Installing SSL on localhost/Setting up SSL with a SelfSSL certificate on Windows Xp/2003 IIS

This article will demonstrate how to install SelfSSL from the IIS Resource Kit. You can download the  Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools from the following link.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56fc92ee-a71a-4c73-b628-ade629c89499&displaylang=en 

Run iis60rkt.exe.  You will see the welcome screen - click Next

In the next dialog, read over the EULA and select "I agree" and press Next.  In the next dialog, you can usually just press "Next" because your information is usually entered already.
Now in this next dialog, select "Complete" and press "Next"

Now you will be presented with an overview, you can click "Next" and the install will copy the selected files.  When that's done, click "Finish"


Now we will create a certificate.  Click Start -> All Programs -> IIS Resources -> SelfSSL -> SelfSSL

Type "selfssl /T", without the quotes and press "y" when prompted.

If you type "selfssl /T /N:CN=<computer or domain name>" then you will only be prompted once in Internet Explorer to accept the certificate

Now open this link  "https://localhost" in Internet Explorer, and click "Yes" to view a secure site.

Hope you find this article useful to you

You can Create The Self-Signed Certificate Using OpenSSL too

Note:- this is for IIS6.0 for IIS 7.0 and above follow these links

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/06/tip-trick-enabling-ssl-on-iis7-using-self-signed-certificates.aspx

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/144/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis-7/

http://www.globalsign.com/support/install/install_iis7.php