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From: Steve Barnett on 23 Sep 2005 06:07
Hi,
I've bought a code signing digital signature from the Comodo group which
I have used successfully to digitally sign macros in Word and Excel (both
2000 and 2003 versions). I now need to sign some macros in MS-Project 2000
and it's failing!

I can select the digital signature but, when I save the project file, I get
the following message:

There was a problem with the digital certificate. The VBA project could
not be signed.
The signature will be discarded.

From this point on, I can't use my digital signature in any application
until I reboot my PC.After the reboot, it's all fine again until I try to
sign a macro in Project.

Does anyone know what might be causing this please and how to get round it?

I've installed the root certificates from the MS download and have used
pvkimprt to import my signature. I contacted Comodo who basically said "not
our problem".

Many thanks
Steve


From: Mike Glen on 23 Sep 2005 11:07

Hi Steve,

I can't help, but the vba experts hang out in the developer - try posting
there. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion
products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web
address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP


Steve Barnett wrote:
> Hi,
> I've bought a code signing digital signature from the Comodo group
> which I have used successfully to digitally sign macros in Word and
> Excel (both 2000 and 2003 versions). I now need to sign some macros
> in MS-Project 2000 and it's failing!
>
> I can select the digital signature but, when I save the project file,
> I get the following message:
>
> There was a problem with the digital certificate. The VBA project
> could not be signed.
> The signature will be discarded.
>
> From this point on, I can't use my digital signature in any
> application until I reboot my PC.After the reboot, it's all fine
> again until I try to sign a macro in Project.
>
> Does anyone know what might be causing this please and how to get
> round it?
> I've installed the root certificates from the MS download and have
> used pvkimprt to import my signature. I contacted Comodo who
> basically said "not our problem".
>
> Many thanks
> Steve



From: Steve Barnett on 23 Sep 2005 12:16
I cross-posted there too.

I think it has something to do with the global macros. When I checked, the
ProojectGlobal macros had a digital certificate that was expired (other
people have this too). When I removed this global certificate, I was able to
digitally sign my macros. However, I found that if I had signed macros in
Project then the digital signature for Excel 2003 didn't work.

I may have give up on this.

Steve


"Mike Glen" <glenATmvps.org> wrote in message
news:eTyJjDFwFHA.4028(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I can't help, but the vba experts hang out in the developer - try posting
> there. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion
> products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web
> address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm
>
> Mike Glen
> Project MVP
>
>
> Steve Barnett wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I've bought a code signing digital signature from the Comodo group
>> which I have used successfully to digitally sign macros in Word and
>> Excel (both 2000 and 2003 versions). I now need to sign some macros
>> in MS-Project 2000 and it's failing!
>>
>> I can select the digital signature but, when I save the project file,
>> I get the following message:
>>
>> There was a problem with the digital certificate. The VBA project
>> could not be signed.
>> The signature will be discarded.
>>
>> From this point on, I can't use my digital signature in any
>> application until I reboot my PC.After the reboot, it's all fine
>> again until I try to sign a macro in Project.
>>
>> Does anyone know what might be causing this please and how to get
>> round it?
>> I've installed the root certificates from the MS download and have
>> used pvkimprt to import my signature. I contacted Comodo who
>> basically said "not our problem".
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Steve
>
>
>


From: Steve Barnett on 26 Sep 2005 12:03
I think I found the problem - as supplied, out of the box, the global.mpt
file is digitally signed with a signature that expired in 2004. When I
signed this with my own digital signature, I was able to save it without the
error.

Hope this helps someone else.
Steve

"Steve Barnett" <noname(a)nodomain.com> wrote in message
news:%23%23BSfoFwFHA.916(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I cross-posted there too.
>
> I think it has something to do with the global macros. When I checked, the
> ProojectGlobal macros had a digital certificate that was expired (other
> people have this too). When I removed this global certificate, I was able
> to digitally sign my macros. However, I found that if I had signed macros
> in Project then the digital signature for Excel 2003 didn't work.
>
> I may have give up on this.
>
> Steve
>
>
> "Mike Glen" <glenATmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eTyJjDFwFHA.4028(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> I can't help, but the vba experts hang out in the developer - try posting
>> there. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion
>> products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web
>> address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm
>>
>> Mike Glen
>> Project MVP
>>
>>
>> Steve Barnett wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I've bought a code signing digital signature from the Comodo group
>>> which I have used successfully to digitally sign macros in Word and
>>> Excel (both 2000 and 2003 versions). I now need to sign some macros
>>> in MS-Project 2000 and it's failing!
>>>
>>> I can select the digital signature but, when I save the project file,
>>> I get the following message:
>>>
>>> There was a problem with the digital certificate. The VBA project
>>> could not be signed.
>>> The signature will be discarded.
>>>
>>> From this point on, I can't use my digital signature in any
>>> application until I reboot my PC.After the reboot, it's all fine
>>> again until I try to sign a macro in Project.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what might be causing this please and how to get
>>> round it?
>>> I've installed the root certificates from the MS download and have
>>> used pvkimprt to import my signature. I contacted Comodo who
>>> basically said "not our problem".
>>>
>>> Many thanks
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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