Re: Enabling SSL on a SharePoint Extranet site

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From: TechSoEasy (TechSoEasy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/28/04


Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:35:01 -0700

Yes, that was the issue... it didn't come up when I initially searched. Thanks so much!

Jeff

-- 
TechSoEasy
"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
> According to post by Les Connor, there may be a discrepancy in the KB:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=e9qlUtB5DHA.2300%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl&rnum=1
> 
> -- 
> Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
> "TechSoEasy" <TechSoEasy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:736E9ECC-D658-42A5-AD78-1448288CC57A@microsoft.com...
> > ANYONE??
> > -- 
> > TechSoEasy
> >
> >
> > "TechSoEasy" wrote:
> >
> > > In the midst of religiously following "Publishing a SharePoint Web Site
> Accessible to External Users" (Microsoft, October 2003), I ran into a
> conundrum.
> > >
> > > My scenario is 2 NIC's with SSL.
> > >
> > > Step 4b, Enabling SSL on the Web site has instructions which don't make
> sense.  The are as follows:
> > > =============================================
> > > Step 4b. Enabling SSL on the Web site
> > > After assigning a Web server certificate to your extranet site, you can
> secure communication to and from the Web server by enabling SSL on the Web
> site.
> > >
> > > To enable SSL on the Web site
> > > 99. Click Start, and then click Server Management.
> > > 100. In the console tree, double-click Advanced Management, double-click
> Internet Information Services, double-click <servername>, and then
> double-click Web Sites.
> > > 101. Right-click the virtual server name (for example, SharePoint
> Extranet) that you want to configure for anonymous authentication, and then
> click Properties.
> > > 102. On the Directory Security tab, under Secure communications, click
> Server Certificate.
> > > 103. In the Web Server Certificate Wizard, complete the following:
> > > z. On the Server Certificate page, select Assign an existing
> certificate.
> > > aa. On the Available Certificates page, select the existing Web server
> certificate that you would like to use for your Web server.
> > > bb. Follow the instructions to complete the wizard.
> > > ==============================================
> > >
> > > The problem is that there is no choice for "Assign an existing
> certificate".
> > >
> > > So, either the wizard has changed, or I did something wrong earlier in
> the process.
> > > I do see under "Edit" a choice to "require secure chanel (ssl)" but I'm
> not sure if that's right, and would prefer to hear if anyone else has done
> this.
> > >
> > > Thanks so much!
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > TechSoEasy
> 
> 
> 


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