Certificate

SAML for ASP.NET
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Hi,

Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with SAML2.
I have a question regarding the certificate and need to know how a certificate can be generated, and where I can find it in our server?

Thanks,
Shohreh

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Hi Shohreh
There are a few options regarding the certificate used for signature generation as part of SAML SSO.
1. Reuse the TLS certificate configured for HTTPS.
2. Use a self-signed certificate.
3. Purchase a certificate from a certificate authority.
Each option has its pros and cons.
I recommend taking a look at our Certificate Guide PDF. This is for the .NET Core product but the sections describing the pros and cons of the three options above are applicable.
http://www.componentspace.com/Forums/7813/Certificate-Guide
If you decide to generate a self-signed certificate, the guide explains how to do this using PowerShell’s New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet.

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ComponentSpace - 8/9/2017
Hi Shohreh
There are a few options regarding the certificate used for signature generation as part of SAML SSO.
1. Reuse the TLS certificate configured for HTTPS.
2. Use a self-signed certificate.
3. Purchase a certificate from a certificate authority.
Each option has its pros and cons.
I recommend taking a look at our Certificate Guide PDF. This is for the .NET Core product but the sections describing the pros and cons of the three options above are applicable.
http://www.componentspace.com/Forums/7813/Certificate-Guide
If you decide to generate a self-signed certificate, the guide explains how to do this using PowerShell’s New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet.
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Hi,

Many thanks for help.
Could you please let me know where I can find an existing certificate?

Regards,
Shohreh

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Does your web application support HTTPS?
If so, take a look in the IIS admin console to find which certificate is used.
It will be one of the certificates installed in the Windows certificate store for the machine.