How to test SSL on my local IIS?

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Rob R. Ainscough - 28 Jun 2005 15:54 GMT

Is there a way to test SSL using my local IIS without having to pay $1000/yr
for an SSL certificate?

Thanks, Rob.

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Sean M - 28 Jun 2005 16:08 GMT

Don't some of the commercial certificate providers dole out free "test
certificates" that can be used for exactly this purpose?

-- Sean M

> Is there a way to test SSL using my local IIS without having to pay $1000/yr
> for an SSL certificate?
>
> Thanks, Rob.

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Rob R. Ainscough - 28 Jun 2005 16:16 GMT

Free? Can the single certificate be used on multiple servers -- (i.e. my
local SQL Server home/work, our testing intranet server, and our testing
internet server)?

Thanks, Rob.

> Don't some of the commercial certificate providers dole out free "test
> certificates" that can be used for exactly this purpose?
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>> Thanks, Rob.

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Sean M - 28 Jun 2005 16:31 GMT

Trial certificates can be obtained from:

Thawte: http://www.thawte.com/ucgi/gothawte.cgi?a=w34440158357049000
Verisign:
https://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/clearsales_cgi/leadgen.htm?form_id=5191&toc=w44
680044675191002&ra=198.103.53.5&email=

.. and I'm willing to bet other providers can do the same.

Since this is for test purposes, it really shouldn't matter which of these
you decide to go with. As for SQL Server, I don't think the web certificates
can be repurposed for other applications.

-- Sean M

> Free? Can the single certificate be used on multiple servers -- (i.e. my
> local SQL Server home/work, our testing intranet server, and our testing
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> >> Thanks, Rob.

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Dominick Baier [DevelopMentor] - 28 Jun 2005 20:16 GMT

Hello Rob,

SSL certificates are bound to a specific DNS name - so it can (realisticaly)
only be used on a single machine.

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Dominick Baier - DevelopMentor
http://www.leastprivilege.com

> Free? Can the single certificate be used on multiple servers -- (i.e.
> my local SQL Server home/work, our testing intranet server, and our
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>>> Thanks, Rob.

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Dominick Baier [DevelopMentor] - 28 Jun 2005 20:17 GMT

Hello Rob,

the .net framework includes a tool called "makecert.exe" which can be used
to generate test-purpose certificates.

another option would be to install a CA - as included in w2k3 server editions.

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Dominick Baier - DevelopMentor
http://www.leastprivilege.com

> Is there a way to test SSL using my local IIS without having to pay
> $1000/yr for an SSL certificate?
>
> Thanks, Rob.

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