I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

Hi,

You can make your own digital signatures or buy them from companies such a
VERISIGN (hope I spelled that correctly).

From the help system:

Because a digital certificate (digital certificate: Attachment for a file,
macro project, or e-mail message that vouches for authenticity, provides
secure encryption, or supplies a verifiable signature. To digitally sign
macro projects, you must install a digital certification.) you create
yourself isn't issued by a formal certification authority, macro projects
(macro project: A collection of components, including forms, code, and class
modules, that make up a macro. Macro projects created in Microsoft Visual
Basic for Applications can be included in add-ins and in most Microsoft
Office programs.) signed (digital signatu An electronic, encryption-based,
secure stamp of authentication on a macro or document. This signature
confirms that the macro or document originated from the signer and has not
been altered.) by using such a certificate are referred to as self-signed
projects. Certificates you create yourself are considered unauthenticated and
will generate a warning in the Security Warning box if the security level is
set to High or Medium. Microsoft Office will only trust a self-signed
certificate on a computer that has the private key for that certificate
available (generally only the computer that actually created the certificate,
unless the private key is shared with other computers).

To learn more about certification authorities that offer services for
Microsoft products, see the list of Microsoft Root Certificate Program
Members.

Note The hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic
that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World
Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups
and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.) in this topic goes to the Web. You can
switch back to Help at any time.

In Microsoft Windows XP, on the Windows Start menu, point to All Programs,
point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Digital Certificate for VBA
Projects. In Microsoft Windows 2000, on the Windows Start menu, point to
Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Digital Certificate
for VBA Projects.
If the SelfCert.exe file is not on your computer, you might need to install
it.

How?

Run the Microsoft Office Setup program again.
How?

Quit all programs.
Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Microsoft Windows Control
Panel.
Do one of the following:
If you installed your Office program as part of Microsoft Office, click
Microsoft Office in the Currently installed programs box, and then click the
Change button.
If you installed your Office program individually, click the name of your
program in the Currently installed programs box, and then click the Change
button.
On the Advanced Customization screen in the setup program, click the expand
indicator (+) next to Office Shared Features.
Select Digital Signature for VBA projects, click the arrow next to your
selection, and then click Run from My Computer.
Follow the instructions in the Create Digital Certificate dialog box.

There is much more in the help system you might want to look at. The above
is for 2003.

--
If this helps, please click the Yes button.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Rardel K" wrote:

I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

hi
shane provide a lot of info. here are two site that provide digital
signatures.
i got these from a MS site so they are recomended.
http://www.verisign.com
http://www.thawte.com

regards
FSt1

"Rardel K" wrote:

I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

Thank you so much. This information was a great help.
--
Rardel K


"Shane Devenshire" wrote:

Hi,

You can make your own digital signatures or buy them from companies such a
VERISIGN (hope I spelled that correctly).

From the help system:

Because a digital certificate (digital certificate: Attachment for a file,
macro project, or e-mail message that vouches for authenticity, provides
secure encryption, or supplies a verifiable signature. To digitally sign
macro projects, you must install a digital certification.) you create
yourself isn't issued by a formal certification authority, macro projects
(macro project: A collection of components, including forms, code, and class
modules, that make up a macro. Macro projects created in Microsoft Visual
Basic for Applications can be included in add-ins and in most Microsoft
Office programs.) signed (digital signatu An electronic, encryption-based,
secure stamp of authentication on a macro or document. This signature
confirms that the macro or document originated from the signer and has not
been altered.) by using such a certificate are referred to as self-signed
projects. Certificates you create yourself are considered unauthenticated and
will generate a warning in the Security Warning box if the security level is
set to High or Medium. Microsoft Office will only trust a self-signed
certificate on a computer that has the private key for that certificate
available (generally only the computer that actually created the certificate,
unless the private key is shared with other computers).

To learn more about certification authorities that offer services for
Microsoft products, see the list of Microsoft Root Certificate Program
Members.

Note The hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic
that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World
Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups
and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.) in this topic goes to the Web. You can
switch back to Help at any time.

In Microsoft Windows XP, on the Windows Start menu, point to All Programs,
point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Digital Certificate for VBA
Projects. In Microsoft Windows 2000, on the Windows Start menu, point to
Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Digital Certificate
for VBA Projects.
If the SelfCert.exe file is not on your computer, you might need to install
it.

How?

Run the Microsoft Office Setup program again.
How?

Quit all programs.
Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Microsoft Windows Control
Panel.
Do one of the following:
If you installed your Office program as part of Microsoft Office, click
Microsoft Office in the Currently installed programs box, and then click the
Change button.
If you installed your Office program individually, click the name of your
program in the Currently installed programs box, and then click the Change
button.
On the Advanced Customization screen in the setup program, click the expand
indicator (+) next to Office Shared Features.
Select Digital Signature for VBA projects, click the arrow next to your
selection, and then click Run from My Computer.
Follow the instructions in the Create Digital Certificate dialog box.

There is much more in the help system you might want to look at. The above
is for 2003.

--
If this helps, please click the Yes button.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Rardel K" wrote:

I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

Thanks.
--
Rardel K


"FSt1" wrote:

hi
shane provide a lot of info. here are two site that provide digital
signatures.
i got these from a MS site so they are recomended.
http://www.verisign.com
http://www.thawte.com

regards
FSt1

"Rardel K" wrote:

I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

Frankly, I think that digital signatures from the "trusted
authorities" are a rip off. Three hundred bucks per year?!? They
should cost about a tenth of that.

If one of my commercial clients requires that code be signed, I leave
that up to him. If he thinks it is worth the $300/year, good for him.
He can sign it with a certificate in his own company's name. If I
signed a project, it wouldn't mean anything to the end users -- they
don't know who I am.

The whole thing is a rip off.

Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
(email on web site)

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:07 -0700, FSt1
wrote:

hi
shane provide a lot of info. here are two site that provide digital
signatures.
i got these from a MS site so they are recomended.
http://www.verisign.com
http://www.thawte.com

regards
FSt1

"Rardel K" wrote:

I am trying to setup a digital signature that will work for multiple
computers at my office. I am not sure how to do this, or how to set it up so
that it is trusted. Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Rardel K

It is a fact Chip, when we have to pay a lot of money to buy a certified Digital Signature it is quite a costly deal, they just give us a certificate which we use to sign our personal used documents, some thing new can be done, to improve all this.And when it comes to the verification of the signatures what facilities they are providing, nothing but a useless thing to have.

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