Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Checking for a Security Certificate.
Starting with Word 2000, you could "digitally sign" your documents and templates with a security certificate. Technically, it is the VBA projects attached to documents and templates that can be signed. In your macros you may want to verify that the certificate is in place. Checking for the signature programmatically can make it easier to manage the overall security efforts of a company.
The property you can use for this purpose is VBASigned. You can use it as follows:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: 
Documents.Open FileName:="D:\dotfiles\temp.dot"
If Not ActiveDocument.VBASigned Then
MsgBox "Warning! This document has not been digitally signed.", _
vbCritical, "Digital Signature Warning"
End If
The VBASigned property will be either True or False, depending on whether the document (in this case a template) has been signed.
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2014-09-13 00:57:39
bhagi
hello,
i have doubt in digital signing word document from command line prompt or from macro or vb project.
thanks
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