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.

  2. Export the certificate from IIS 5.

  3. Import the certificate into the Server.

To add the certificate "Snap-in"

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

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

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

  4. Click Certificates, then click Add.

  5. Click Computer account, then Next.

  6. Click Local computer, then Finished.

  7. Close the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog.

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

To export the certificate from IIS 5

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

  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, then click Next. This will create a .pfx file.

To import the certificate into the Server

  1. In the Administrator, connect to the server, then 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.