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• Certificate Renewal Instructions

SSL Certificate Renewal - Microsoft IIS 6.x

To renew SSL certificates for your Microsoft® IIS 6 Web server, you must generate a new certificate signing request (CSR), and then request the renewal.

After we issue your renewed certificate, download it from your account and install it on your server. For more information, see Downloading an SSL Certificate.

To Generate a Renewal CSR in IIS 6

1. Open the Administrative Tools menu (right click on My Computer; select Manage or Control Panel; select Administrative Tools.)
2. Select Internet Information Services.
3. Right-click on the computer and website (host) that you want to secure and select Properties.
4. Go to the Directory Security tab.
5. In Secure Communications, click Server Certificate.
6. In the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard, click Next.
7. Select Renew the current certificate, and then click Next.
8. Select Prepare the request now, but send it later, and then click Next.
9. Provide a certificate-request (CSR) file name, and note the directory where you save it.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Next.
12. Click Finish to complete the wizard.
13. Click OK.
14. Open the generated CSR file, and copy all of the text.
    
15. Paste the CSR into the online certificate renewal form. For more information, see Renewing Your SSL Certificate.

After we approve your certificate renewal request, download the certificate bundle from your account, and then install all of the files on your server.

If you have problems downloading the bundle from your account, you can also download the intermediate certificates from the repository.

NOTE: If you use Windows NT 4.0, you must have Service Pack 4.0 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.0.

To Install the Renewed Certificate Bundle

1. From the Start menu, click Run..
2. Type mmc, and then click OK. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window opens.
3. From the File menu, select Add/Remove Snap In.
4. Click Add.
5. Select Certificates, and then click Add.
6. Select Computer Account, and then click Next.
7. Select Local Computer, and then click Finish.
8. Close Add Standalone Snap-in.
9. Click OK on Add/Remove Snap-in dialog to return to the main MMC window.
10. Expand the Certificates folder to display the Intermediate Certification Authorities folder.
11. Right-click Intermediate Certification Authorities, mouse-over All Tasks, and then click Import.
12. In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next.
13. Click Browse to find the certificate file.
14. In the bottom right corner, change the file extension filter to *.p7b.
15. Select the appropriate certificate file and click Open.
16. Click Next.
17. Select Place all certificates in the following store.
18. Click Browse, select Intermediate Certification Authorities, and then click Next.
19. Click Finish.
20. Close the MMC window.
21. From the Start menu, go to Administrative Tools and click Internet Information Service console.
22. Right-click the website or host name for your certificate.
23. Click Properties.
24. Click the Directory Security tab.
25. Click Server Certificate..
26. The Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard windows opens. Click Next.
27. Select Process the pending request and install the certificate, and then click Next.
28. Click Browse.
29. Select all files, and select your certificate file.
30. Click Next.
31. Verify the Certificate Summary, and then click Next.
32. Click Finish.