Macro and security

[Junaid Siddiqui]

Hello,
I'm using Word 2000 and trying to implement macros. When I write and
AutoOpen() macro in a word file and that file is opened, it is giving me a
message box telling me to lower my macro security settings to 'Low',
otherwise it would not execute. When I looked into the security settings for
macro, I found out that I can leave the security settings on 'High' and run
the macro, but I would have to implement a security certificate signature
with my macro.

I'm intending to create those macros for enterprise-wide use. I don't know
how I could create and implement those security certificates. Could anyone
guide me in the proper direction. I would appreciate any input.


Thanks
Junaid

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Macros stored in installed templates and add-ins (that is, any templates in
the user templates, workgroup templates, or Word Startup folder) are
unaffected by these settings. If you create a global add-in, put it in the
workgroup templates folder, and put a shortcut to that folder in users'
Startup folders, you should not need a certificate.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Junaid,

I'm intending to create those macros for enterprise-wide use. I don't know
how I could create and implement those security certificates.

If you can't use the folder locations, as Suzanne describes, contact your IT
department and ask them if they don't have, or can't create, digital
signatures for signing code projects. Since you use the term "enterprise",
I'm assuming you do have an IT department, and that it would be fairly well
versed in modern security subjects.

An alternate path to discuss with them would be whether anti-virus couldn't
be set to "low" in Office. If your company has good anti-virus software
installed that checks all files before they're opened, in-coming email,
etc., then the Office macro security - which is only a stop-gap measure
intended to protect those who don't know how to use AV software properly -
is superfluous and just an annoyance, really.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan 24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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