Cannot remove/delete certificates with LetsEncrypt-Win-Simple?

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Hi, I'm reading that it's not possible to remove or clear out certificates with LetsEncrypt-Win-Simple on Windows:

You can't revoke or remove certificates and there's no way to clear out certificates on the remote servers. While testing I ended up hitting a limit of certificates registered on one of my sites and then couldn't go further with that site as I can't remove/revoke any of the certs.

I have a Windows server setup and want to try Letsencrypt on it. My question is, what if in the future, I am not satisfied with Letencrypt and I want to switch back to a commercial certificate. Even though I have a Letsencrypt certificate installed on my server, because I can't remove the Letsencrypt certificate (as per the quote above), can I install a commercial certificate to override the Letsencrypt certificate?

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@mikebrandy

I am going to do this as poitely as possible as i promised to keep the cynism to a minimal

Hi, I'm reading that it's not possible to remove or clear out certificates with LetsEncrypt-Win-Simple on Windows:

You what? www.google.com - remove installed certificates from windows store

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The client may not be able to remove them from the store for you but you do ultimately have control of what certificates are in the store and which aren't

I can't remove the Letsencrypt certificate (as per the quote above), can I install a commercial certificate to override the Letsencrypt certificate?

absolutely - read the guides above

PluralSight has a great course on how to manage Windows IIS certificates I would recommend you review

Andrei

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Thanks Andrei. I’m new with SSL certificates. I’ll look into the resources you sent me! Cheers!

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Certificate removal is not required to use another certificate. You can select the desired certificate in the bindings of the site in the IIS console.
Regards,
Guy

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