Microsoft KB Archive/216907

= HOW TO: Obtain a Test Certificate or a Test Client Authentication Certificate =

Article ID: 216907

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q216907



We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx



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 * To Obtain Test SSL Certificates

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SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to obtain Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for testing purposes.

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To Obtain Test SSL Certificates
Certification authorities do, occasionally, offer short term certificates for testing purposes. Microsoft recommends that you contact the certification authority of your choice to ascertain whether the certification authority offers this service.

For additional information about how to set up your own certificate server to create test certificates, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299525 HOWTO: Set Up SSL Using IIS 5.0 and Certificate Server 2.0

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