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Enabling SSL on a Window 2016/2019 Server

What windows service can l run on Window 2016/2019 to test that SSL is open an active on the server. I have opened 443 for inbound on the windows firewall and disabled the anti-virus. I know there also has to be a program that listens on port 443 for SSL to be tested, what to know is which Windows service like IIS for example that I can install to test that the ports are open and it is active, thanks

Scott Silva

You usually open ports for a service you already have running...
Not sure why you are opening ports if you don't have a service running that NEEDS it open.

Sam Jacobs

If you RDP into another machine on the network, open a command prompt and type:

TELNET <server name or IP address>  443

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... that should tell you whether there is a service listening on port 443.
If you can't connect, it might also mean that the firewall is not letting you through.

Phil Mapfumo

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@ Scott there is a service that NEEDS it open, l am not doing it as an experiment. The issue is that we have a third party supplier that is saying the port is not open that is why there application is not working,@ Sam and we have disabled the anti-virus and disabled the windows firewall on the server and there is a rule to open port 443, therefore this is an attempt to prove that port 443 is open and it's there application that is the problem.

Sam Jacobs

The easiest method may be to simply place a test file in the web root directory and see if you can download it over HTTPS. If you can, the port and firewall is open and it's their application that's not listening.

Philip Elder

From an elevated CMD:

netstat -an [ENTER]

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That will give you a list of all of the listening ports on the server.

Phil Mapfumo

ASKER

Thanks Philip, @Sam where would the web root directory be located at thanks

Philip Elder

IIS installs everything into c:\inetpub\*.*

Sam Jacobs

c:\inetpub\wwwroot is the default IIS web root directory.

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Cliff Galiher

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