How to import a SSL Certificate in Exchange 2013

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    Place the cert on the C’ Drive, in the root folder
    Open up Exchange Powershell (Run as Administrator) – they run the command below.

    Import-ExchangeCertificate -FileData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path "C:\FILE_LOCATION.cer" -Encoding byte -ReadCount 0)) |Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services IIS, POP, IMAP

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    Updated on May 12, 2016
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    5 responses to “How to import a SSL Certificate in Exchange 2013”

    1. Alex Morgan Avatar

      Sharp catch—what’s the cleanest way to validate each step before moving on?

    2. Does anyone actually struggle with this step? Helpful nonetheless.

    3. peaddev Avatar

      Good walkthrough, don’t forget to bind the services afterwards.

    4. enzycle Avatar

      Wait, do people still run Exchange 2013 on-prem?

    5. firtnamo Avatar

      Yay! Importing certificates via EAC is much smoother than PowerShell.

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