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How to create a SSL certificate for a website being hosted in a IIS 7?

I'm trying to create a SSL certificate for an "old“ website being hosted in an IIS 7 server. The website currently uses http, but I will like to start using https. I'm trying to find the best and easiest way to do this, but I'm getting confused in what to do and how to do it.

I have tried reference articles like this https://www.digicert.com/kb/csr-ssl-installation/iis-7.htm#ssl_certificate_install and some other youtube videos, but

  1. I cannot event get the application DigiCert to open on the windows machine (to buy a certificate)
  2. It seems I have to buy the certificate for ~ $200 ??

Are there any (free ?) or other methods to make my current http site use https. I know certbot does this for me on nginx servers, but how to accomplish this on a windows server?

Thanks

Solution

  • You can generate a self-signed certificate from https://www.selfsignedcertificate.com/.

    You can also request a trusted certificate for free from Certbot.

    Or you purchase it from a trusted CA. Eg. Sectigo.