Horizon Composer uses a default certificate that is not trusted by the Horizon Connection Server. While an exception can be made to trust this certificate when Composer is enabled, replacing the certificate with one that is trusted is straightforward, and enables Composer to be trusted without an exception being made.
The following steps outline how to replace the Horizon Composer SSL certificate, and assume that you have already obtained the replacement certificate using the steps outlined in Requesting a certificate using Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services. Horizon Composer will be unavailable while the certificate is being replaced, so plan for downtime accordingly.
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This process should be done before any linked-clone desktops are deployed. This isn't a requirement; however, if any problems occur with Horizon Composer, it is much easier to rebuild if no linked-clone desktops are deployed.
Open the Local Computer Certificates MMC.
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