How to use SSL on my website (HTTPS)?

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I want to use my website in https.Any info on how to achieve this will be helpful

Posted 2-Sep-13 1:10am

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**Joezer BH** · Answer 1 · 2013-09-02T01:22:00

It is indeed fairly easy, however there are a couple of steps you need to follow.
You will need to obtain (or create) a certificate, add secureWebPages to the web.config specify the files to protect with SSL in the secureWebPages part of the web.config.

See:

- [SO Q&A] How to use HTTPS in an ASP.Net Application (See first reply as well as others)[^]
- [CP Article] Switching Between HTTP and HTTPS Automatically: Version 2[^]
- [MSDN Article] Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication[^]

Cheers,
Edo