How to Obtain a Certificate on a Windows 2003 Server
Before you configure ADAM, you must obtain a certificate. If you already have a certificate, import it into your "Personal store" and skip this procedure.
To create a certificate you need to install IIS and Certificate Authority. For information on how to install IIS refer to Microsoft. To install a Certificate authority select the Certificate services check box. (IIS should be installed before or at the same time as you install the certificate services).
- In a web browser, open http://localhost/certsrv.
- Click Request a certificate.
- Click Advanced certificate request.
- Click Create and submit a request to this CA.
- In the Name box, write the full DNS name of the server.
- Make sure Type of certificate is "Server authentication certificate".
- Select PCKS10 as the format.
- Optionally fill in the other information.
- In the Friendly name box write the full DNS name of the server.
- Click the Submit button.
- Open .
- Browse to the Pending requests folder.
- Locate the certificate request, right-click it, and click .
- Open http://localhost/certsrv.
- Click View the status of a pending certificate request.
- Click the certificate request.
- Click the certificate to install it.
You have now created a certificate request. To create a certificate you need to process the request.
The certificate has now been created and resides in the Issued certificates folder. Next you need to download and install the certificate.