SSL Certificate Authentication Error

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SSL Certificate Authentication Error

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Hi I would like to know how do I solve this issue regarding SSL Certificate. When I use remote desktop connection to connect to my windows 2019 server, it will always appear during login. Is the common name used for the CSR, CWRTABLEAU? and I would also like to know after I receive a new SSL certificate, what are the steps to install the certificate onto the server. Thank you

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Hello,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community forum.

The Common Name (CN) in the CSR should be the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the server you're connecting to. For example, if your server's address is server.example.com, then server.example.com should be the Common Name1. If CWRTABLEAU is the FQDN of your server, then it would be correct to use it as the Common Name.

You can try the following steps to Install the SSL Certificate on Windows Server 2019:

Download the SSL Certificate: Save the certificate file you received from the Certificate Authority (CA) on your server.
Open IIS Manager to import the Certificate:

Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

In the left pane, select your server's name.

Double-click on Server Certificates in the middle pane.

In the Actions pane on the right, click Import.

Browse to the location of your SSL certificate file, enter the password if required, and select the certificate store (usually Personal).

Bind the Certificate to Your Site:

In the left pane, expand the Sites folder and select the site you want to secure.

Click on Bindings in the Actions pane on the right.

Click Add, select https as the type, and choose the imported certificate from the drop-down menu.

Click OK to save the binding.

Restart IIS:

To apply the changes, you may need to restart IIS. You can do this by selecting your server in the left pane and clicking Restart in the Actions pane.

Test the SSL Installation:

Open a web browser and navigate to your site using https://. Ensure that the connection is secure and the certificate is correctly installed.

References:

Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) - Certificate Warnings | Microsoft Community Hub

How to: View certificates with the MMC snap-in - WCF | Microsoft Learn

I hope this helps.

Best regards

Jacen