Setting up a dummy SSL certificate for developing...

[Charlie]

Hi:

Is there any way I can setup a test SSL certificate on my development
machine? My host requires I change URL's to start with https, but creates
extra work because development machine doesn't support them.

thanks,
charlie

[Curt_C [MVP]]

I just use a switch in the web.config
Otherwise if you have Win2003 you have a built in Cert Server to generate
your own (this is also available on other server OS's). We just generate our
own for the test/dev environments.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Charlie@CBFC" <ch*****@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Hi:

Is there any way I can setup a test SSL certificate on my development
machine? My host requires I change URL's to start with https, but creates
extra work because development machine doesn't support them.

thanks,
charlie

[John Oakes]

There is a tool in the IIS resource kit called SelfSSL that will allow you
to create certificates. You can get the resource kit here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;840671

-John Oakes

"Charlie@CBFC" <ch*****@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:OT**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi:

Is there any way I can setup a test SSL certificate on my development
machine? My host requires I change URL's to start with https, but creates
extra work because development machine doesn't support them.

thanks,
charlie

[TJS]

if you have .net framework you can use the latest version of makecert.exe

http://www.inventec.ch/chdh/notes/14.htm
"Charlie@CBFC" <ch*****@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:OT**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi:

Is there any way I can setup a test SSL certificate on my development
machine? My host requires I change URL's to start with https, but creates
extra work because development machine doesn't support them.

thanks,
charlie