HOW TO configure a website for HTTPS?
I will be discussing about configuring HTTPS for a website on IIS 7. The UI of the IIS manager in IIS 7 is completely different from that of IIS 6. Initially it will look as if you are going to use a brand new product which you are trying for the first time. But, if you are used to it, you will definitely appreciate the simplicity and easiness of configurations using IIS 7 manager. To setup a website for HTTPS, you will definitely need the following things (apart from some general network stuffs like opening the port, firewall rule, etc): 1. Web Server Certificate 2. SSL Port Getting a Web Server Certificate To get a web server certificate, in IIS 6 manager, you will go into website’s properties à Directory Security and you will bring the Server Certificate wizard by clicking on the Server Certificate button under Secure communications. But, here in IIS 7, you can select this in a global place in the IIS 7 manager. Follow the below steps for the same: 1. Open the IIS 7 manager. 2. Sele
