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:
For example, Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0,RC4,128
If you do not configure this policy setting, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007 use Office 97/2000 Compatible encryption, a proprietary encryption method, to encrypt password-protected Office 97-2003 files.
Important - Recent testing of this policy setting determined that it did not function as expected.
Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Security |
Value Name | DefaultEncryption12 |
Value Type | REG_SZ |
Default Value |