Security Compliance

Enable SSL in WSUS for Patch Manager

This article describes how to enable SSL in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Patch Manager.

First published date

10/26/2018 9:08 PM

Last published date

10/26/2018 9:08 PM

Overview

This article describes how to enable SSL in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Patch Manager.

Product section

Patch Manager

Resolution

Log in to Patch Manager as an administrator.
In the Patch Manager menu, expand Enterprise and select Update Services.
Select the WSUS server in the center pane and click Delete in the Actions pane.
Right-click Update Services and select Add or Remove WSUS Wizard.
Select port 8531 (for Microsoft^® Windows Server^® 2012) or port 443 (for Windows Server 2008) to add the SSL flag.
Complete the wizard.
The WSUS server is enabled with SSL on port 8531.

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