Certificate does not have a name

Question

I've installed an SSL certificate in IIS, however the 'Name' column is showing as blank even though I entered a friendly name. Is there any way to fix this?

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Is this a self signed certificate? – Vivek Kumbhar Jul 05 '11 at 14:12 — Vivek Kumbhar, Jul 05 '11 at 14:12
@Vivek no it's not - does this make a difference? – Jonathan Jul 05 '11 at 19:51 — Jonathan, Jul 05 '11 at 19:51
which site did you get the certificate from? – GMitch Jul 05 '11 at 21:33 — GMitch, Jul 05 '11 at 21:33
@GMitch I got it from [RapidSSL](http://rapidssl.com) – Jonathan Jul 05 '11 at 23:43 — Jonathan, Jul 05 '11 at 23:43

score 67 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '11 at 19:24

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This is how you can change the friendly name (maybe there is a better & quicker way, but I only know this one):

Run mmc.exe
File | Add/Remove Snap-in...
Select Certificates and click "Add"
in new pop-up window choose Computer account and click "Next"
choose Local Computer and click "Finish"
now "OK"
On a left-side tree go to "Certificates (Local Computer) | Personal | Certificates"
Find your certificate, right click -> Properties
Change Friendly name field's value and save

answered Jul 04 '11 at 19:24

LazyOne

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Will it require a reboot to take effect? – jwalker May 30 '16 at 13:29
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@jwalker No reboots in my practice -- it's only a name (description) after all. – LazyOne May 30 '16 at 13:56

Certificate does not have a name

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