title: Self Signed SSL Certificate 403.7 Error
body: <p>I have been having this issue for about 2 weeks. I have done a lot of research and tried different ways but no joy. I have a development website on my computer (Windows 7 Pro) with sql server 2008 r2 and using IIS 7.5. There is an actual development server running the database and Webserver but because of my location I cannot use the main development site. I issued a self signed Trusted Root Certificate:</p>
  
  <pre><code>makecert -r -pe -n "CN=ROOT AUTHORITY" -ss my -sr CurrentUser -a sha1 -sky signature -cy authority -sv ca.pvk ca.cer
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  <p>Then I install that into the trusted root on the local computer. After that I created a certificate for IIS to use.</p>
  
  <pre><code>makecert -pe -n "CN=example.website.name.com" -a sha1 -sky exchange -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -ic ca.cer -iv ca.pvk -sp "Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider" -sy 12 -sv server.pvk server.cer
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  <p>Then I create the <strong>.pfx</strong> file for IIS</p>
  
  <pre><code>pvk2pfx -pvk server.pvk -spc server.cer -pfx server.pfx
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  <p>After I do the above. I import the certificate into IIS and then I bind the website to the SSL certificate <strong>(server.pfx)</strong> </p>
  
  <p>After all that is done, I go on the website <a href="https://example.website.name.com" rel="nofollow">https://example.website.name.com</a> and I get 403.7 forbidden. </p>
  
  <p>Can somebody please help me out with this issue?</p>