Re: Server certificate - CSR generation

If you want to use the wizards in IIS, then you can create a temporary website in IIS, generate an appropriate cert request, submit it, receive the certificate, install it. Then later on, use this cert on your production site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295281

Alternatively, you can always generate a cert request using certreq.exe, and submit this manually to get a certificate. Import this into the local computer's Machine cert store, and then you can change IIS config to use this new certificate.

Cheers
Ken

"E. Kwong" <ekwong999AThotmail.com> wrote in message news:urTfuZlfIHA.4880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Currently we have a cert in place for our web server (Win 2003 IIS 6). But about a month from now we are going to change our web address / URL.

Is it possible to generate a CSR for the new URL and submit to the CA in advance? My impression is that the current cert has to be removed first before a new CSR can be generated. If that's the case, we'll have to wait close to the cut over date.

Any insight appreciated.




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