How do you enable SSL for a project in Visual Studio 2017?
In VS15, I could select Project -> Properties -> Debug -> Enable SSL. This option is not available in VS2017. Where has it moved to?
Edit:
I've even tried editing .\vs\config\applicationhost.config
to no avail:
<listenerAdapters>
<add name="http" />
<add name="https" />
</listenerAdapters>
<sites>
<site name="WebSite1" id="1" serverAutoStart="true">
<application path="/">
<virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="%IIS_SITES_HOME%\WebSite1" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation=":8080:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>
<site name="Filters" id="2">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="c:\Users\Ashley\documents\visual studio 2017\Projects\Filters\src\Filters" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:51107:localhost" />
<binding protocol="https" bindingInformation="*:43107:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>
<siteDefaults>
<logFile logFormat="W3C" directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\Logs" />
<traceFailedRequestsLogging directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\TraceLogFiles" enabled="true" maxLogFileSizeKB="1024" />
</siteDefaults>
<applicationDefaults applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool" />
<virtualDirectoryDefaults allowSubDirConfig="true" />
</sites>
<webLimits />
Edit:
Another option I've tried, which just feels clunky, and kind of defeats the point of an IDE, is to configure Kestrel to use HTTPS. This isn't ideal since I had to export a copy of a certificate for localhost from IIS, and IIS Express still tries to load the site on a different port.
public class Program
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
var host = new WebHostBuilder()
.UseKestrel(options =>
options.UseHttps(new X509Certificate2("path/to/cert.pfx", "password")))
.UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
.UseUrls("http://localhost:5100", "https://localhost:4300")
.UseIISIntegration()
.UseStartup<Startup>()
.Build();
host.Run();
}
}
Sadly, this doesn't work when run from VS17. The first time around I got a 502.2 (I think) error, now all I get is an unable to connect error in Chrome. I can run dotnet run
from PowerShell and it works fine.
As a workaround, it does the trick. But it doesn't seem neat.
Ports are locked down in IIS Express so that it doesn't have to be run as Administrator...
Valid Ports are 44300 - 44399
Check out the Dev Community article https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/39430/changing-port-number-in-a-web-project-does-not-imm.html
You can edit launchSettings.json, but the ssl ports must fall in this range.