Enabling SSL (part II)
Enabling SSL communication security on IIS 5.x web server (part II)
- Enter the Organisation and Organisation Unit; these are your registered company name and department respectively. Click Next.
- The Common Name field should be the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or the web address for which you plan to use your Digi-SSL™ Certificate, e.g. the area of your site you wish customers to connect to using SSL. For example, a Digi-SSL™ Certificate issued for digi-sign.com will not be valid for secure.digi-sign.com. If the web address to be used for SSL is secure.digi-sign.com, ensure that the common name submitted in the CSR is secure.digi-sign.com.
- Click Next.
- Enter your country, state and city. Click Next.
- Enter a filename and location to save your CSR. You will need this CSR to enrol for your Digi-SSL™ Certificate. Click Next.
- Check the details you have entered. If you have made a mistake, click Back and amend the details. Be especially sure to check the domain name the Digi-SSL™ Certificate is to be "Issued To". Your Certificate will only work on this domain. Click Next when you are happy the details are absolutely correct.
- Click Next.
- Confirm your details in the Digi-SSL™ web application form.
- Finish
- Click Start and Run and type MMC (standing for Microsoft Management Console).
- Go to Certificates snap-in in the MMC.
- Select Requests.
- Select All tasks.
- Select Export.
When you make your application, make sure you include the CSR in its entirety into the appropriate section of the Digi-SSL™ web application form – including:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----to-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
You may also backup your private key, which will allow you to restore your certificate in case of any system or registry damage.
To save your private key:
We recommend that you make a note of your password and backup your key as these are known only to you. A floppy diskette or other removable media (CD-ROM, CD-RW) is recommended for your backup files.