This page is available to list information and links to support pages with information useful for system administrators responsible for utilizing the InCommon Certificate Service.
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Requesting
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a certificate (Generating a CSR - Certificate Signing Request)
IIS (Windows)
Requesting a new certificate
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Windows 2008 Server: CSR Generation: Microsoft IIS 7.x
Apache httpd (Linux/Unix)
Requesting a new certificate
Follow these directions to generate a certificate signing request (CSR): CSR Generation: Using OpenSSL (Apache & mod_ssl, NGINX)
Submitting the CSR
Follow these directions to submit the certificate signing request (CSR): InCommon Certificate Service - SSL Certificate Request
Installing a Certificate
IIS (Windows)
Installing a new certificate
Once you have been notified by InCommon that your certificate has been generated, follow these directions to install the certificate:
Windows 2003 Server: Certificate Installation: Microsoft IIS 5.x & 6.x
Windows 2008 Server: Certificate Installation: Microsoft IIS 7.x
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NOTE: To ensure users do not receive errors visiting your site if they've never used a site with an InCommon Intermediate certificate, be sure to install the InCommon Intermediate certificate (and if necessary the AddTrust Root certificate) using the Root and Intermediate Certificate installation via MMC directions directions.
Replacing an existing certificate
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If you are replacing a server that currently has an InCommon certificate in use, you can migrate the certificate to the new server, avoiding the need to issue a new CSR and wait for a new certificate to be generated. This can be done even if the new server is using a different version of Windows and IIS than the existing server. Here are the directions for Exporting and Restoring a PFX file to IIS
Apache httpd (Linux/Unix
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Requesting a new certificate
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Installing a new certificate
Tomcat (Windows)
The easiest method of getting SSL protection in Tomcat on Windows is to first request and install a certificate in IIS (even if no website is hosted by IIS), and the export the certificate from IIS, to import into Tomcat. To export an SSL certificate from IIS for use with Tomcat on Windows, follow these directions: Export SSL Certificate from IIS and Import into Tomcat
Tomcat (Linux/Unix)
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