EncryptionProvider.DecryptStream method (Office)

Decrypts and returns a stream of encrypted data for a document.

Syntax

expression.DecryptStream(SessionHandle, StreamName, EncryptedStream, UnencryptedStream)

expression An expression that returns an EncryptionProvider object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
SessionHandle Required Long The ID of the current session.
StreamName Required String The ID of the stream of data.
EncryptedStream Required IUnknown The encrypted data stream.
UnencryptedStream Required IUnknown The data stream before dencryption.

Remarks

This method is called by your COM add-in when the document is opened, and after your add-in has verified that the user opening the document is authenticated. This method is the inverse of the EncryptStream method and converts encrypted data back into pure (un-encrypted) data.

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