Creating and Applying SSL Certificate to Windows IIS
0#Certificates #SSL #IIS
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0032.html
This is part six of a series of creating your own self-signed PKI and some ways to utilize the PKI to setup SSL for your web server or create your own OpenVPN server.
Disclaimer: I am not a security expert. This is just the easiest way I have found to create and utilize SSL for my homelab services.
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Prerequisites
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- A XCA PKI database https://youtu.be/ezzj3x207lQ
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Create Your SSL Certificate
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01. Launch XCA
02. Open the PKI database if it is not already (File ≫ Open DataBase), enter password
03. Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate
04. Select New
05. On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected
06. Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down
07. Click the Subject tab
08. Complete the Distinguished Name section
internalName: WebDev IIS SSL
countryName: US
stateOrProvinceName: Virginia
localityName: Northern
organizationName: i12bretro
organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority
commonName: webdev.i12bretro.local
09. Click the Generate a New Key button
10. Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048
11. Click Create
12. Click on the Extensions tab
13. Select End Entity from the type list
14. Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name
15. Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify
16. Update the validity dates to fit your needs
17. Click the Key Usage tab
18. Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Encipherment
19. Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication
20. Click the Netscape tab
21. Select SSL Server
22. Click OK to create the certificate
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Exporting the Certificate
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01. In XCA, click on the Certificates tab
02. Right click the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File
03. Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PKCS #12 (*.p12)
04. Enter a password to protect the .p12 export
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Importing Certificate Into Windows Certificate Store
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01. Right click the Start Button ≫ Run
02. Type mmc.exe, press enter
03. Click File ≫ Add/Remove Snap-in...
04. Click Certificates
05. Click Add
06. Select Computer account
07. Click Next
08. Select Local computer
09. Click Finish
10. Click OK
11. Expand Certificates
12. Right click the Personal folder ≫ All Tasks ≫ Import....
13. Click Next
14. Click Browse ≫ Select the exported SSL .p12 file ≫ Click Next
15. Enter the password created for the .p12 export
16. Verify Include all extended properties is checked
17. Click Next
18. Click Next
19. Click Finish
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Setting Up SSL in IIS
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01. Open IIS Manager (Control Panel ≫ Administrative Tools ≫ Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager)
02. Expand Server
03. Expand Sites
04. Right click on the site to apply SSL certificate to ≫ Edit Bindings...
05. Click Add...
06. Set Type dropdown to https
07. Set IP address, Port and Host name fields
08. Select the imported certificate from the SSL Certificate dropdown
09. Click OK
10. Open a web browser
11. Navigate to https://DNSorIP from your certificate
12. Click the lock and select view certificate
13. Validate the certificate and certificate chain being presented by IIS
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