Policy
Use new key on password change
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to specify if a new encryption key is used when the password is changed. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, a new intermediate key is generated when the password is changed. This causes any extra key encryptors to be removed when the file is saved. If you disable this policy setting, a new intermediate key is not generated when the password is changed.
Internal name
L_UseNewKeyOnPasswordChange
Policy ID
54c6d2c1eb32
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\crypto Value name newkeyonpwdchange | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\crypto
Value name
newkeyonpwdchange
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.