Setup self-signed certificate on IIS 6

Create a self-signed SSL certificate with SelfSSL from the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit. The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit contains a utility called SelfSSL.exe for quickly and easily creating and installing a self-signed certificate into IIS 6 for Windows 2003 or XP. Download IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools Install the resource kit Go to Programs \ IIS Resources \ SelfSSL and select "SelfSSL" Execute the following (modify for your environment): selfssl.exe /N:CN=www.powercram.com /K:1024 /V:180 /S:56792119 /P:443 /T Go to https://localhost to test.

Explanation of selfssl.exe switches (used in command above):

• /N:CN=www.powercram.com - common name of the certificate.
• /K:1024 - key length.
• /V:180 - number of days certificate is valid.
• /S:56792119 - IIS site ID.  Default is 1 for "default site."
• /P:443 - SSL port.
• /T - Adds the self-signed certificate to "Trusted Certificates" list.