Encryption type for password protected Office 97-2003 files
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User
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 > Security Settings
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting enables you to specify an encryption type for password-protected Office 97-2003 files. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify the type of encryption that Office applications will use to encrypt password-protected files in the older Office 97-2003 file formats. The chosen encryption type must have a corresponding cryptographic service provider (CSP) installed on the computer that encrypts the file. See the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\ registry key for a list of CSPs installed on the local computer. Specify the encryption type to use by entering it in the provided text box in the following form: <Encryption Provider>,<Encryption Algorithm>,<Encryption Key Length>. For example, Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0,RC4,128 If you do not configure this policy setting, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word use Office 97/2000 Compatible encryption, a proprietary encryption method, to encrypt password-protected Office 97-2003 files.

Internal name
L_Encryptiontypeforpasswordprotectedoffice972003
Policy ID
179e3ce24ba7
Elements
1

Registry values

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ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Encryption type:
ID L_encryptiontypecolon318
text
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security
Value name
defaultencryption12
Type
REG_SZ
None
Encryption type:
User · Type text
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security
Value name
defaultencryption12
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone