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Step by step instructions on how to import the SecureNT Intranet SSL Certificate PFX file in Windows IIS Server (any version). It’s a two-step process.

Step-1: How to Import the PFX File in IIS

1. From the Start menu, type MMC, and click OK

2. In the User Account Control window, click Yes

3. In the Console window, in the menu at the top, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in.

4. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins window, under Available snap-ins click Certificates and then, click Add.

5. In the Certificates snap-in window, choose Computer account and then, click Next.

6. In the Select Computer window, select Local computer: (computer this console is running on), and then, click Finish.

7. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins window, click OK.

8. From the Console window, from the Console Root folder, expand Certificates (Local Computer) (the certificate file will be in Personal or Web Hosting folder).

9. Right-click on the certificate file which you want to import and then click All Tasks > Import

10. On the Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Next.

11. Follow the instructions to import the primary SSL certificate from the PFX file

12. On the Certificate Store page, select Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate.

13. Double-check your settings and then click Finish

You should see “The import was successful” message.

Step-2: How to Enable the SSL Certificate

1. From the start menu, search for Administrative Tools, open it, and double-click on Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. Under Connections, expand your server’s name, expand Sites, and then, click the site that you want to encrypt.

3. In the Actions menu, under Edit Site, click Bindings.

4. In the Site Bindings window, click Add.

5. In the Add Site Binding window, from the drop-down lists select: HTTPS, All Unassigned, and enter port 443.

6. From the SSL certificate drop-down list, select the certificate you want to import

7. Click OK and restart your IIS server

SecureNT Intranet SSL certificate is now installed on IIS.

Following article has the steps shown with screen-shots:

How to Import the SSL Certificate w/Private Key.pfx File

To proceed with the installation, you need to download the certificate zip file and extract its contents onto your device.

Step 1: Set up a Folder for Storing SSL Files

Create a new folder on your XAMPP server to store the SSL files. You will use this folder to store the SSL files for your XAMPP HTTPS setup. Unzip all files here.

Step 2: Locate the Configuration File for Your Localhost Website

There are two methods for finding the configuration file for your website:

1. Method 1: Click Config in the XAMPP control panel and select Apache (httpd-ssl.conf).

2. Method 2: Use the file explorer to find the configuration file located in the folder where you installed the XAMPP control panel.

Step 3: Edit the Virtual Host for Port 443

Open the configuration file in a text editor, such as Notepad, and make the necessary changes. Here’s an example of what the virtual host for port 443 should look like after editing:

DocumentRoot “/var/www”
ServerName intranet-common-name (e.g., localhost)
ServerAlias
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile “D:/xampp/yourwebsite/ssl/server.cer”
SSLCertificateKeyFile “D:/xampp/yourwebsite/ssl/serverkey.cer”
SSLCACertificateFile “D:/xampp/yourwebsite/ssl/CA-bundle.cer”

Note: Remember to replace the server name, alias, and certificate paths with the actual values that apply to your setup. And copy the server.cer, serverkey.cer and CA-bundle.cer to the required path viz., D:/xampp/yourwebsite/ssl/

Step 4: Restart the Server

Finally, restart the server by clicking Stop in the XAMPP control panel, then Start. This will ensure that the new SSL certificate is properly applied.

Test your SSL Installation

After you install an SSL Certificate in XAMPP, you should test the certificate installation by visiting your intranet common name on the browser using https protocol.

One can use Microsoft Group Policy to install SecureNT CA certificates on large number of PCs automatically. Here is link to our blog which explains how to do it.

Please follow the below steps.

Android 11+ Device

In Android 11+, to install a CA certificate, users need to manually:

1. Open Device settings
2. Go to ‘Security’
3. Go to ‘Encryption & Credentials’
4. Go to ‘Install from storage’ or ‘Install a certificate’ (depending on devices)
5. Select ‘CA Certificate’ from the list of types available
6. Accept a warning alert.
7. Browse to the certificate file on the device and open it
8. Confirm the certificate installation

Samsung Device:

Settings:

• Biometrics and security
• Other security settings
• Install from device storage
• CA Certificate
• Install Anyway

This sometimes happens due to Antivirus or End Point Security software. They don’t trust non-public Root Certificates and tell the browser that the Intranet Root Certificate is not trusted.

In one case, we noticed that AVG antivirus intercepted the network connection by keeping its own SSL in between, passing an error to the browser that SecureNT Root Certificate is not trusted. The customer created an exception for the error and the browser error stopped.

This problem is not seen with Avast antivirus. Just for information.

Intranet SSL certificate’s root certificate chain is not trusted by default on popular browsers like Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc. This means that unless certain steps are taken, a client PC will get a “certificate not trusted” error when a user uses a web browser to access a website hosted on a Server with Intranet SSL.

But these steps (installation of SecureNT CA root certificates) need to be taken once only. After those steps are taken, the client PC will always trust the Intranet SSL certificate.

You can find the steps here.

Installation of SSL Certificate in Windows Azure environment is different. It requires a special password protected PFX file with Triple DES encryption. Please mention this requirement while placing request to us. We will send this special PFX file.

Installation steps are given on this Blog Post.

If you asked for the Intranet SSL without CSR, you would have received server.pfx file on email.

1. Copy the server.pfx file to the Ubuntu machine

2. Ensure that openssl package is installed on Ubuntu

3. Run the following command: sudo openssl pkcs12 -in server.pfx -passin pass:inetssl2 -out serverpfx.pem -nodes This will create a serverpfx.pem file, which contains the issued certificate, two CA certificates and the private key.

4. Move the serverpfx.pem file to /etc/ssl/certs/

5. Update the permissions: sudo chmod 644 /etc/ssl/certs/serverpfx.pem

6. Restart the Apache service: sudo service apache2 restart

In case, you wish us to make the serverpfx.pem file, write back to us on support@intranetssl.net