Importing Certificates from Microsoft IIS 5

To use a certificate that you are using in IIS 5 you must add a Certificate Snap-in to your Microsoft Management Console, export the certificate from IIS 5, then import the certificate into EFT Server.

To add the certificate snap-in

  1. On the computer containing the certificate you want, click Start > Run, then type mmc to open the Microsoft Management Console.

  2. On the Console menu, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in.

  3. Click Add. The Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box appears.

  4. Click Certificates from the list and then click Add.

  5. Click Computer account, then click Next.

  6. Click Local computer, then click Finished.

  7. Close the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box.

  8. Click OK on the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box.

To export the certificate from IIS 5

  1. Under the Tree tab in the Microsoft Management Console expand Certificates.

  2. Click the Personal folder and then the certificate you want to export.

  3. On the Action menu click All Tasks > Export.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Click Yes, export the private key, then click Next.

  6. Click Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX) and then click Next.

  7. Enter the password you used when you created the certificate and click Next. This will create a .pfx file.

To import the certificate into EFT Server

  1. In EFT Administrator, connect to EFT Server and click the Server tab.

  2. In the left pane, click the Site you want to configure.

  3. In the right pane, click the Connection Options tab.

  4. To allow FTPS (SSL), select the Allow implicit FTPS (SSL) on port check box and specify the port number.

  5. To allow FTPS (SSL/TLS), select the Allow explicit FTPS (SSL/TLS) on default FTP port check box and specify the port number.

  6. In the Certificate file path box, click the open icon  to browse and click the .pfx file you created.

  7. In the Private key file path box, click the open icon  to browse and click the .pfx file you created.

  8. Type the password you used when you created your certificate in Private key Passphrase.

  9. Click Apply. A message appears prompting a Site restart.

Related Topics

Importing Certificates from Microsoft IIS 5

Exporting a Certificate from the Trusted Certificate Database

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