Download and Install Third-Party SSL Certificate for AD FS
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Topic Last Modified: 2012-06-12
After you have created and downloaded your certificate, you need to install it.
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Log on to your AD FS server using the ADFSSvcAcct account.
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Click Start.
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In the Search dialog box, type Internet Information Server.
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Click Internet Information Server (IIS) Manager in the search results.
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Click to expand the server you want to update.
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Double-click Server Certificates.
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Click Complete Certificate Request.
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Click the Browse button.
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In the file name containing the certification authority’s response, type the path of the certificate you created with your domain registrar, for example c:\sts.contoso.com\.
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Next to the file Name field, choose *.*.
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Select the name of your certificate, for example: sts.contoso.com.
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Click Open.
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Type a friendly name for the certificate, for example AD FS Certificate or sts.contoso.com.
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Click OK.
After you install the certificate, you must configure it.
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Log on to your AD FS server using the ADFSSvcAcct account.
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Click Start.
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In the search dialog box type Internet Information Server.
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In the search results, click Internet Information Server (IIS) Manager.
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Expand the node for your server.
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Expand the Sites folder.
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Click Default Web Site.
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In the Actions pane, click Bindings.
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Click https.
Note: If there is no binding for https, create a new one. -
Click Edit.
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Select your certificate in the SSL certificate dialog box.
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Chose the IP address in which IIS will listen to the request for, such as https://sts, or leave default.
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Click OK.
Export a copy of the Third-Party SSL certificate (including Private Key) to be imported on either the Reverse Proxy or AD FS Proxy servers.
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Log on to your AD FS server using the Contoso\ADFSSvcAcct account.
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Click Start, and then click Run.
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Type mmc.exe and press Enter.
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Click File, and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
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Select the Certificates snap-in, and then click Add to move it to the list of selected snap-ins.
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When prompted to select an account, choose Computer account, then click Next.
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Click OK to add the Certificates snap-in to the management console.
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From the navigation menu on the left, expand Certificates (Local Computer), then expand Personal, and then expand Certificates.
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Select the third-party SSL certificate containing the AD FS FQDN (for example, sts.contoso.com).
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From the menu bar, select Action, then click All Tasks, and then click Export.
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At the Welcome to the Certificate Export Wizard screen, click Next.
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At the Export Private Key screen, choose Yes, export the private key, and then click Next.
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At the Export File Format screen, choose Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX).
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Select Include all certificates in the certification path if possible.
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Select Export all extended properties.
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Select Include all certificates in the certification path if possible.
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At the Password screen, enter a password to protect the private key, confirm it, and then click Next.
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At the File to Export screen, enter a valid file path and file name (e.g. C:\ADFSCert.pfx), then click Next.
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Click Finish to complete the export of the certificate.
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Copy the exported certificate (e.g. ADFSCert.pfx) to the Reverse Proxy or AD FS Proxy Servers.
