What is Code Signing for Office 2000 and VBA?
Microsoft’s Office 2000 and VBA when used in conjunction with VeriSign’s Software Publisher Digital IDsTM, lets end users identify who published software macros and verify that the macros have not been tampered with or altered since the time it was uploaded. Code Signing provides accountability similar to that of a shrink-wrapped software box for code available over the Internet. • When I download a piece of software over the Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer shows me a VeriSign “certificate.” What does this certificate mean? Display of the VeriSign software publisher certificate provides end users with assurance of the identity of the individual or organization that published this piece of software and with assurance that the software has not been altered or tampered with since it left the software publisher. VeriSign maintains rigorous procedural and quality control standards in the authentication of publishers and in the creation, issuance, and maintenance of certificates. These
