Windows Chef to add ssl certificate and bind to IIS - ssl

Question

I am using Windows Chef cookbook https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/windows/versions/5.0.0#readme
to create and bind ssl.
First I tried:
# Create/update certificate
windows_certificate "create cert" do
source "c://hn/ssl/cert.pfx"
pfx_password {cert_pass}
store_name "WEBHOSTING"
action :create
end
# Bind certificate
windows_certificate_binding "bind to IIS" do
action :create
cert_name "{my_ssl_hash_number}"
name_kind :hash
port 443
store_name "WEBHOSTING"
end
And I'm getting below error:
STDOUT: SSL Certificate add failed, Error: 1312 A specified
logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.
And I did some research, looks like the cert I imported is not exportable, need to grant private key access, reference from:
SSL Certificate add failed when binding to port
And below is my second attempt:
# Create/update certificate
windows_certificate "create cert" do
source "c://hn/ssl/cert.pfx"
pfx_password {cert_pass}
store_name "WEBHOSTING"
private_key_acl ["IIS_IUSRS"]
action [:create, :acl_add]
end
# Bind certificate
windows_certificate_binding "bind to IIS" do
action :create
cert_name "{my_ssl_hash_number}"
name_kind :hash
port 443
store_name "WEBHOSTING"
end
However, I'm still getting error:
STDOUT:
STDERR: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\chef-script20180823-492-10cuvyo.ps1
: no private key exists.
Can anyone help me out? How can I correctly import the ssl and bind to the IIS? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Below code chef recipe i have used to bind ssl certificate and https port.I have also take care if new certificate get added then it should be added.
hostname = node['hostname']
hostnamelike = 'CN=' + node['hostname'].to_s + '*'
powershell_script 'find ssl certificate on local machine root and assign certificate' do
code <<-EOH
$iisSite='your site name'
$hostname="#{hostname}"
$hostnamelike="#{hostnamelike}"
$protocol='https'
$port=443
Get-WebBinding -Port $port -Name $iissite | Remove-WebBinding
$guid_value = [GUID]::NewGUID().ToString('B')
$thumbprint = (Get-ChildItem cert:\\LocalMachine\\my | where-object { $_.Subject -like $hostnamelike } | Select-Object -First 1).Thumbprint
New-WebBinding -Name $iissite -IP "*" -Port $port -Protocol https
netsh http show sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:$port
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 1) {
netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:$port certhash=$thumbprint appid=$guid_value certstorename=MY
}
else {
netsh http delete sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:$port
netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:$port certhash=$thumbprint appid=$guid_value certstorename=MY
}
EOH
end

Answer 2

The alternative solution for me is to use powershell script to add the SSL certificate instead of using the windows cookbook