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Presentation.PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns the algorithm Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses for encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm

expression   A variable that represents a Presentation object.

Return Value
String

Remarks

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

Example

This example sets the password encryption options if the password encryption algorithm in use is not RC4.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub PasswordSettings()
    With ActivePresentation
        If .PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm <> "RC4" Then
            .SetPasswordEncryptionOptions _
                PasswordEncryptionProvider:="Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider", _
                PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm:="RC4", _
                PasswordEncryptionKeyLength:=56, _
                PasswordEncryptionFileProperties:=True
        End If
    End With
End Sub

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