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title: "Upload the certificate to the IIS server"
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On the right side, click on **Complete Certificate Request…**

![image](media://a9bc5d46-18bd-472c-a8bd-3d62c5adec91)


Under **File name containing ….**, select the CRT file with the certificate, e.g. <span style="color: #ff5630">**api.contoso.com.crt**</span>.

In **Friendly name**, type the name of the certificate under which the certificate will then be seen.

Under **Select a certificate store…** select **Web Hosting**. Save the certificate with the **OK** button.

![image](media://96f017e1-2b61-414e-8c3f-bd80e629b0b4)


Now the certificate needs to be set up in the **bindings **of the website.

On the left side of the tree structure, navigate to **Sites** and **your website**. On the right, click on** Bingings…**

![image](media://10d00a2b-a2b0-47a1-9e68-4a4a17cb5619)


Click on the line where the **https** type is and click **Edit…**

![image](media://9088ea12-cf04-4d90-bece-6ec1537a4369)


In the **SSL certificate** drop down list box, select your certificate by friendly name. Confirm the certificate settings by clicking **OK**.

![image](media://35bc8761-505b-4001-8518-4a603fc47059)


In the following window, confirm the certificate change by clicking **Yes**.

![image](media://3e6b4d0e-9070-4865-9efc-3cc3d65c6a7c)


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