Re: Enabling SSL on the server with test certificate

From: Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] (mvp_at_spam.guard.caspershouse.com)
Date: 08/31/05 

Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:23:56 -0400

Lenn,

    If you are going to generate your own certificates, then I believe you
have to install the certificate on the client machine to get SSL to work.
Have you tried that?

    Hope this helps. 

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          - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
          - mvp@spam.guard.caspershouse.com
"Lenn" <Lenn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7D49A2E8-9B0D-4D1B-A96F-CCD9B4858115@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I've been struggling with this for couple of days now. All I want to do is
> to enable SSL protocol on the webserver.
> I want to be able to generate and sign my own certificates. I used various
> tools to do that, such as makecert.exe from .NET SDK and even downloaded
> OpenSSL and generated certificates using that.
> I installed my own certificates on IIS, but SSL simply wont work with any 
> of
> mine certificates. I get an error in server's event log: "SSL server
> credential's certificate does not have a private key".
> If anyone successfully accomplished what I am trying to do, Please 
> respond.
> Any links or suggestions? Please help!
>
> Thank you
>

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