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724 Part VIII: Securing SharePoint <strong>Products</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong><br />

Enabling SSL for a SharePoint Portal Server 2003<br />

In this section, we will discuss how to create, install, <strong>and</strong> validate a digital server<br />

certificate. We will also cover how to install the certificate across your network loadbalanced<br />

front-end Web servers. We will then define how to require SSL for communication<br />

between the clients <strong>and</strong> the front-end Web servers <strong>and</strong> will also look<br />

into additional optional steps that you might require to further protect access to<br />

your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 deployment, such as requiring client certificates<br />

<strong>and</strong> enabling a certificate trust list.<br />

There are several assumptions that we will make before configuring SSL. The<br />

steps in this chapter assume the following:<br />

■ You have installed SharePoint Portal Server <strong>and</strong> created a portal site.<br />

■ The portal site is functioning correctly.<br />

■ If you are using network balancing, it is functioning correctly.<br />

■ Updates <strong>and</strong> search are functioning correctly.<br />

■ You are using <strong>Microsoft</strong> Certificate Services. The default certificate templates or<br />

types of certificates are available, depending on whether you have <strong>Microsoft</strong><br />

Certificate Services installed on a computer running <strong>Microsoft</strong> Windows 2000<br />

Server or <strong>Microsoft</strong> Windows Server 2003, respectively. Specifically, the client<br />

authentication certificate <strong>and</strong> the server authentication certificate are available.<br />

If they are not available, contact your certificate server administrator for the<br />

type of certificate to use for client or server authentication certificates.<br />

■ You are enabling SSL on the Default Web Site.<br />

Note If you are enabling SSL on another virtual server, substitute the<br />

name of that virtual server for Default Web Site in the instructions in this<br />

chapter.<br />

The process for obtaining <strong>and</strong> installing a server certificate <strong>and</strong> then enabling<br />

SSL on a SharePoint Portal Server consists of multiple steps, as follows:<br />

1. Ensure that you can access the home page of the portal site.<br />

2. Create a server certificate request by using the certificate wizard.<br />

3. Submit the certificate request, <strong>and</strong> obtain the server certificate from the certificate<br />

server.<br />

4. Install the server certificate on your primary front-end Web server.

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