If they bring up the compiled/interpreted canard, I would point them to your favorite hexdumper and say "Compiled means you can't read it in Word. It doesn't mean 'encrypted'."
I've found that BCC'ing your manager on these discussions usually doesn't hurt, either.
In reply to Re: Security: balancing two conflicting password policies
by dragonchild
in thread Security: balancing two conflicting password policies
by radiantmatrix
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