Importing your Certificate/Private Key (from .pfx file format)

1. From the Start menu, select "Run...". Type "mmc" and hit Enter.
2. Under the File menu choose Add/Remove Snap in.
3. Click Add, then from the Add Standalone Snap-in panel choose Certificates, and click Add.
4. Choose Computer Account and click Next, then choose Local Computer and click Finish.
5. Close the Add Standalone Snap-In window by clicking Close.
6. Close the Add/Remove Snap-in window by clicking Ok.
7. Click the + to Expand the Certificates (Local Computer) Console Tree
8. Right click on the Personal Certificates Store (folder)
9. Choose > ALL TASKS > Import
10. Follow the Certificate Import Wizard to import your Primary Certificate from the .pfx file. When prompted, choose to automatically place the certificates in the certificate stores based on the type of the certificate.
11. Close the MMC console. In the case that you are prompted, it is not necessary to save the changes made to the MMC console.

Configuring Your Site - IIS 5/6

1. In your IIS manager, right-click on the site that you would like to use the certificate and select properties.
2. Click on the Directory Security Tab and hit the Server Certificate Button. This will start the server certificate wizard.
3. If given the option, Choose to 'Assign an existing certificate' to the site and choose the new certificate that you just imported.
   If you do not have that option, you should be asked what you want to do with the current certificate on the site, choose the option to "replace" your current certificate.
4. Browse to the .pfx file that you created earlier.
5. Finish the certificate wizard.

Occassionally a server or IIS restart is required before your server will recognize the new certificate.