Need help with setting up SSL

Question

Newbie IIS question:

I want to setup HTTPS access for my XHTML page (not asp.net) hosted on my IIS 6.0 server. So far I have done the following:

In IIS Manager, for the particular folder, the following are set:

• Require secure channel (SSL)
• Require 128 bit encryption
• Ignore client certificates

However when I try to access the page from IE 8.0 there is the following error: "Internet explorer cannot display the page".

The options for using SSL and TSL are ON in the IE settings. Same error with Firefox also.

Apart from the above is there any else I should setup on the IIS server?

Answer 1

Have you generated a self-signed server certificate?

Answer 2

Here are the official instructions for setting up SSL in IIS. You can find directions here for creating a self signed certificate if that is the route you want to take.