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Configure Service Certificates Using IIS Manager

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You can use the IIS Manager extensions added by Windows Server AppFabric to configure a default certificate at the server, site, application, virtual directory, and service scopes. When modifying the service certificate settings, IIS Manager internally invokes the Get-ASAppServiceCertificate and Set-ASAppServiceCertificate cmdlets to respectively get and set the values of the <serviceCertificate> element in the appropriate configuration file.

To configure a service certificate for a service by using IIS Manager

  1. In the Connections pane, in the tree view, select server, site, or application to establish the scope in which the service exists.

  2. Right-click the server, site, application, or virtual directory. Select Manage WCF and WF Services, and then click Configure on the context menu. Alternatively, click Configure in the Manage WCF and WF Services section of the Actions pane to see the Configure WCF and WF for [Server|Site|Application|Directory] dialog box. If at service scope, right-click a service on the Service List page, and then click Configure on the context menu. Alternatively, click Configure in the Actions pane to see the Configure Service dialog box.

  3. Click the Security tab, and select the Use Certificate check box to enable the Certificate input frame.

  4. Select a Store location and Store name from their respective drop-down list boxes to select a store location and name of the certificate store.

  5. You can select the certificate in one of two ways:

    • You can browse for it by clicking Browse and then selecting a specific certificate store from the drop-down list box. Any certificates from the selected store for that specific certificate authority are displayed in that drop-down list box. You can then select the certificate you want and view its details.

    • You can query for it by clicking Query and then selecting a search criteria in the Find certificate by drop-down list box. After you select a criteria, enter a value into the Find value text box, and then click Run to start the query operation. Any certificates meeting that query criteria are displayed in a Certificate dialog box. You can then select the certificate you want and view its details.

  6. Click Apply to only apply the certificate settings or click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog box.