Re: SSL Certificates from GoDaddy - what to backup?

I've not looked at the various options for what file formats are
"recognized" when running the CEICW wizard, but if you have the file...it
should be simply a matter of running the wizard...when you get to the part
where its asking about the cert...just point to the file.

So for those folks that are outside the LAN...it takes 30 seconds to install
the self signed cert and its a 1 time deal and all done.

Spending the extra money was better?

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"Jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi all,

Everyone in this group will, by now, be familar with the SBS 2003 fun
I've had this week! Anyway, prior to doing the swing thing I purchased
an SSL certificate from RapidSSL to allow me to use OWA without
certificate warnings.

When I did the reinstallation I backed up my certificate, and I also
exported the certificate and private key to a .pfx file.

On the new system I couldn't install it. I got caught in the trap of
CCIEW saying that I haven't run the wizard in IIS, or I got messages
about the certificate having already been installed elsewhere, etc.

Luckily I was within my RapidSSL 7-day timeframe so I've been able to
get a refund.

For various reasons I've now bought (and successfully installed) a new
certificate from GoDaddy. They supply their certificates as a .p7b
file (intermediate) and a .crt file.

Perish the thought, but if I had to do a clean install again - what
should I backup? Is it safe to backup just those two files supplied by
GoDaddy? What about the c:\certreq.txt file? I'm sure I'd get trapped
by the "You've not run the wizard" thing again.

I don't see much help in google, so am I asking for the
impossible....or just something very obvious that I'm missing!

Many thanks,




Jim


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