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As an example, it is assumed you want to bind the HTTPS server to IP address

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Label192.168.0.179
using port
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Label8443
.  Change these values to suit your own requirements.

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This guide presumes you have already installed your (valid) SSL certificate into the

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LabelMY
 certificate store using the
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LabelLocal Machine
account, since Echo runs as a system service in that context.

You should start Start a command prompt with administrator privileges .to perform the following steps:

Find the certificate thumbprint

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  • Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) by running typing 
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    Labelmmc.exe
    from the Start menu or a command prompt window
  • Go In the application that starts, go to File -> Add/Remove Snap-In...
  • Select the Certificates snap-in in the left-hand panel
  • Click
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    LabelAdd >
    to move it into the right-hand panel.  Select Computer account when prompted, then
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    LabelFinish
    , then
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    LabelFinish
     again after selecting Local computer
  • Close the Add or Remove Snap-ins window by pressing
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    LabelOK
  • In the Console Root panel, select Certificates (Local Computer), then choose the Personal folder
  • Locate your certificate and double-click on it to view its contents
  • In the Details tab, scroll down and select the Thumbnail property (usually at the bottom)
  • In the preview window, copy the full thumbnail and paste into a text editor to remove the spaces
  • Keep this thumbprint for the next step

Binding to an endpoint

The next step creates a binding between the SSL certificate you want to use with Echo, and the endpoint that Echo will be listening on.

An endpoint consists of an IP address and a port number.

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titleList SSL certificates
themeMidnight
languagepowershell
 
netsh http show sslcert
 

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