Policy

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.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Excel 2016 / Excel Options / Security / Cryptography
Policy ID 34000528fde4
Internal name L_UseNewKeyOnPasswordChange

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security\crypto\newkeyonpwdchange (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security\crypto\newkeyonpwdchange (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

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.

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