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Product Version | Office 2010 Compatible (The default encryption algorithm is AES 128-bit. AES 192-bit and AES 256-bit are supported) (Recommended Choice) | Office 2007 Compatible (The default encryption algorithm is AES 128-bit. AES 192-bit and AES 256-bit are supported) | Office 2003 with Office 2007 SP2 Compatibility Pack Compatible (By default, utilizes by default RC4 Encryption, however, AES-128 Encryption is supported) ** | Office 2003 Compatible (RC4 Encryption) Office XP Compatible | Office 2000 Compatible | Office 97 Compatible |
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Office for Mac 2011 (Recommended Version) Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office 2010 (Recommended Version) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office for Mac 2008 | Yes (AES 128-bit only, read-only) | Yes (AES 128-bit only, read-only) Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office 2007 SP2 Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office 2003 with Office 2007 SP2 Compatibility Pack | Yes (AES 128-bit only, read-only)** | Yes (AES 128-bit only, read-only)** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office 2003 No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office XP No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Office 2000 No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Office 97 No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
*Note: Encryption functionality is available on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. However, not all Office suite products have encryption functionality (e.g. Outlook, Publisher, etc.).
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