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I am an admin. &nbsp;I have been trying to find a KB that talks about this and show it to a manager but I am not able to find it. &nbsp;<br />
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Is it okay if I remove it?
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I am an admin.  I have been trying to find a KB that talks about this and show it to a manager but I am not able to find it.  

Is it okay if I remove it?

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That's a self-signed certificate. If you go to the General tab and look at the &quot;Issued by&quot; line, it will show the local server name. &nbsp;It is an internally-generated certificate for the website management services.
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That's a self-signed certificate. If you go to the General tab and look at the "Issued by" line, it will show the local server name.  It is an internally-generated certificate for the website management services.

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The cert is on sha1. &nbsp;How can that be upgraded to sha2?<br />
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What is this self-signed for?
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The cert is on sha1.  How can that be upgraded to sha2?

What is this self-signed for?

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The issue seems to be solved..no more replies from the author
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The issue seems to be solved..no more replies from the author

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Hello, <br />
<br />
I am looking at a Windows 2012 IIS server and I see a certificate WMSvc-myiisserver that has an expiration date of 1/20/2015 and it is using SHA1. <br />
<br />
I do not recall I ever deploy that certificate on the server. <br />
<br />
Would someone advise if that cert is always there by default? &nbsp;Where do I go to see the vendor of that certificate?<br />
<br />
Please see the attached. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
Thanks.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2018/03_w13/1291881/WMSvc.png" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="WMSvc (53 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>WMSvc.png</a>
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WMSvc.png

Hello, 

I am looking at a Windows 2012 IIS server and I see a certificate WMSvc-myiisserver that has an expiration date of 1/20/2015 and it is using SHA1. 

I do not recall I ever deploy that certificate on the server. 

Would someone advise if that cert is always there by default?  Where do I go to see the vendor of that certificate?

Please see the attached.  

Thanks.

An unknown certificate on my IIS server.

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.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

digital certificate

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.