How to remove certificates

[Mousejock]

Hi... new to the forum... thanks in advance for any help provided!

Ok.. I followed some Microsoft instructions to make my SBS 2003 Server a Cerificate Authority, and create a certificate for use with OWA. Then added that to the Default Web Site... and enabled SSL.

It didn't work... so I messed around and made a few different certificates... and now I have created maybe 5 or 6.

My question is... where/how can I undo all the certificates I have created and start fresh again?

 

[SkreeM]

I would ask why you haven't been using the internet connection wizard? that makes cert automatically for your OWA.

I think you can manage certificates installed on the server from the certificates section within internet explorer, you just hav to find the certificate store they are in.

Skr

 

[Mousejock]

Thanks again SkreeM... I did initially set it up with ICW... but no matter how many times I do, I always get the certificate warnings when connecting to OWA... so I was trying to manually do it.

The process basically involved installing Certificate Services, and then creating and attaching a cert to the Web Site... and flipping on SSL.

 

[noveyron]

You need to install the self generated certificates to lose the warnings

Alternatively purchase a $20 dollar godaddy one

 

[ShackDaddy]

Setting up your own CA will only stop the errors if you import the cert you created on every workstation that will connect to OWA. Just having a CA and a cert doesn't put you in a better position than the original ICW cert did.

I don't know what you are paid per hour, but $20 to take care of all of it in 35 minutes is a bargain.

Dave Shackelford
Shackelford Consulting

 

[Mousejock]

Ahh! That's the key bit of information I am missing. I thought making the server a certificate authority would stop the "There is a problem with this website's certificate.... blah blah blah" error message.

So you are saying that a certificate from GoDaddy will work and the error will go away, without installing certificates on the workstations?

Thanks mate!

 

[ShackDaddy]

Yep, that's right, since the workststations already have the root CA for GoDaddy (or GoDaddy's Sith master's root CA if GoDaddy uses an intermediate) installed.

Dave Shackelford
Shackelford Consulting