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# Certificate Object

Represents the X.509 digital certificate that has been used to create a signature.

## Remarks

Note This object model member is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form that implements this object model member in its code will generate an error message if it is opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

## Using the Certificate object

Use the Certificate property of the Signature object to return a Certificate object.

The Certificate object contains the following properties, which can be used to return information about a digital certificate:

Property | Description
--- | ---
IssuedTo | Returns to whom the digital certificate is issued.
IssuedBy | Returns the issuer of the digital certificate.
ExpirationDate | Returns the expiration date of the digital certificate.
Status | Returns the status of the digital certificate.

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