Create Digital Certificate Office 2016

Office comes with a utility to create a self signed digital certificate that you can employ on the pc to sign your projects.

Create digital certificate office 2016. This utility selfcertexe is to be found in the office program folder which for outlook 2016 is cprogram files x86microsoft officerootoffice16. In the your certificates name box type a descriptive name for the certificate. The digital certificate for vba projects can now be found within program files microsoft office root office16. Signing certificate to create a digital signature you need a signing certificate which proves identity.

Signing certificate to create a digital signature you have to have a signing certificate which proves identity. When you send a digitally signed macro or document you also send your certificate and public key. Setup self signed digital certificate in office 2016 applications. Certificates are issued by a certification authority and like a drivers license can be revoked.

Get a digital id from a certifying authority on the tools menu click trust center and then click e mail security. Double click the selfcert file enter a name for your digital certificate then click ok. Under digital ids certificates click get a digital id. The create digital certificate box appears.

When you send a digitally signed macro or document you also send your certificate and public key. The create digital certificate box appears. Click start point to all programs click microsoft office click microsoft office tools and then click digital certificate for vba projects. When the selfcert success message appears click ok.

In the your certificates name box type a descriptive name for the certificate.