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  • Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) by typing 
    Keywordmacro
    Labelmmc.exe
    from the command prompt window
  • In the application that starts, go to File -> Add/Remove Snap-In...
  • Select the Certificates snap-in in the left-hand panel
  • Click
    Buttonmacro
    LabelAdd >
    to move it into the right-hand panel.  Select Computer account when prompted, then
    Buttonmacro
    LabelFinish
    , then
    Buttonmacro
    LabelFinish
     again after selecting Local computer
  • Close the Add or Remove Snap-ins window by pressing
    Buttonmacro
    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 Thumbprint property (usually at the bottom)
  • In the preview window, copy the full thumbprint and paste it into a text editor
  • Use search and replace to remove the spaces.  Keep this compacted thumbprint for the next steps

Binding to an endpoint

 

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An endpoint is a combination of an IP address and a port number.  In this example, the endpoint is

Keywordmacro
Label192.168.0.179:443
.

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