Digital Signatures

[Jcraig713]

Hello. I have created several VB Editor macros to run in my excel files.
Many people who I sent the project to have trouble using the files I have
created after I have sent it to them. I have been doing much reading on this
subject and have discovered that I may need a digital signature to enable my
projects as a trusted source.

Problem is, in my searches, I am finding that this is an expensive endevour.
Does anyone know if there is a way to get a digital signature to enable my
excel 2003 vba projects to be enabled as a trusted source without it costing
me lots of money? Using selfcert.exe is not an option for me as my work will
not install it for me.

 

[Gord Dibben]

SelfCert signatures are good only on the computer on which they are created
so you couldn't export the key to others even if you were to be able to
create it.

Using Excel 2003 you will have to purchase a signature or have users set
their security to medium and click on the "enable macros" when they open the
workbook.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Harald Staff]

The best way to solve this is reason and collaboration. Talk to "your work",
explain the problem and ask for advice. It may find that a selfcert
installation is a pretty cheap and harmless solution.

HTH. Best wishes Harald