Importing Certificates from Microsoft IIS 5

To use a certificate that you are using in IIS 5 you must:

1. Add a Certificate snap-in to your Microsoft Management Console (as described below)

2. Export the certificate from IIS 5 (as described below)

3. 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. The Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box appears.



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



4. In the Available standalone snap-ins list, click Certificates, then click Add. The Certificates snap-in dialog box appears.



5. Click Computer account, then click Next. The Select Computer dialog box appears.



6. Click Local computer, then click Finish.

7. Close the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box. Certificates is added to the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box.

8. Click OK on the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box. A Certificates node is added to the Console.

To export the certificate from IIS 5

1. 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. Provide 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/Site, refer to the topics below.

Related Topics

Configuring SSL

Importing a Certificates

Enabling FTPS and HTTPS (SSL) at the Site Level

Exporting a Certificate from the Trusted Certificate Database

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