Test yourself
Complete the following test so you can be sure you understand the material. Your answers are private, and test results are not scored.
For optimum security, you should leave the default Office security settings as they are.
True.
False.
Who is a trusted publisher?
Me.
Someone whom you decided is trustworthy after carefully examining their digital certificate credentials.
Someone who has a digital certificate.
Microsoft.
What are public and private keys?
An encryption mechanism that can be used for digital certificates.
An encryption mechanism for macros.
Small islands in Florida.
Passwords for opening password-protected files.
How do you self-certify?
Apply to a commercial certification authority, such as VeriSign, Inc.
Add yourself as a trusted publisher.
Take a certification exam.
Install the SelfCert.exe file and create your own digital certificates.
How do you self-sign a macro?
Add your user details to the file properties.
Put your name at the bottom of the macro in the Visual Basic Editor.
Use a digital certificate to add a digital signature to the VBA macro.
Get the private key of a digital certificate on your computer, and all macros created on that computer will be signed automatically.
