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thricipio
I've been trying to figure out how to digitially sign macros within an Excel
spreadshet in such a way that the macros won't elicit security warnings, etc.
I've gone through the process of installing <SELFCERT.EXE> in my Office
(2000) directory and invoked it to create a digital signature which simply
consists of my first name, middle initial and last name.
I recall the installation procedure mentioning that in order for a digital
signature to be really secure, it must be granted by some official online
"authority" and it provided one source as being here:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/office/redirect/fromOffice9/cert.htm
This address is apparently no longer valid.
Anyway, I went ahead and signed the macros within the spreadsheet and then
looked at the [Details] of the signature and found this phrase at the bottom
of the "Certification Path" tabbed page:
"This CA Root certificate is not trusted because it is not in the Trusted
Root Certification Authorities store."
While this was no surprise, I'm still wondering if there's a way for me
(just a plain old user out there… not a real developer or anything like that)
to establish a Trusted CA Root Certificate.
Any help, pointers, etc. will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
—Thri
spreadshet in such a way that the macros won't elicit security warnings, etc.
I've gone through the process of installing <SELFCERT.EXE> in my Office
(2000) directory and invoked it to create a digital signature which simply
consists of my first name, middle initial and last name.
I recall the installation procedure mentioning that in order for a digital
signature to be really secure, it must be granted by some official online
"authority" and it provided one source as being here:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/office/redirect/fromOffice9/cert.htm
This address is apparently no longer valid.
Anyway, I went ahead and signed the macros within the spreadsheet and then
looked at the [Details] of the signature and found this phrase at the bottom
of the "Certification Path" tabbed page:
"This CA Root certificate is not trusted because it is not in the Trusted
Root Certification Authorities store."
While this was no surprise, I'm still wondering if there's a way for me
(just a plain old user out there… not a real developer or anything like that)
to establish a Trusted CA Root Certificate.
Any help, pointers, etc. will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
—Thri