If installing for a single node, choose Browse and select certificate file. Select the certificate type, and whether to import for the current node only, or for each individual cluster node. Right-click Protocols for, and then choose Properties.Ĭhoose the Certificate tab, and then select Import. To install a certificate in a failover cluster instance configuration Select a certificate from the Certificate drop-down menu, and then select Apply. Right-click Protocols for, and then select Properties. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, in the console pane, expand SQL Server Network Configuration.
With earlier versions of SQL Server, organizations with large SQL Server estates had to spend considerable effort to maintain their SQL Server certificate infrastructure, often through developing scripts and running manual commands. SSL/TLS certificates are widely used to secure access to SQL Server.
This topic describes how to deploy and manage certificates across your SQL Server Always On Failover Cluster or Availability Group topology. Applies to: SQL Server (all supported versions) - Windows only