Help with SSL Self Signing in IIS

[Brad-]

Hey guys...

I'm trying to set up an SSL connection for a website...but I'm self signing it. I think I've got it licked, but for some reason the SSL webpages just wont load (they're .aspx)

When I got to the http:// site, it gives me the "you must view this over a secure connection" error as it should. When I try to go to it with https://, it tells me the page is down (all pages).

I have installed the PSDK, and used the makecert.exe to create my own certificate, and I have processed the request.

The firewall it is behind has port 443 open. Does anyone have any ideas what could be holding me back. Thx in advance for any help.

[faulkner132]

Does it work when you remove the SSL requirement?
Also make sure you have the port in IIS set to 443, new sites always default to 80 and you need to manually change it.

What address are you using to access it? external or local (i.e. https://localhost/mypage.aspx)?

[Brad-]

Thanks for the reply.

When I remove SSL, the pages load fine.

As to the second statement there, this is the only place I can find that shows the SSL port.

http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ssl4na1.jpg

I am trying to access it both internal and external in both IE and firefox.

[faulkner132]

Can you post a screenshot of the error you get in your browser?

Additionally, I would assume if you made a page "test.html" and just had the word hello in it, it would work on HTTP, however the same pages would not work on HTTPS. Correct?

[Brad-]

Thanks for the reply, I got it working. I deleted teh old certificate and remade it. There is a 3 line dos command used in the method I chose, and I created it from the wrong computer name...I left in the "%'s"

If you are interested on how to do so though, this is how I did it:

http://www.iis-resources.com/modules...hp?storyid=459

What that article doesnt specify though is that to use the 'makecert.exe', you have to download and extract the PSDK.

It was all for not though, because it looks like the self signed ssl is disrupting the database connection. There is a backend sql server that only works when I disable ssl, but all the pages load fine. I'm going to try to buy an SSL cert and see what happens.