Suppose, you want to install SSL certificate on your domain, you've obtained the SSL certificate from the Certificate Authority (CA), and installed it successfully. To verify the same, you checked the list of Server Certificates, but the certificate you just installed is not showing up in the list.
Well, IIS will list the certificates under "Server Certificates", from the Local Machine SSL store, only if these certificates have the valid private key and they are meant for Server Authentication. To fix this problem, try recovering private key of the SSL certificate.
Recover Private Key of the SSL Certificate
To recover the private key, you will need to repair the certificate by issuing the following command.
certutil –repairstore my <certificate serial number>
Follow the below steps to obtain the serial number of the certificate.
- Open IIS manager.
- Under Connections pane, select server name, and go to Server Certificate option.
- Select the desired certificate, right-click on the certificate name and then select the View option.
- On the next screen, click on the Details tab. Here, you will see the Serial Number of the certificate.
Once the private key is retrieved, the Server Certificates menu will show up on your certificate. If this does not work for you even after applying the command, then you may have to contact your web hosting provider.
