Deploying Office Solutions Without Certificate
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I am attempting to distribute a VSTO Excel Add-in without a signed certificate and I am running into issues with some users not receiving the Click Once trust prompt.
Note that the VSTO is being installed from c:Users...
I followed the steps here:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/how-to-configure-the-clickonce-trust-prompt-behavior?view=vs-2017
to enable the Click Once trust prompt but they are still receiving the prompt above without the option to install the add-in.
Is there a best practice method for deploying a solution without signing?
c# excel registry vsto clickonce
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
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asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
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I am attempting to distribute a VSTO Excel Add-in without a signed certificate and I am running into issues with some users not receiving the Click Once trust prompt.
Note that the VSTO is being installed from c:Users...
I followed the steps here:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/how-to-configure-the-clickonce-trust-prompt-behavior?view=vs-2017
to enable the Click Once trust prompt but they are still receiving the prompt above without the option to install the add-in.
Is there a best practice method for deploying a solution without signing?
c# excel registry vsto clickonce
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local withc:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user'sDownloads?
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12
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I am attempting to distribute a VSTO Excel Add-in without a signed certificate and I am running into issues with some users not receiving the Click Once trust prompt.
Note that the VSTO is being installed from c:Users...
I followed the steps here:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/how-to-configure-the-clickonce-trust-prompt-behavior?view=vs-2017
to enable the Click Once trust prompt but they are still receiving the prompt above without the option to install the add-in.
Is there a best practice method for deploying a solution without signing?
c# excel registry vsto clickonce
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
I am attempting to distribute a VSTO Excel Add-in without a signed certificate and I am running into issues with some users not receiving the Click Once trust prompt.
Note that the VSTO is being installed from c:Users...
I followed the steps here:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/how-to-configure-the-clickonce-trust-prompt-behavior?view=vs-2017
to enable the Click Once trust prompt but they are still receiving the prompt above without the option to install the add-in.
Is there a best practice method for deploying a solution without signing?
c# excel registry vsto clickonce
c# excel registry vsto clickonce
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
edited Nov 29 '18 at 0:14
MickyD
10.8k63354
10.8k63354
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
asked Nov 27 '18 at 15:45
aaronjruizaaronjruiz
262
262
XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local withc:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user'sDownloads?
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12
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XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local withc:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user'sDownloads?
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12
XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local with
c:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user's Downloads?– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local with
c:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user's Downloads?– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12
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XY problem. Why don't you just sign it?
– MickyD
Nov 27 '18 at 15:58
This Add-in is only for a few users, so if possible I would like to avoid spending $200-$300 to purchase a certificate from a Certificate Authority. Is there any other way to certify my Add-in so that these users are able to install?
– aaronjruiz
Nov 28 '18 at 15:06
Sure, you don't need to buy one. Our VSTO solution was only going to be used internally by management and they were content with DEV-level certificate. They will just get a notice saying that the publisher can't be certified. It just required training (or an email) to tell them to just click install anyway. However, it was hosted on the intranet so you might have different issues if hosted on the Internet.
– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:11
I just noticed that the error is about location and that the path is essentially local with
c:users.... What is the full path? Did you copy it there over the LAN? Is the path in your user'sDownloads?– MickyD
Nov 29 '18 at 0:12