EncryptionOptions.Type Property

Gets or sets the encryption mechanism used to create a password-protected workbook.

Namespace: DevExpress.Office.Crypto

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Data

Declaration

C#

public ModelEncryptionType Type { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Type As ModelEncryptionType

Property Value

Type	Description
ModelEncryptionType	An enumeration member that specifies the encryption type. The default is ModelEncryptionType.Strong.

Available values:

Name	Description
Compatible	Standard encryption for XLSX files that uses a binary EncryptionInfo structure. The default encryption algorithm is AES-128 and SHA-1 is used as a hashing algorithm. XLS files are encrypted by 40-bit RC4 encryption. Supported in Microsoft Excel 2007 and higher.
Strong	Agile encryption for XLSX files that uses an XML EncryptionInfo structure. The default encryption algorithm is AES-256 and SHA512 is used as a hashing algorithm. XLS files are encrypted by 40-bit RC4 encryption. Supported in Microsoft Excel 2010 and higher.

Remarks

Use the Type property to specify the encryption type for an XLSX document. XLS files are always encrypted by the RC4 encryption algorithm.

The EncryptionOptions.Password property allows you to set an encryption password.