Create Self Signed Certificate

Create a Self Signed Server Certificate - IIS7


Create a self-signed certificate for a local computer for one or more of the following reasons:
  • Troubleshooting third-party certificate problems.
  • Managing IIS remotely.
  • Creating a secure private channel between your server and a limited, known group of users, such as that in a software test environment.
  • Testing features that rely on SSL settings.

Warning : 

This procedure generates a self-signed certificate that does not originate from a generally trusted source; therefore, you should not use this certificate to help secure data transfers between Internet clients and your server. Self-signed certificates may cause your Web browser to issue phishing warnings.

Create a self-signed server certificate

  1. Open IIS Manager and navigate to the level you want to manage.
  2. In Features view, double-click Server Certificates. 
  3. In the Actions pane, click Create Self-Signed Certificate. 
  4. On the Create Self-Signed Certificate page, type a friendly name for the certificate in the Specify a friendly name for the certificate box, and then click OK. 
  5. Right click the certificate and Click Export. 
  6. Choose Export to location and set Password.  

  7. Open IIS 7 and double click the certificate. 
  8. Choose Details tab and make sure All is selected for the label Show. 
  9. Click Copy to File.
  10. To continue, click Next on the Certificate Export Wizard. 
  11. Choose No, do not export the private Key and click Next. 
  12. Choose Export File format and Click Next. 
  13. Enter File name and Click Next. 
  14. Click Finish. 
  15. Kudos. You've successfully exported the certificate. 
  16. You'll find the following two files on your local drive. 

spserver certificate.cer
spserver certificate.pfx



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