Overview

• This video tutorial will describe how to configure WSUS to require SSL. This setting will ensure client scan for updates via your WSUS/SUP in Configuration Manager.

Topics in Video

• Introduction: (0:00​)
• Review SUP/WSUS server that does not require SSL: (0:45​)
• Review the SCCM and WSUS Lab Setup: (2:30​)
• Create the certificate template to create an SSL certificate for WSUS: (3:00​)
• Issue the template for enrollment: (6:06​)
• Request the SSL certificate on the WSUS server using certlm.msc: (6:17​)
• Bind the SSL certificate to the WSUS Administration website in IIS: (8:30​)
• Verify WSUS is using SSL/HTTPS: (9:03​) Configure SSL to be required on the WSUS server: (10:26​)
• Run wsusutil configuressl to configure WSUS to use SSL: (12:11​)
• Set the software update to point setting to require SSL communication to the WSUS server: (13:20​)
• Validate clients are now using SSL to scan against WSUS: (14:17​)

Helpful Resources:

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/hh852346(v=ws.11)?redirectedfrom=MSDN#configure-ssl-on-the-wsus-server
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/network/example-deployment-of-pki-certificates#BKMK_webserver22008
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/system-center/system-center-2012-R2/gg699362(v=technet.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN