Use new key on password change

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.

Supported on: At least Windows 7

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\crypto
Value Namenewkeyonpwdchange
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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