Digital Signature - Microsoft Word 2007

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on applying digital signature with Microsoft Word 2007. Topics include what is PKI digital signature; creating a self-signed certificate as the digital ID; obtaining a commercial certificate signed by a trusted root CA; adding a digital signature to a Word document; viewing details of certificates.

What Is Digital Signature?

PKI Digital Signature

Applying Digital Signatures with MS Word 2007

Creating a Digital ID and Sign Word Documents

View Digital Signatures in Word Documents

Viewing Digital ID Created by MS Word

Obtaining a Trial Digital ID from ARX CoSign

Viewing Digital ID Obtained from ARX CoSign

Conclusions:

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

 Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

 Using HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer) 10

 Using HTTPS with Chrome 40

 Using HTTPS with Firefox 35

 Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Certificate Stores and Certificate Console

 .NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates

 PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates

Digital Signature - Microsoft Word 2007

 Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3

 S/MIME and Email Security

 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

 Outdated Tutorials

 References

 PDF Printing Version