Creating and Applying SSL Certificate to Windows Admin Center

#WindowsAdminCenter #Windows #SSL #XCA

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials...

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Prerequisites
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   - A XCA PKI database     • Creating a Self-Signed Public Key Inf...  
 
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Create Your SSL Certificate
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   01. Launch XCA
   02. Open the PKI database if it is not already (File ≫ Open DataBase), enter password
   03. Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate
   04. Select New
   05. On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected
   06. Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down
   07. Click the Subject tab
   08. Complete the Distinguished Name section
         internalName: i12bretrodc.i12bretro.local
         countryName: US
         stateOrProvinceName: Virginia
         localityName: Northern
         organizationName: i12bretro
         organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority
         commonName: i12bretrodc.i12bretro.local
   09. Click the Generate a New Key button
   10. Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048
   11. Click Create
   12. Click on the Extensions tab
   13. Select End Entity from the type list
   14. Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name
   15. Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify
   16. Update the validity dates to fit your needs
   17. Click the Key Usage tab
   18. Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Encipherment
   19. Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication
   20. Click the Netscape tab
   21. Select SSL Server
   22. Click OK to create the certificate
 
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Exporting the Certificate
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   01. In XCA, click on the Certificates tab
   02. Right click the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File
   03. Set the file name with a .p12 extension and verify the export format is PKCS #12 (*.p12)
   04. Enter a password to protect the .p12 export
 
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Importing Certificate Into Windows Certificate Store
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   01. Right click the Start Button ≫ Run
   02. Type mmc.exe, press enter
   03. Click File ≫ Add/Remove Snap-in...
   04. Click Certificates
   05. Click Add
   06. Select Computer account
   07. Click Next
   08. Select Local computer
   09. Click Finish
   10. Click OK
   11. Expand Certificates
   12. Right click the Personal folder ≫ All Tasks ≫ Import....
   13. Click Next
   14. Click Browse ≫ Select the exported SSL .p12 file ≫ Click Next
   15. Enter the password created for the .p12 export
   16. Verify Include all extended properties is checked
   17. Click Next
   18. Click Next
   19. Click Finish
   20. Double click the newly imported certificate
   21. Select the Details tab ≫ Scrool to the bottom of the details pane
   22. Click the thumbprint line item
   23. Copy the thumbprint value in the lower pane to the clipboard
 
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Applying the Certificate to Windows Admin Center
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   01. Download Windows Admin Center  https://aka.ms/WACDownload
   02. Run the downloaded .msi
   03. If WAC is already installed, click the change button
   04. Select the Use an SSL certificate installed on this computer option
   05. Paste in the thumbprint copied from the imported certificate
   06. Click Change to apply the changes
 


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