How does Windows Server support HTTPS for securing web traffic with SSL TLS certificates?

[ProfRon]

You know, when you're setting up a site on Windows Server, it handles HTTPS pretty smoothly. I just grab an SSL/TLS cert from somewhere reliable. Then I pop it into the server using that cert store thing.

It feels straightforward once you do it once. You head to IIS Manager, right-click your site. Pick bindings, and swap in HTTPS with your cert. Boom, traffic gets encrypted right away.

I remember tweaking ports last time. Default is 443 for HTTPS, so you match that. Test it by hitting the site in a browser. If the lock shows up, you're golden.

Servers like this make locking down web stuff less of a headache. You avoid plain HTTP risks without much fuss. Just renew certs before they expire, or browsers freak out.

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