Free SSL Authentication Using Cloudflare on Windows IIS Server (2023)

[@linkdie1]

I was struggling for a week with these problems and you solved the problem in 7 minutes, excellent job!!

[@sirscottshaffer]

I was too! I’m so glad my research and video was able to help you

[@damiennoorman9329]

Was fighting for soooo long thank you by millions.

[@sirscottshaffer]

I’m so happy I could help!

[@pizzaguyaz]

Still works like a charm in 2024. Cloudflare rocks

[@sirscottshaffer]

🥳 Glad it’s working for you! My configuration is still working too!

[@regiskouame4585]

For me “certificate not valid”

[@androidsavior]

I really did not expect it to work with me but it worked !!!!!!!!! ☺

[@moatasemkremed5395]

just like a magic, thank you for this vid

[@omedahmadi1418]

Youre a HERO man, Thanks a ton for making this!

[@sirscottshaffer]

Happy to help, my friend! 😁

[@Kupsko]

Dude you saved me after spending a whole day on it

[@sirscottshaffer]

Glad I could help!

[@androidsavior]

Thank you very much, It worked like magic

[@alexandreabad]

Underrated channel , tks for vídeo, very usefull .

[@phils9322]

Thank you, great video.

[@sirscottshaffer]

You’re welcome! Happy to help :)

[@chamikaoshan8416]

Thank you for this valuble video man

[@JackSmith-oy7rx]

Thanks for posting this - really handy to validate before proceeding! one q - Why did you install it into the intermediate and not the trusted root?

[@sirscottshaffer]

The intermediate requires third-party validation (Cloudflare) whereas the trusted root is self-authenticating and therefore less secure. Happy I could help!

[@krolik2531]

Thanks man :)

[@sirscottshaffer]

You’re welcome my friend! :)

[@moeldash1829]

good job

[@sirscottshaffer]

Thanks!

[@halil5378]

herooo

[@watchersvoice]

If I have several websites, should I do the same for the others? Because whenever i tried to add an other website, it always says : "At least one other site is using the same HTTPS binding and the binding is configured with a different certificate."

[@sirscottshaffer]

Excellent question. It sounds like you are hosting multiple IIS sites and attempting to SSL authenticate each of them. I believe you can use one certificate across multiple websites as long as Cloudflare is configured for it (ie the domains that are allowed to use the certificate). I’m not 100% sure though. If not, you can set up multiple certificates on Cloudflare and bind them to the appropriate DNS records/IP’s. That particular error sounds like an IIS error if I’m not mistaken. It sounds like you are trying to bind the same host and/or IP to multiple IIS sites. Try using different host names and IP addresses for each website.

[@watchersvoice]

@@sirscottshaffer Thank you for the fast reply. I created a certificate for each website, and it worked 100%! To configure this, I went to the bindings for each site, and when adding HTTPS, I made sure to check the "Require Server Name Indication" box. This allows each site to use its own certificate effectively. Your advice was spot on!

[@sirscottshaffer]

@@watchersvoice 🥳

[@bisdakhydroponics2732]

authorization: cannot verify access to path.. how to solve?

[@sirscottshaffer]

@@bisdakhydroponics2732 This is an IIS issue, not an issue with the certificates. It usually occurs when the application identity or authentications settings are misconfigured. I’d recommend googling about your particular IIS configuration or seek professional help. Good luck!

[@florijanftw]

For me still I have host error, any help?

[@sirscottshaffer]

Host errors typically occur when the IIS bindings or DNS records are misconfigured. I’m not going to be much more help than that in the KZbin comments, so I’d suggest googling about the particular error message to see if you can resolve it. Good luck!

[@VisualappFoundry-h6l]

I followed all the steps but its showing privacy error like that.

[@sirscottshaffer]

I'm sorry you haven't been able to get it working. Because I can't provide a lot of help in the KZbin comments section, I'd recommend looking up the error message/code on Google to see if you can find a solution.

[@QuackGoesTheDuckQuackQuackQuac]

Very informative, though, your microphone makes baby jesus cry.

[@sirscottshaffer]

I hope the video helped. Though as a recall, “No crying he made”. But you’re right that I wasn’t using a professional microphone… just the one on my iPhone