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Thank you very good answers to help me get through this. &nbsp;Symantec install tools direct me to remove that specific certificate. &nbsp;I checked and my server does not have it so I can disregard it. &nbsp;I think I will go with the IIS tool also. Thanks again.
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Thank you very good answers to help me get through this.  Symantec install tools direct me to remove that specific certificate.  I checked and my server does not have it so I can disregard it.  I think I will go with the IIS tool also. Thanks again.

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I have to install a SSL certificate on a windows server 2003 web server. &nbsp;IIS 6.0. &nbsp;I have never done this before. &nbsp;I have some questions. &nbsp;From research it looks like I can install it using Symantec SSL Assistant or using the IIS Administrator interface. &nbsp;I will get the certificate through email.<br />
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My questions are<br />
1. &nbsp;Is one of these methods better than the other.<br />
2. Do I have to disable the 'VerisSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authoirty-G5 Root CA certificate before I install.<br />
3. &nbsp;Will my current web site till be able to use http files that are not protected after installing the certificate. &nbsp; &nbsp;Not sure if all my URL's have to be converted to https or if the certificate will only be activated if the URL is https. &nbsp;I don't want to redo all my URLS.<br />
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Any links would be appreciated on how to do this sucessfully.
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I have to install a SSL certificate on a windows server 2003 web server.  IIS 6.0.  I have never done this before.  I have some questions.  From research it looks like I can install it using Symantec SSL Assistant or using the IIS Administrator interface.  I will get the certificate through email.

My questions are
1.  Is one of these methods better than the other.
2. Do I have to disable the 'VerisSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authoirty-G5 Root CA certificate before I install.
3.  Will my current web site till be able to use http files that are not protected after installing the certificate.    Not sure if all my URL's have to be converted to https or if the certificate will only be activated if the URL is https.  I don't want to redo all my URLS.

Any links would be appreciated on how to do this sucessfully.

Installing SSL Certificate Microsoft Web Server

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the Internet. HTTPS consists of communication over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) within a connection encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS) or its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The main motivation for HTTPS is authentication of the visited website and to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. HTTPS is widely used for protecting page authenticity on all types of websites, securing accounts and keeping user communications, identity and web browsing private.

SSL / HTTPS

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.