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Securing Microsoft Virtual Server using SelfSSL

I found this great article regarding using SelfSSL (Self Signed Certificates).  The original document can be found here.  Virtual Server can be found here.

I followed the very easy instructions and it ran great.  Here is a shorter version of the directions and the links to get everything you need:

  1. Download and install IIS 6.0 Resource kit: here
  2. Open the IIS Manager (Start > Run > inetmgr), open the properties of the Virtual Server website (usually the 2nd one) (right click > Properties)
  3. Change the SSL port to 1024 (default VS port) and change the TCP port to 1020 (or any other port number) > Apply
  4. Open a command promt (Start > Run > cmd) and go to the SelfSSL director (/program files/iis resources/selfssl) and run the following command > selfssl /N:CN=<FQDN>/K:1024 /V:730 /S:2 /P:1024
    1. Where <FQDN> is the website domain name (ie. steve-oh.com, yahoo.com, etc) and /S:2 means the second site on the server.
  5. Now browse to the Virtual Server website and install the certificate and you’re done!

    Now you have a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection from any remote computer to your server at 1028 bit encryption, so you can rest easy when logging in over the internet.

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