IIS – Server Certificate Missing on Windows Server 2019

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IIS Manager Missing Server Certificates

I have a server, CPTE230B, which has IIS installed, and IIS Management Tools. I need to add a server certificate from my AD Certificate Server, but that option does not show up in IIS manager. Is there something I'm missing which causes that option to not show up? (To answer a common question, yes, I am clicking on the server level, not the site level.)

Best Answer

You don't see Server Certificates, because for various reasons Microsoft decides that option can only be managed on the server itself and not in any way remotely.

Thus, you have to connect via remote desktop first, and open IIS Manager on that server to change certificate settings, or use other ways (such as PowerShell) to configure certificates.