Internet Information Server (IIS)
[Q] I am trying to install on IIS 6.0 (Win 2003 Server). I have had a look at the link for the "Paste your CSR below...\" but to no avail.
[A] IIS6.0 with nice screenshots (provided by Alaric Dailey)
[A] IIS SSL walkthru
Configuring Server Certificates for SSL (IIS 6.0)
How to Create and Install an SSL Certificate in Internet Information Server 4.0
How To Configure SSL in a Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 Test Environment by Using Certificate Server 2.0
Wildcard SSL - Importing in Windows IIS Server
Wildcard SSL - Exporting in Windows IIS Server
If you want to "roll your own", then pick up a copy of the OpenSSL binaries.
Windows 2000 IIS require SSL notice
If one is unable to turn off SSL on an IIS website or virtual folder:
For example, if the default IIS website is setup to require https, and one unchecks Require secure channel (SSL), on a subfolder/virtual folder, and restarted IIS services, and tried to connect to the folder with http:// one might get a:
HTTP 403.4 - Forbidden: SSL required
Which denotes that the SSL requirement is still in place.
Make sure you turned SSL off the right way!
When un-checking the Require secure channel (SSL) check box, if Require 128-bit encryption is shaded, click to select Require secure channel (SSL), click to clear Require 128-bit encryption, and then click to clear the Require secure channel (SSL) check box again.
IIS wildcard certificate notice
IIS (6.0 for sure) is not able to generate a wildcard certificate request CAcert's automated system understands. If one tries to submit such a certificate, one will get an error saying something like:
The following hostnames were rejected because the system couldn't link themto your account, if they are valid please verify the domains against youraccount. Rejected: \x00*\x00.\x00y\x00o\x00u\x00r\x00d\x00o\x00m\x00a\x00i\x00n\x00.\x00o\x00r\x00g
The solution exists in using one of the alternate ways to generate te request (for instance openVPN works).