Move SSL certificates from IIS 6.0 to the latest version of IIS IIS 7.0/ IIS 7.5 IIS

Export the certificates from IIS 6.0 web server
i Open MMC – type “MMC” without quotes in your run menu
ii Select the “Add/Remove Snap-in” option CTRL + M from the file menu.
iii Select “Computer Account’” and then “Local Computer”
iv Close the ‘Add Standalone Snap-in’ window and click on OK
v Choose the “Certificates” console tree and open the “Personal” folder and then “Certificates”
vi Select the certificate that you wish to migrate and right click on the certificate
vii choose Export option from the Tasks menu. Choose “Yes, export with Private key” option and save the file.
viii you will find that the exported file will have an extension of .pfx.

Import the cerficates into IIS 7.0 / 7.5 web server
i Open IIS
ii Select the server, and go to features view,
iii Double-click Server Certificates.
iv click on the Import link in the Actions pane.
v choose the cerfiticates, and select the relevant options that follow.

That’s it. The certificates are migrated.

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