To use the
certificate to secure the web site that
is using SSL
- In
the Default Web Site Properties
dialog box, on the Directory
Security tab, in the Secure
communications area, click Edit.
Note: It's
possible that the site you've
created was stored under a different
virtual server. If your website is
not stored within the
Default Web Site,
right-click your own web site and
click Properties.
Note: It's
also possible that you might not
wish to protect the entire website,
but merely one or two pages within
the large website. In fact, this
scenario is highly probable for most
site operators that would only like
to protect a couple or important
pages, such as an online store or
registration form. In that case you
do NOT need to SSL-protect the
entire site, so do NOT right-click
the entire site. Right-click only
the directory or pages within the
site.
- In
the Secure Communications dialog
box, click the Require secure
channel (SSL) check box, click the
Require 128-bit encryption check
box, and then click OK.
Note: Using
a requirement of 128-bit encryption
should pose no problem to current
operation systems and web browsers,
but keep in mind that older OSs
might not be able to connect to your
site.
- On
the Directory Security tab, in the
Authentication and access control
area, click Edit.
- In
the Authentication Methods dialog
box, click Basic authentication
(password is sent in clear text),
and then click Yes to acknowledge
the warning.
-
Clear the Integrated Windows
Authentication and Enable Anonymous
Access check boxes, and then click
OK.
Note: You
are NOT required to disable
anonymous access, this is just a
security measure. It might be likely
that your site is supposed to allow
anonymous access, while still using
SSL as the encryption method. This
is true for websites that offer
online shopping carts where surfers
are supposed to enter their credit
card numbers. You might not want to
restrict these online shops only for
people that hold a username and
password. In that case keep the
Enable
Anonymous Access check boxes
selected.
-
In the
Default Web site Properties dialog
box, click OK.
- In
all Inheritance Overrides dialog
boxes, click OK.
-
Close
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Manager.
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