Sunday, August 29, 2010

IIS 7 with HTTPS Binding

To bind IIS 7 to secured https:
Select the site to apply the binding
On the far right, click on bindings
Click on add
Change from the default http to https
Select a free port number. Default is 443
Select your certificate
Click on OK
Still, with the site selected, click on SSL Settings
Check the box "Require SSL", an click on the Apply button.
Your site is now ready for to use https.


NOTE: To create a temporary certificate, use free programs like SELFSSL.exe, or even better, TEKCERT.exe
TEKCERT is the best as it offers a user friendly interface, as opposed to using SELFSSL, which is "DOS" based, i.e. SELFSSL is command based.