"Dave B" <davebrotherstone@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1190110503.468261.276570@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> I'm having an issue with a self signed certificate. If I import it
> via the "certificate" mmc, into the "Personal" store of the Local
> Machine store (or "user", then move it to "local machine"), then
> select it for use with a site the SSL does not work (connection drops
> almost as soon as you connect). If I import it via IIS (import a
> certificate from a .pfx file), it works.
>
> The certificate ends up in the same place in the cert store, and it's
> the same .pfx file I'm using to import it using the two methods. The
> cert "looks" identical after import, and the properties also seem
> identical. It just works when I install the cert through IIS, and not
> the certificate MMC.
>
> Is there any potential differences between these two methods, or am I
> missing something?
>
> Many thanks,
> Dave.
>