/rclone_config_encryption

title: "rclone config encryption"
description: "set, remove and check the encryption for the config file"
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/config/encryption/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"

> **Official documentation:** [https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_config_encryption/](https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_config_encryption/)

rclone config encryption

set, remove and check the encryption for the config file

Synopsis

This command sets, clears and checks the encryption for the config file using the subcommands below.

Options

  -h, --help   help for encryption

See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

See Also

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• [rclone config](/commands/rclone_config/) - Enter an interactive configuration session.
• [rclone config encryption check](/commands/rclone_config_encryption_check/) - Check that the config file is encrypted
• [rclone config encryption remove](/commands/rclone_config_encryption_remove/) - Remove the config file encryption password
• [rclone config encryption set](/commands/rclone_config_encryption_set/) - Set or change the config file encryption password

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