Keywords: Excel, encryption, encrypt cell contents

xCELLencrypt is an add-in for Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, and Excel 2016 that allows you to encrypt the contents of individual cells within a worksheet. The software implements advanced encryption standard (AES) 256 bit encryption via Microsoft's cryptographic service provider (CryptoAPI). Users may elect to encrypt with a password or through the use of a key file. xCELLencrypt is great for individuals or organizations that share spreadsheets but need to protect certain data within the workbooks. Some examples are: employee rosters that contain sensitive data such as social security numbers, salary data; personal information like bank account numbers, user names/passwords, security questions and answers. If your organization stores sensitive data in Microsoft Office Excel, you need xCELLencrypt to protect this information.