Encrypt and Decrypt Excel files with JavaScript via C++
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Microsoft Excel (97 - 365) enables you to encrypt and password protect your spreadsheets. It uses algorithms provided by a cryptographic service provider, or CSP, a set of cryptographic algorithms with different properties. The default CSP is ‘Office 97/2000 Compatible’ or ‘Weak Encryption (XOR)’. It’s important to choose the proper encryption key length. Some CSPs don’t support more than 40 or 56 bits. That’s considered to be weak encryption. For strong encryption, a minimum key length of 128 bits is required. Microsoft Windows contains CSPs that offer strong encryption types as well, for example the ‘Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider’. To give you an idea, 128 bits encryption is what banks use to encrypt the connection with their Internet Banking systems.
Aspose.Cells allows you to encrypt and password protect Microsoft Excel files with your desired encryption type.
Using Microsoft Excel
To set file encryption settings in Microsoft Excel (here Microsoft Excel 2003):
- From the Tools menu, select Options. A dialog will appear.
- Select the Security tab.
- Input a password and click Advanced
- Choose the encryption type and confirm the password.
Encrypting Excel file with Aspose.Cells for JavaScript via C++
The following example shows how to encrypt and password protect an Excel file using the Aspose.Cells API.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Aspose.Cells Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Aspose.Cells Example - Encrypt Workbook</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, SaveFormat } = AsposeCells;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an Excel file.</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Instantiate a Workbook object by opening the uploaded excel file.
const workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
// Specify XOR encryption type.
workbook.encryptionOptions = { type: AsposeCells.EncryptionType.XOR, keyLength: 40 };
// Specify Strong Encryption type (RC4, Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider).
workbook.encryptionOptions = { type: AsposeCells.EncryptionType.StrongCryptographicProvider, keyLength: 128 };
// Password protect the file.
workbook.settings.password = "1234";
// Save the excel file.
const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Excel97To2003);
const blob = new Blob([outputData]);
const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = 'encryptedBook1.out.xls';
downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download Encrypted Excel File';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">Workbook encrypted and ready for download.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>
Specifying Password to Modify Option
The following example shows how to set the Password to modify Microsoft Excel option for an existing file using the Aspose.Cells API.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Aspose.Cells Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Specify Password To Modify Example</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.csv" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, SaveFormat, Utils } = AsposeCells;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an Excel file.</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Instantiating a Workbook object from the uploaded file
const workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
// Set the password for modification.
workbook.settings.writeProtection.password = "1234";
// Save the excel file.
const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Excel97To2003);
const blob = new Blob([outputData]);
const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = 'SpecifyPasswordToModifyOption.out.xls';
downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download Modified Excel File';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">Password-to-modify set successfully! Click the download link to get the modified file.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>
Decrypting Excel file with Aspose.Cells for JavaScript via C++
It is very easy to open a password-protected Excel file and decrypt it using the Aspose.Cells API as shown in the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Aspose.Cells Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Open Encrypted Excel and Remove Password</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.csv" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, LoadOptions, SaveFormat, Utils } = AsposeCells;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an encrypted Excel file.</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Prepare load options with password to open encrypted file
const loadOptions = new LoadOptions();
loadOptions.password = "password";
// Instantiate workbook from uploaded file with load options
const workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer), loadOptions);
// Remove password from workbook settings
workbook.settings.password = null;
// Save the workbook and provide download link
const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Xlsx);
const blob = new Blob([outputData]);
const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
// Use original filename with suffix to indicate password removed
const originalName = file.name || 'output.xlsx';
const baseName = originalName.replace(/(\.xls[xm]?|\.csv)$/i, '') || 'output';
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = baseName + '.unlocked.xlsx';
downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download Unlocked Excel File';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">Password removed successfully! Click the download link to get the unlocked file.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>