Re: IIS 5.0 - Create Server Certificate Wizard

From: Jason Brown [MSFT] (i-brjaso_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/02/05 

Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:22:35 +1000

I'll fire up a Win2000 virtual machine shortly, and check what the deal is. 

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"sgm" <sgm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:89505E78-4209-4052-BAE4-2BEC02B6C9EA@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Jason. I really appreciate you answering this post. But, IIS 5.0 
> help
> files gives the directions that I specified earlier to create server
> certificates. If IIS 5.0 did not support SSL, I don't understand why the
> directions were included in the help files. I have searched on all search
> engines and all get from there is to reregister xenroll.dl. The tech 
> support
> chat line also gave the same suggestion in the email message. I would
> appreciate if any body can through more light on this issue.
>
> Thanks
> -- 
> sgm
>
>
> "Jason Brown [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> I don't recall for certain, but I think the version of IIS that comes 
>> with
>> 2k Pro is restricted and can't do SSL, among other restrictions. I think
>> you'd need a proper server edition to do this, or upgrade to XP (which I 
>> can
>> confirm DOES handle certs)
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jason Brown
>> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "sgm" <sgm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D473CD7B-FC4E-4680-B58F-C4AF6867882A@microsoft.com...
>> > IIS 5.0 ->Default Web site->mywebsite->Right 
>> > click->Properties->Directory
>> > Security
>> >
>> > In this window, 'Server Certificate' button is disabled. I cannot 
>> > procedd
>> > further. These are some of the things I have tried -
>> > I have the admin access to my machine
>> > I have tried to remove access for annonymous
>> > I re-registerd xenroll.dll
>> >
>> > Nothing has helped. By the way, the operating system is Windows 2000
>> > professional.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > -- 
>> > sgm
>>
>>
>>