This tutorial will show you how to install a SSL Certificate on a Microsoft Azure Web App (formerly Microsoft Azure Website) Requirements: IIS or OpenSSL installed on a client machine Step 1: Generate and Submit the CSR Because the Azure instance is abstracted as a cloud service, the CSR and private key cannot be generated on […]
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How to create a .pfx/.p12 certificate file using OpenSSL
The PKCS#12 or PFX format is a binary format for storing the server certificate, any intermediate certificates, and the private key into a single encryptable file. PFX files are usually found with the extensions .pfx and .p12. PFX files are typically used on Windows machines to import and export certificates and private keys. Requirements: The original […]
An Overview of SSL on Microsoft Azure
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, a growing collection of integrated services including analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage, and web. There are only a handful of Azure services that currently allow custom SSL Certificates to be installed. Those currently are: Azure Web Apps (formerly known as Websites) Azure Cloud Services Azure Virtual Machines allow […]
HOWTO: How to combine a private key with .p7b certificate file (How to create a .pfx file)
This article will show you how to combine a private key with a .p7b certificate file to create a .pfx file on Windows Internet Information Server (IIS). To correct this, you will: Import the certificate into the personal store using Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Export the corrected certificate Importing the Certificate with MMC 1. Open MMC […]
