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Certificates (IIS 6.0)

Certificates are a form of digital identification for your server, and for clients that are requesting information from your server. Their function is similar to that of a passport, or other official identity card, which identifies the person carrying it. Certificates are part of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) features of Internet Information Services (IIS) that establish a secure connection over which sensitive information can be sent.

This section includes the following information:

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Server Certificates

•	Obtaining Server Certificates: Describes how to obtain a server certificate.
•	Installing Server Certificates: Describes how to install a server certificate.
•	Backing Up Server Certificates: Describes how to back up a server certificate.
•	Configuring a List of Trusted Certification Authorities: Explains how to add new certification authorities to your server's list of trusted issuing authorities.
•	Managing Server Certificates Programmatically in IIS 6.0: Describes samples that use the certificate component to import, copy, save, and back up server certificates.

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Client Certificates

•	Obtaining Client Certificates in IIS 6.0: Describes how to obtain user digital identifications, called client certificates.
•	Enabling Client Certificates in IIS 6.0: Describes how to enable SSL authentication of client certificates.
•	Backing Up Client Certificates in IIS 6.0: Describes how to create a copy of a client certificate.
•	Checking the Status of Client Certificates in IIS 6.0: Explains how to verify the validity of your users' client certificates.
•	Mapping Client Certificates to User Accounts in IIS 6.0: Describes how to map client certificates in one of three ways.

Related Information

•	For information about regulating how users access your Web server files and directories, see Access Control with IIS 6.0.
•	For information about setting up or changing encryption settings, see IIS 6.0 Encryption.

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