DOCUMENT:Q295329 02-MAY-2001 [iis] TITLE :HOWTO: Renew VeriSign SSL Certificate with New Key in IIS 5.0 MM PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= If you try to renew a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Server Certificate from VeriSign, and you want to generate new keys, the Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 Microsoft Management Console (MMC) tries to connect to your local Certificate Authority that is configured in your domain. This article explains how to renew an SSL Server Certificate from VeriSign with a new key set. MORE INFORMATION ================ Step-by-Step Example -------------------- 1. Create a new site in the IIS 5.0 MMC Snap-in. 2. Right-click the new site, and then click Properties. 3. On the Directory Security tab, click Server Certificate to request a new certificate. 4. In the Certificate Wizard, retain the same fields as the old certificate so that only your private and public keys change. 5. Cut and paste the newly created Certificate Request information to VeriSign. 6. When you receive a text file for your request, process the pending request in the IIS 5.0 MMC. To do this, follow these steps: a. Right-click the new site, and then click Properties. b. On the Directory Security tab, click "Process the pending request and install the certificate". c. Click the file that you received from VeriSign for your request, and click Next. Verify that the values are correct, click Next, and then click Finish. This creates a new certificate with new keys. You can use this certificate for your old site because the new certificate has the same "Common name" as the old certificate, so it still matches your server's name. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 Version : :5.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.