Edge View Certificate Information
Edge View Certificate Information KB ID 0001815 Problem Not sure why, but I spend a large amount of time working on certificate problems, being asked questions about certificates, or fixing certificate problems. For certs that are web presented, back in the days of IE I could simply do this. For those sniggering at my IE use – I typically work on client’s sites where I can’t go round installing browsers that are not terrible!...
ADFS: Changing the Certificate
KB ID 0001634 Problem I needed to change the certificate used by an ADFS server today. I’d used a temporary self signed wildcard cert to get me up and running now I needed to replace it with a new publicly signed one. I found a number of ways of doing this INCORRECTLY, so hopefully I will save you making the same mistakes! Solution Firstly you need to import your certificate, here from a PFX file, (if you want a PFX file import...
Exchange Certificate Import: ‘Certificate Already Exists’
KB ID 0001550 Problem When attempting to import a certificate into Exchange last week, this happened; A special Rpc error occurs on the server {Server-Name}: Cannot import certificate. A certificate with the thumbprint {Thumbprint} already exists. Solution This is a symptom of another problem, the certificate WAS previously imported, but it can’t be seen in the Exchange Admin Console. (The reason in that case was the certificate...
Exchange 2010 – Working with Certificates
KB ID 0000453 Problem Exchange 2010 installs with it’s own (self signed) certificate. To stay free of security errors and warnings, the best bet is to purchase a “publicly signed” digital certificate and use that. The following process uses the Exchange Management console to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). Then what to do with the certificate, when it has been sent back to you. Solution Certificate...