Set password hash format as ISO-compliant

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security

Value name: useisopasswordverifier

Enabled: useisopasswordverifier = 1

Disabled: useisopasswordverifier = 0

Description

This policy setting allows you create ISO-compliant modification password records. If you enable this policy setting, then passwords created will be ISO-compliant. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default will be ECMA-style records.