This will mainly explains you on how to setup SSL on IIS 5.0, making use of Certificate Server 2.0 as Certificate Provider -

1) Web server Certificate request -
a)Start Internet Service Manager>Right Click on the websites on which you want to
enable SSL>Go on Properties>Directory Security tab>Server Certificate to start
Web Server Certificate Wizard.
b) Next>Create a new certificate
c) Next>Name the certificate>Select Server Gated Cryptography
d) Next>Select type of organizational Unit
e) Next>Common name (, if the URL is https://www.mydomain.com/securedir, then
the common name must be www.mydomain.com.
f) Next>Type Country, State, City or locality.
g) Next>Select Location and file name.
h) Next twice>Finish

2) Process of Certificate Server Request -
a) CAServerName/CertSrv >Request Certificate
b) Next>Advance request>Next>Submit Certificate request making use of base64
encoded PKCS #10 file/renewal request using a base64 encoded PKCS #7 file.
c) Next>Request file that is saved from Web certificate wizard in Notepad>Past Entire
Text of file>submit>Pending Certificate dialog box arises>If Download asked>Skip
to step 2>Close Browser>Open Certification Authority MMC>Open>expand tree
under the server name>select Pending requests folder.
d) Right-click on the certificate that is submitted>Click All Task>Click Issue>Close
CA MMC.
e) Open a new browser Windows browse to URL>Check on pending
Certificate>Next>Select earlier Request>Next>DER encoded>Click Download CA
certificate>Save file>Close Browser.

3) Finish processing IIS request and enabling SSL -
a) Internet Information Services MMC> right-click the Web site on which you want to
enable SSL> Properties> Directory Security tab> Server Certificate.
b) Next> Process the pending request> install the certificate.
c) Next>Enter path/file name saved> Next twice> Finish.
d) Web Site tab>Default port is 443>OK>Close Web Site Properties dialog Box.

SSL now can be used on the server. The Url now will be https:// instead of http://.

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