2.4.2.3 Binary Document Write Protection Method 3

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Binary documents that conform to the file format as specified in [MS-PPT] MUST store the write protection password in the file in plaintext, as specified in [MS-PPT] section 2.4.7. When a binary document using write protection method 3 is write protected, it SHOULD NOT<26> also be encrypted by using one of the methods specified in section 2.3.

If the user has not supplied an encryption password and the document is encrypted, the default encryption choice using the techniques specified in section 2.3 MUST be the following password: "\x2f\x30\x31\x48\x61\x6e\x6e\x65\x73\x20\x52\x75\x65\x73\x63\x68\x65\x72\x2f\x30\x31".