Quick Tips to CSR Creation and SSL Install on IIS 10

Process 1: Establish CSR on IIS 10

  1. Open your Windows system’s Start Menu to the IIS (Internet Information Service) Manager.
  2. Click Server in Connections menu (Domain\ …)
  3. Double-clicking on IIS panel Application Certificates.
  4. A new view of SSL Certificates is coming here.
  5. Click on Build Certificate Request from the Actions menu in the upper right corner
  6. The Request Certificate dialog will appear on your computer, add one by one the following properties and then press Next button.
  • Popular name: The Certificate Name (Domain)
  • Company name: Business name
  • Organization Unit: Business type
  • City / Location: Name of town
  • Province / State: State Name:
  • Country / Region: Code of Countries

7. Now, you must select the Properties of the Cryptographic Service Provider and press the Next button.

  • Select Cryptographic Provider as a cryptographic service provider for Microsoft RSA SChannel
  • Pick the Bit Length as 2048.

8. You must add the location where you want to save the CSR file in the File Name tab and then press the Finish button.
9. Access the location you recently added, and open the CSR file with a text editor, the CSR file will be in the format below.
10. Once the Certificate Authority provides you with the Certificate files, the next step is to install them on your Windows server using the SSL Files and CSR file.

Process 2: SSL Certificate installation on IIS 10 (Windows Server 2016)-Single Domain Certificate

  1. Open your Windows system with the IIS Manager
  2. Click Server in Connections menu (Domain\ …)
  3. Double-clicking on IIS panel Application Certificates.
  4. Now, click on Complete Certificate Request in the Actions tab.
  5. Here, you have to
  • Specify the Server Certificate (SSL Certificate) location (directory);
  • Friendly Domain Name added
  • From the dropdown list select the proper Certificate Store.
  • Press the Button OK.

6. The SSL certificate is installed now, finally.

Now assign the Domain name to the SSL

  1. Open your Windows system with the IIS Manager
  2. Click Server in Connections menu (Domain\ …)
  3. Double-clicking on IIS panel Application Certificates.
  4. Now, click on Complete Certificate Request in the Actions tab.
  5. Here, you have to
  • Specify the Server Certificate (SSL Certificate) location (directory);
  • Friendly Domain Name added
  • From the dropdown list select the proper Certificate Store.
  • Press the Button OK.
  1. The SSL certificate is activated with success.
  2. Expand the server where your SSL was built recently from the IIS, in the Connections tab.
  3. Expand the Pages and press the SSL certificate for the page you want to grant.
  4. Click on the Bindings … link in the Actions tab.
  5. A new window for Site Bindings will open, click the Add button here
  6. Choose each of the following details

Category: HTTPS
IP Address: Unattached
Port: 443
SSL Certificate: choose the domain name in the list
Press OK button.

7. Finally, your SSL certificate for your domain name is now configured and your website is now activated with HTTPS:/

Process 3: SSL Certificate installation on IIS 10 (Windows Server 2016)-Multiple Domain Certificate

There are two roots to this method.

Enable SSL Certificate on Domain Base

  1. Expand the server where your SSL was built recently from the IIS, in the Connections tab.
  2. Expand the Pages and press the SSL certificate for the page you want to grant.
  3. Click on the Bindings … link in the Actions tab.
  4. A new window for Site Bindings will open, click the Add button here
  5. Choose each of the following details
  • Category: HTTPS
  • IP Address: Unattached
  • Its port: 443
  • SSL Certificate: choose the domain name in the list
  • Press OK button.

6. Finally, your SSL certificate for your domain name is now configured and your website is now activated with HTTPS:/.

SSL Certificate Installation on Additional Domains

  1.  Open your Windows system with the IIS Manager
  2.  Click Server in Connections menu (Domain\ …)
  3.  Double-clicking on IIS panel Application Certificates.
  4.  Now, click on Complete Certificate Request in the Actions tab.
  5.  Here, you have to
  • Specify the Server Certificate (SSL Certificate) location (directory);
  • Friendly Domain Name added
  • From the dropdown list select the proper Certificate Store.
  • Press the Button OK.

6.  SSL certificate is currently installed.
7.  Expand the server where your SSL was built recently from the IIS, in the Connections tab.
8.  Expand the Pages and press the SSL certificate for the page you want to grant.
9.  Click on the Bindings … link in the Actions tab.
10. A new window for Site Bindings will open, click the Add button here
11. Choose each of the following details

  • Category: HTTPS
  • IP Address: Unattached
  • Port: 443
  • Name of host: Type the hostname you wish to secure
  • Label Server Name Needed Indication
  • SSL Certificate: choose the domain name in the list
  • Press OK button.

12.  Finally, SSL Certificate for Multiple Domains is now configured.