PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm Property

Returns a String indicating the algorithm Microsoft Word uses for encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Use the SetPasswordEncryptionOptions method to specify the algorithm Word uses for encrypting documents with passwords.

Example

This example sets the password encryption options if the password encryption algorithm in use is "OfficeXor," which is the password algorithm used in versions of Word prior to Word 97 for Windows.

Sub PasswordSettings()
    With ActiveDocument
        If .PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm = "OfficeXor" Then
            .SetPasswordEncryptionOptions _
                PasswordEncryptionProvider:="Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider", _
                PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm:="RC4", _
                PasswordEncryptionKeyLength:=56, _
                PasswordEncryptionFileProperties:=True
        End If
    End With
End Sub