private function writeRangeProtection()
    {
        foreach ($this->phpSheet->getProtectedCells() as $range => $password) {
            // number of ranges, e.g. 'A1:B3 C20:D25'
            $cellRanges = explode(' ', $range);
            $cref = count($cellRanges);

            $recordData = pack(
                'vvVVvCVvVv',
                0x0868,
                0x00,
                0x0000,
                0x0000,
                0x02,
                0x0,
                0x0000,
                $cref,
                0x0000,
                0x00
            );

            foreach ($cellRanges as $cellRange) {
                $recordData .= $this->writeBIFF8CellRangeAddressFixed($cellRange);
            }

            // the rgbFeat structure
            $recordData .= pack(
                'VV',
                0x0000,
                hexdec($password)
            );

            $recordData .= StringHelper::UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeLong('p' . md5($recordData));

            $length = strlen($recordData);

            $record = 0x0868; // Record identifier
            $header = pack('vv', $record, $length);
            $this->append($header . $recordData);
        }
    }
private function writeRangeProtection()
    {
        foreach ($this->phpSheet->getProtectedCells() as $range => $password) {
            // number of ranges, e.g. 'A1:B3 C20:D25'
            $cellRanges = explode(' ', $range);
            $cref = count($cellRanges);

            $recordData = pack(
                'vvVVvCVvVv',
                0x0868,
                0x00,
                0x0000,
                0x0000,
                0x02,
                0x0,
                0x0000,
                $cref,
                0x0000,
                0x00
            );

            foreach ($cellRanges as $cellRange) {
                $recordData .= $this->writeBIFF8CellRangeAddressFixed($cellRange);
            }

            // the rgbFeat structure
            $recordData .= pack(
                'VV',
                0x0000,
                hexdec($password)
            );

            $recordData .= StringHelper::UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeLong('p' . md5($recordData));

            $length = strlen($recordData);

            $record = 0x0868; // Record identifier
            $header = pack('vv', $record, $length);
            $this->append($header . $recordData);
        }
    }
private function writeRangeProtection ( ) { foreach ( $ this -> phpSheet -> getProtectedCells ( ) as $ range => $ password ) { // number of ranges, e.g. 'A1:B3 C20:D25' $ cellRanges = explode ( ' ' , $ range ) ; $ cref = count ( $ cellRanges ) ; $ recordData = pack ( 'vvVVvCVvVv' , 0x0868 , 0x00 , 0x0000 , 0x0000 , 0x02 , 0x0 , 0x0000 , $ cref , 0x0000 , 0x00 ) ; foreach ( $ cellRanges as $ cellRange ) { $ recordData .= $ this -> writeBIFF8CellRangeAddressFixed ( $ cellRange ) ; } // the rgbFeat structure $ recordData .= pack ( 'VV' , 0x0000 , hexdec ( $ password ) ) ; $ recordData .= StringHelper :: UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeLong ( 'p' . md5 ( $ recordData ) ) ; $ length = strlen ( $ recordData ) ; $ record = 0x0868 ; // Record identifier $ header = pack ( 'vv' , $ record , $ length ) ; $ this -> append ( $ header . $ recordData ) ; } }
Write BIFF record RANGEPROTECTION.

Openoffice.org's Documentaion of the Microsoft Excel File Format uses term RANGEPROTECTION for these records
Microsoft Office Excel 97-2007 Binary File Format Specification uses term FEAT for these records
Write BIFF record RANGEPROTECTION .