digital signatures / selfcert.exe ?

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HAAK

I have been trying to implement a new digital signature,
as my Verisign issued signature expired and I don't see
any reason to pay for a new one since XP has the
selfcert.exe function. But....

1) I don't see how to make the selfcert.exe work
correctly. When I run it, it says that it correctly
created a signature. Where is it?

2) Outlook needs a password to import the digital sig
file, but no password was created with selfcert.exe.
Then, how to import (assuming I can find it)?

Thanks for any help!
 
Selfcert.exe is for signing code and macros that you create and want to run
locally. It does not work for a digital signature.

For a new digital signature, try http://www.thawte.com - they offer a free
for email signing digital certificate.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, HAAK asked:

| I have been trying to implement a new digital signature,
| as my Verisign issued signature expired and I don't see
| any reason to pay for a new one since XP has the
| selfcert.exe function. But....
|
| 1) I don't see how to make the selfcert.exe work
| correctly. When I run it, it says that it correctly
| created a signature. Where is it?
|
| 2) Outlook needs a password to import the digital sig
| file, but no password was created with selfcert.exe.
| Then, how to import (assuming I can find it)?
|
| Thanks for any help!
 
Thank you very much for your reply. I will try Thawte
and get a new ID.

I forgot to ask this question: How can I delete my
expired Verisign ID? When I follow the Help's
instructions, Outlook asks for the file location and a
password. I can't find the location of the file, nor do
I recall ever establishing a password to access it.

Thanks again.
 
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