Thursday, March 6, 2014

SSL IN SP2013



Prerequisites:
  1. IIS 8
  2. SharePoint 2013
  3. Windows Server 2012
  4. HTTP Web Application on Port 80
Steps:
  1. Create Self Signed Certificate on IIS 8
  2. Import Self Signed Certificate to SharePoint Certificate store
  3. Add Self Signed Certificate to trust management in Central Administration
  4. Configure IIS Binding
  5. Configure AAM
  6. Notes
  7. Issues
Note: Make sure to perform these steps with admin privileges.

Step 1: Create Self Signed Certificate on IIS 8
Open IIS Manager and then go to Server name and choose IIS Section “Server Certificates


Click on Create Self-Signed Certificate... on Actions pane

Specify a name like “SharePointSelfSignedCert” and click Ok


Double click on this created Certificate and go to details Tab and click copy to File...


Click Next (Welcome…),

Select No, do not export the private key and click Next ,

Select DER encoded binary and click Next,

Specify the location for the certificate and Click Next and then finish (Imported).

Step 2: Import Self Signed Certificate to SharePoint Certificate store
To add the Certificates snap-in to an MMC for a computer account
  1. Click Start, type mmc in the Search programs and files box, and then press ENTER.
  2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
  3. Under Available snap-ins, double-click Certificates.
  4. Select Computer account, and then click Next.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • To manage certificates for the local computer, click Local computer, and then click Finish.
    • To manage certificates for a remote computer, click Another computer, and then type the name of the computer, or click Browse to select the computer name, and then click Finish.
  6. If you have no more snap-ins to add to the console, click OK.
  7. To save this console, on the File menu, click Save.
Open Manage Compute Certificate on Windows Server 2012 and go to SharePoint node and then right click All tasks >> import

Click Next and then specify the location of exported certificate in previous step and then Click Next,

Make sure Certificate store is SharePoint and Click Next and then finish (Exported)


Step 3: Add Self Signed Certificate to trust management in Central Administration
Go to Central Administration >> Security >> Manage Trust (to inform SharePoint to trust this certificate also).

And Click New

And a name and specify the location for the certificate and Click Ok.


Step 4: Configure IIS Binding

Go to IIS Manager and choose your web application and then click on Binding in Actions pane


Click Add..

Type: Https

SSL Certificate: SharePointSlefSignedCert (which created previously).


Click Ok.

Step 5: Configure AAM

Go Central Administration >> Alternate Access Mapping and Choose your web application
And click on Edit Public URLs and then add HTTPS URL


And Click Save.

Now try to brows your site with HTTPS URL





Notes:
  1. Don’t use Self-Signed Certification in production sites (you need to use commercial Certificates).
    http://www.digicert.com/ssl-certificate-installation-microsoft-iis-7.htm
  2. If you add the Self-Signed Certificate to Trusted Root Certification Authorities then Certification error will disappear.
  3. IIS 8 and windows server 2012 introduce New Feature Called “Server Name Indication-SNI” which allows an IIS 8 to host multiple SSL sites and certificates on a single IP Address based on Host Headers.
    http://www.iis.net/learn/get-started/whats-new-in-iis-8/iis-80-server-name-indication-sni-ssl-scalability
  4. You can use URL Rewirte module in IIS 8 to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS or vice versa.
    http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/url-rewrite-module/creating-rewrite-rules-for-the-url-rewrite-module
    http://ruslany.net/2009/04/10-url-rewriting-tips-and-tricks/ 
  5. SSL Certificates required for Federation Services.
Issues:

Issue #1: Mixed HTTP and HTTPS Content
If you login with HTTPS URL and then redirect the user to HTTP , the browser will ask the user again to login with HTTP URL.
Fix:
Go To Central Administration
Open Alternate Access Mapping (AAM)
Select your will application from the dropdown menu on top right
Click on Edit Public URLs and remove HTTPS URL
Click on Add Internal URLs and add HTTPS URL and select the same zone as HTTP URL




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