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SSL Certificate Renewal - Microsoft IIS 7

To renew your SSL certificate for an IIS 7 Web server, generate a new certificate signing request (CSR) to submit when you request the renewal in your account. After your renewed certificate is issued, download it from your account and install it on your server. For more information, see Downloading an SSL Certificate.

NOTE: If you originally requested your certificate with a bit length of 1024, you need to generate a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR). For more information on generating a new CSR, see Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) - Microsoft IIS7.

You can also download the intermediate certificates from the repository.

To Generate a Renewal CSR

1. From the Start menu, go to Administrative Tools and click Internet Information Services.
2. In the left panel, click the server name for the certificate you want to renew.
3. Double-click Server Certificates.
4. Right-click the certificate, and click Renew. The Renew an Existing Certificate wizard displays.
5. Select Create a renewal certificate request.
6. Enter a location and file name for the CSR.
7. Click Save.
8. Open the generated CSR file, and copy all of the text.
   

   You can paste the text into a simple text editor, such as Notepad, while you log in to your account. See Renewing Your SSL Certificate to request a renewal in your account.

9. Paste the CSR into the online certificate renewal form and complete the renewal request.

After your certificate renewal request is approved, download the certificate bundle and follow these instructions to install your renewed certificate.

To Install the Renewed Certificate Bundle

1. From the Start menu, click Run...
2. Type mmc, and then click OK. The Microsoft Management Console (Console) window opens.
3. In the Console window, click the File menu, and select Add/Remove Snap In. The Add or Remove Snap-ins window displays.
4. Select Certificates, and then click Add.
5. Select Computer Account, and then click Next.
6. Select Local Computer, then click Finish.
7. Click OK and close the Add or Remove Snap-ins window.
8. In the Console window, click Certificates folder on the left.
9. Right-click Intermediate Certification Authorities and mouse-over All Tasks, then click Import.
10. In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next.
11. Click Browse to find the certificate file.
12. Change the file extension filter in the bottom right corner to PKCS #7 Certificates (*.spc;*.p7b), select the *_iis_intermediates.p7b file, and then click Open.
13. Click Next.
14. Choose Place all certificates in the following store.
15. Click Browse, select Intermediate Certification Authorities, and then click Next.
16. Click Finish.
17. Close the Console window.
18. From the Start menu, go to Administrative Tools and click Internet Information Services.
19. In the left panel, click the server name for the certificate you want to secure.
20. Double-click Server Certificates.
21. Right-click the certificate, and click Renew. The Renew an Existing Certificate wizard displays.
22. Select Complete certificate renewal request.
23. Click Next.
24. Click Browse to locate your renewed certificate.
25. Click Open
26. Click Complete.