

  3. Double-click the Server Certificates module.

  4. Click Create Certificate Request to create a certificate signing request (CSR).

  5. In the Request Certificate window, provide the information for your organization.

  6. For Common name, type the fully-qualified domain name of the server (for example, www.example.com) and then click Next.

  7. Choose the appropriate Cryptographic Service Provider Properties and then click Next. Ask your third-party certificate authority (CA) which options to choose.

  8. Type a file name and location for the CSR and then click Finish.

  9. Send the generated CSR to your CA for signing.

Complete certificate request

To complete the certificate request

  1. Copy the signed certificate you received from the certificate authority to your web server.

  2. In IIS Manager, open the Server Certificates Module.

  3. Click Complete Certificate Request.

  4. In the Specify Certificate Authority Response window:

    • Select the signed certificate you copied to your web server.

    • Enter a friendly name for the certificate.

    • Select Web Hosting for the certificate store.

    • Click OK.