There are hundreds of sites that show how you can secure a website using SSL in local IIS mainly for testing and learning purposes.Here I will discuss in the easiest way that took me 2 days. I don't want any other person to take 2 more days. As we know, there are many CA vendors (CA-Certificate Authorities) that offer certificates, such as Verisign, Godaddy and many more. Just choose any one of them and try it out. The steps involved in using SSL in IIS are as follows: 1. Installing IIS
2. Deploying your test website to IIS
3. Creating a certificate request
4. Receiving the certificate and installing in Browser and Server
5. Testing your secured https website 1. Installing IISGo to start > control Panel > add or remove program >add/remove Windows component (available on the left column of add/remove program) > select/check Internet Information Server(IIS) > Click Next. It will ask for Windows CD. (Mind you, IIS can install in some selected OS such as Windows XP professional, Windows server, but not in XP Home.)Insert your Windows CD and click OK. Note - This is the only way to install IIS in your system. You cannot download IIS and install which I tried for many hours. For specific OS, there is a specific IIS version. Read more: Codeproject
2. Deploying your test website to IIS
3. Creating a certificate request
4. Receiving the certificate and installing in Browser and Server
5. Testing your secured https website 1. Installing IISGo to start > control Panel > add or remove program >add/remove Windows component (available on the left column of add/remove program) > select/check Internet Information Server(IIS) > Click Next. It will ask for Windows CD. (Mind you, IIS can install in some selected OS such as Windows XP professional, Windows server, but not in XP Home.)Insert your Windows CD and click OK. Note - This is the only way to install IIS in your system. You cannot download IIS and install which I tried for many hours. For specific OS, there is a specific IIS version. Read more: Codeproject