Need to make a certificate generated in Open SSL / Thawte work in IIS6 (Private Key is missing from the Cert)
Hi All,
I have generated a certificate signing request via openssl and have sent it to thawte for a cert.
I received the cert back however when i try to use it in IIS the private key is missing from the cert.
From what I have read, IIS prefers to create its own CSR and automatically installs the Private key.
However, I now have a .key file and a seperate thawte key that I need to get working in IIS6.
Points to note...
The current certificate on the IIS6 website was generated from MS Domain server CA, and when viewed has Private key mentioned at the bottom. ( This cert works, however we purchased a thawte cert to get around those pesky messages )
The Thawte Cert does not have the private key mentioned when viewed.
Google has not found me anything usefull, so I am hoping one of you can help me out.
Regards,
Brett
I have generated a certificate signing request via openssl and have sent it to thawte for a cert.
I received the cert back however when i try to use it in IIS the private key is missing from the cert.
From what I have read, IIS prefers to create its own CSR and automatically installs the Private key.
However, I now have a .key file and a seperate thawte key that I need to get working in IIS6.
Points to note...
The current certificate on the IIS6 website was generated from MS Domain server CA, and when viewed has Private key mentioned at the bottom. ( This cert works, however we purchased a thawte cert to get around those pesky messages )
The Thawte Cert does not have the private key mentioned when viewed.
Google has not found me anything usefull, so I am hoping one of you can help me out.
Regards,
Brett
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TN 5768 - How do I move an SSL server certificate from Apache to IIS 5?
In order to transfer an existing keypair from Apache to IIS 5.0 you must convert the private key and Entrust SSL certificate to single P12 file using OpenSSL
Instructions:
1. Convert the keypair to a P12 format (PFX)
Openssl pkcs12 -export -out file.p12 -inkey privatekey.key -in certificate.crt
"file.p12" is your new container file
"Privatekey.key" is the name of your existing private key
"certificate.crt" is your Entrust SSL certificate
Example:
[root@Apache9 conf]# openssl pkcs12 -export -out keypair.p12 -inkey /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/ap
Enter pass phrase for /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/ap
Enter Export Password:
Verifying - Enter Export Password:
[root@Apache9 conf]#
As shown in the example above, you must know the current password of the original private key if set at the time the private key was created. You may then specify a password for the export file and transfer this file to your IIS 5.0 machine that is going to host the site.
2. Adding your Certificate Snap-In
Once you have transferred the P12 file to the IIS 5.0 machine, the Certificates snap-in utility must be installed in order to import your P12 file.
In Windows 2000 Use the following steps to create a new Microsoft Managua Console (MMC) and add the
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type in "MMC" (without the quotation marks) and click OK.
Click Console in the new MMC you created, and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
In the new window that appears, click Add.
Highlight Certificates, and then click Add.
Choose the Computer account option and click Next.
Select Local Computer on the next screen, and then click Finish.
Click Close, and then click OK.
3. Importing your P12 file:
From the MMC console opened in the above process:
Expand the 'Certificates' tree in the left preview panel
Right-click 'Personal'
Select All Tasks/Import - The Certificate Import Wizard appears.
Select Next to continue.
Browse to, and Select your P12 keypair file.
Select Next to continue.
Supply the password which was provided during the creation of the P12 keypair file.
N.B. Be sure the 'Mark the key as exportable' option is selected if you want to be able to export the key pair again from this computer. As an added security measure, you may want to leave this option unchecked to ensure that no one can make a backup of your private key.
Select Next twice to continue and Finish
Select OK to complete the Import.
You have successfully imported your P12 keypair into the Windows certificate store.
4. Assign the certificate to the IIS 5.0 site
To enable IIS 5.0 to use this certificate please follow the steps proceeding:
Go into the properties of the site and choose the Directory Security tab
Click on Server Certificate button under Secure Communication area.
Choose the option "Assign an existing certificate"
A pop up will appear with your certificate. Choose the certificate and finish the wizard.
Make sure that SSL Port 443 is open on the firewall and within IIS 5 (default tab)
Stop and Start the website.