After searching around I found that a tool called OpenSSL would do the trick. (You can download the binary files for Windows here. ) It is a command line tool that allows you to manipulate SSL certificates in many different ways. To generate the needed PKCS #12 Certificate File using OpenSSL do the following: Download and install OpenSSL from here. Save the three portions of the certificate into three separate files (Note: The Intermediate Certificate is optional, if you were not supplied with one, just skip the steps involving it): – Copy and paste the contents of the private key including the begin and end lines. – Copy and paste the contents of the Regular Certificate including the begin and end lines. – Copy and paste the contents of the Intermediate Certificate including the begin and end lines. Move the three files into the bin folder where you installed OpenSSL (default folder is C:\OpenSSL-Win32\bin). Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin folder where you installed OpenSSL.
by Philipp Stiefel, originally published May 18 2020, last updated May 18 2020 Photo by Mauro Sbicego, used here under CC0 licensing Once again, I just wasted several hours to figure out how to create and install a self-signed SSL/TLS certificate to encrypt the connection to a Microsoft SQL Server instance for development purposes. So, I decided to write down the relevant steps, primarily for my own future reference. If I can help you to with that matter, all the better. Preface / Warning Please note, I've neither the time nor the expertise to write a full-fledged tutorial on securing SQL Server connections. Please also note, as discussed in the GDPR Whitepaper for Software Developers I co-authored, development servers should not contain a copy of production data regarding personal information and/or other sensitive data. You should generally know what you are doing (e. g. what an SSL/TLS is, what a certificate is and what a Certification Authority (CA) is. ) before following this guide.
Now, I think, it makes sense to start with OpenSSL right away. So, step one: Download the OpenSSL Windows binaries and install them on your computer. Open the OpenSSL Config file () in the \bin subfolder of your OpenSSL program folder. Add the setting: [server_ssl] extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth at the end of the configuration file. Then run OpenSSL with this command line: openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout C:\outputdir\ -out C:\outputdir\ -days 365 -extensions server_ssl Then extension "server_ssl" references the lines added to the config file. This creates a certificate for the purpose of Server Authentication and is required for SQL Server certificate. You will be prompted for several attributes of the certificate. Most of them are optional and you can enter whatever suits you. However, pay attention to the common name (CN) of the certificate. This must be the computer name (the local Windows computer name, not DNS name) of the SQL Server computer. Also memorize the password / keyphrase you enter for the certificate.
Also a clock (thanks Kerberos).
Most importantly, you can foster trust among your clients which is what online security means. One way to make your website safe is to enable the SQL server SSL certificate that plays a big role in ensuring the safety of your clients. SQL Server SSL Certificates- Functions Basically, you need to have a basic idea of the different security threats to make the best move to keep your clients secured all the time. The usual threats that may affect them are data theft and loss and malware so these should be taken care of. In essence, you need to safeguard the privacy of your clients' information stored on your website. You are held accountable for these data so you need to have a reliable SQL server SSL certificate that will encrypt all sensitive data such as name, address, email, contact number and all types of financial information. SQL servers should be equipped with encryption methods such as SQL certificates that will further protect your clients through the following: Protects data from theft by giving clients user accounts that are password-protected Promotes strong requirements for passwords to secure confidential information Allows clients to save and reuse credit card details just by choosing which card to utilize according to the last 4 digits These are just the basic functions of SQL server SSL certificate so better secure one for your online business and gain your clients' trust and boost your revenues.
These tools offer a richer amount of flexibility in the key generation process than the SQL Server syntax. You can use these tools to create RSA keys with more complex key lengths and then import them into SQL Server. The following table shows where to find these tools. Tool Purpose New-SelfSignedCertificate Creates self-signed certificates. makecert Creates certificates. Deprecated in favor of New-SelfSignedCertificate. sn Creates strong names for symmetric keys. Choose an Encryption Algorithm CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL) See Also sys. certificates (Transact-SQL) Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Feedback Submit and view feedback for
Expand the Key Type submenu and select 'Exchange. ' Click Ok and exit dialog box. Click on Next to go to the next page. Save the CSR file. ScaleArc recommends that you name the file "
Navigate to the "Personal" store in the tree view hierarchy. Right-click on that node and select "All Tasks\Import" from the context menu. Now select your certificate file and step through the import wizard. Except for the password all input is optional. - I recommend you leave the default values unchanged. This certificate is potentially marked as invalid because the Certification Authority (CA) that issued that certificate is not trusted (this was you on your own computer). As a brute-force solution you can copy this certificate to the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" folder. – This implies some risk. The development server will now trust all certificates created on your own computer! Install the Certificate in SQL Server Run the "SQL Server XXXX Configuration Manager" utility ( XXXX is the SQL Server version number). Expand the node "SQL Server Network Configuration", select the entry "Protocols for YourInstanceName ". Right click and select "Properties" from the context menu.
Asked 3 years, 9 months ago Viewed 1k times I suddenly start to get the message while performing backup, I know i have taken backup of the certificate and stored it in my password manager which I still have access to. My question is that do we need to have backup cycle of certificate(s) backup? is there any default limit set from Microsoft that we need to take backup every x days. I know, I took backup of certificate on '2017-02-03 15:57:53. 000' i. e. 164 days ago. Warning: The certificate used for encrypting the database encryption key has not been backed up. You should immediately back up the certificate and the private key associated with the certificate. If the certificate ever becomes unavailable or if you must restore or attach the database on another server, you must have backups of both the certificate and the private key or you will not be able to open the database. asked Jul 17 '17 at 19:26 1 That warning is just checking to see if you've ever backed up your encryptor certificate using T-SQL.
In this example I am naming my template SQL Server – TEE-SQL-1. You will not want to use the same cert for all your SQL servers. Thus, you can see I have a naming convention of "SQL Server – " and then the SQL Server name, which in my case is TEE-SQL-1. The only other step is to go to the Security tab and remove Enroll rights from whatever groups you want. Then add the machine name of the SQL server and give it Read and Enroll rights. All set. Click OK to close and save the template Close the Certificate Template Console In the Certificate Authority, right click Certificate Templates and select New > Certificate Template to Issue. NOTE: You will need to wait for Active Directory to replicate the template in order to issue it. Find the template you just created and select OK The SQL Server certificate has now been created and issued. Install the certificate on the SQL server On the SQL server that the certificate is to be used open an MMC. Select File > Add Remove Snap-In Select Certificates and click Add Select Computer Account and click next Select Local Computer and Finish Click OK to close Add Remove Sanp-ins Expand Certificates (Local Computer) > Personal Right click Personal and select All Tasks > Request New Certificate Select Next and select Active Directory Enrollment Policy.