Migrating a Web Server to IIS 5.0

Migrating Security Certificates

The easiest approach to migrating security certificates is using the Web Server Certificate Wizard. You can start the wizard in the IIS 5.0 snap-in from the Directory Security tab of Web Site Properties. For information about using the wizard, see the “Using the New Security Task Wizards” topic in the IIS 5.0 online product documentation.

Another approach to migrating a certificate is saving it as a .cer file and copying it to the new Windows 2000 Server. You can install the certificate by double-clicking the .cer file and then use the Web Server Certificate Wizard to bind the certificate to the appropriate Web site. Remember to create a backup copy of server and client certificates and keys in case they become corrupted during the transfer.