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MS Office Forum / General MS InfoPath Questions / October 2005Certificate despair
Just got my certificate from VeriSign today. I'll use it to sign form templates so that customers can open my full-trust forms easily and with confidence. However, the certificate don't turn up in the Select Certificate dialog box in InfoPath! :-( I noticed that when creating a dummy certificate in InfoPath, it turns up in the "Personal" store. I have installed my new certificate there aswell as in the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" store, but it's still hidden from InfoPath. I talked to people at VeriSign two times to make sure I'd get the right thing. They didn't really know about InfoPath, but believed this would be the one. It's called a "Microsoft Authenticode Digital ID". Can anyone confirm this is right? And how do I get InfoPath to accept it? Gustaf start->run, type mmc (hit enter) File->Add/Remove Snap In click Add double click Certificate, click Finish click Close to close the 'Add Standalone Snap-In' dialog click Ok on Add.Remove Snap-In dialog expand Certificates and click on Personal ... import your certificate into this Personal certificate store (right click, All Tasks->import) > expand Certificates and click on Personal ... import your certificate > into this Personal certificate store (right click, All Tasks->import) This is not so helpful. As I wrote, I've already imported the certificate. The problem is that it doesn't show up in InfoPath. Gustaf >From the personal certificate store, right click on the certificate and view properties ... if "Sign Code" is not an option, and you are not able to add it as an option, i'd contact verisign b/c i think it's the wrong certificate ...my apologies is this too is unhelphul. > From the personal certificate store, right click on the certificate and > view properties ... if "Sign Code" is not an option, and you are not > able to add it as an option, i'd contact verisign b/c i think it's the > wrong certificate Thank you. Sign code is an option. When importing the certificate (an *.spc file), I get 2 certificates in the Personal store. One named after my company (with code signing), and one named "VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA" (with code signing and client authentication). I guess it's the first one I shall use in InfoPath. After importing, I restart InfoPath. After that, I have expected the certficiate to be there when I want to select one under Form Options, but it's not. Gustaf I have the same problem. Verisign code signing certificate doesn't show up in Infopath 'Select Certificate' form. Confirmed that it is in same folder (via mmc) as the personal certificates that I crete within Infopath. Also confirmed that it is a codesigning cert. Anyone have any suggestions? Brian > > From the personal certificate store, right click on the certificate and > > view properties ... if "Sign Code" is not an option, and you are not [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Gustaf I was also having this problem and after a bit of searching found that you need to import the key with MS Digital Certificate Files Importer (pvkimprt.exe) which can be downloaded from here and also has instructions http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=F9992C94-B129-46BC-B240 -414BDFF679A7&displaylang=EN This is because the private key is stored in the PVK file and can't be imported through the certificates MMC snap in. Once you run this tool and view your certificate through the MMC snap-in you should see "You have a private key that corresponds to this certificate." at the bottom of the general tab. If this is not present you will not be able to use this key for code signing. okviz > I have the same problem. Verisign code signing certificate doesn't show up in > Infopath 'Select Certificate' form. Confirmed that it is in same folder (via [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > Gustaf Hi, okviz! You really are an angel. I had the same problem and this little tip finally made it. Thanx a 1000 0000 :-) /Jimmy > I was also having this problem and after a bit of searching found that you > need to import the key with MS Digital Certificate Files Importer [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > > > Gustaf Hi Gustaf, We ran into the same problem with InfoPath and discovered two key items you need to know. First, you need to make sure you have the private key for the certificate. If you view the certificate once installed and it does not state that you have the private key for the certificate (in the bottom of the General tab), it won't work. Second, you have to install the certificate in the current user's personal store. Certificates installed in the computer's store do not work with InfoPath. Hope this helps. We just made sure we met both of these conditions and were able to sing InfoPath forms with no problem or issue. Nelson -- NelsonR |
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