Generate GoDaddy SSL Certificate (.crt) for Azure Websites (.pfx)

Step 1: Getting GoDaddy SSL cert.

Let's say you have a domain name of my_domain.com. You'll first need to generate the the .csr file for GoDaddy with the following command:

openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout my_domain.com.key -out my_domain.com.csr


This gives you 2 files:
my_domain.com.key - This is the private key
my_domain.com.csr - This is the Certificate Signing Request


Copy the content of my_domain.com.csr file to the SSL signing authority (GoDaddy).

Once approved, GoDaddy give you back a .zip file with the following 2 files:

18f1c77f369c0b59.crt - This is your cert
gd_bundle-g2-g1.crt - This is the GoDaddy Certificate Chain

Step 2: Convert a CERT/PEM certificate to a PFX certificate

openssl pkcs12 -export -out my_domain.com.pfx -inkey my_domain.com.key -in 18f1c77f369c0b59.crt

Step 3: Certificate to Upload to Azure.

Step 4: Assign SSL Bindings.

Step 5: Done!

References:

• http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/web-sites-configure-ssl-certificate/#bkmk_configuressl
• https://certs.godaddy.com/repository
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269395
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff550672%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
• http://serverfault.com/a/106917

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Upload pfx for Azure websites