Create server certificates for Message Queuing

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To create server certificates for Message Queuing

Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add, select Certificates, and then click Add.
In the Certificates snap-in dialog box, click Computer account, click Next, click Finish, click Close, and then click OK.
In the console tree, double-click Certificates, right-click Personal, point to All Tasks, and then click Request New Certificate.
Follow the instructions that appear in the Certificate Request Wizard. When prompted to type a friendly name for the certificate, type the name of the local Message Queuing server.
After you have obtained the certificate, open Computer Management.
In the console tree, right-click Message Queuing.

Where?
- Computer Management/Services and Applications/Message Queuing
Click Properties.
In the Message Queuing Properties dialog box, click the Service Security tab, and then in the Server certificates group box, click Select a Certificate.
Under Issued to, select the certificate with the name of the applicable Message Queuing server, and then click OK.
When prompted to restart Windows, click Restart Now.

Notes

You can open the Certificates snap-in after you have added it to a console and saved the console settings in an .msc file as follows: click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click the name of the saved .msc file.
To open Computer Management, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
This task can be performed only from a Message Queuing server installed on a Windows Server 2003 family domain controller.
You need to create a server certificate only for each Message Queuing server that replies to Active Directory queries from MSMQ clients running on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Windows 98.

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