---
name: "__descrpt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "afbackup-client"
version: "3.5.3-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/__descrpt"
---

# \_\_descrpt(1)

Program to encrypt data using a DES-algorithm

## NAME

**\_\_descrpt - Program to encrypt data using a DES-algorithm**

## SYNOPSIS

**\_\_descrpt** {*-e*\|*\[*-d*\]*}\[*-w*\]*\[*-k*\<crypkeyfile\>*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

**This program encrypts or decrypts the standard input to standard output.**\
 **The used key is derived from the string supplied at compile time or** **read from the given cryptkeyfile.**

**This program is part of afbackup-client**

## OPTIONS

**This is a Few Description on the main options for \_\_descrpt**

- **-e**

  **Optional**, either if is supplied or not \_\_descrpt It will use the Default 128 Bit DES encryption method

- **-w**

  This Option Overwrite **-e option, if the option is supplied, the program will use 64 Bit DES encryption method**

- **-w criptkeyfile**

  **Read a criptkeyfile to override the one supplied at the compile time**

## SEE ALSO

**[afclient(8)](/man/afclient/8.md), [xafclientconfig(8)](/man/xafclientconfig/8.md), [full\_backup(8)](/man/full_backup/8.md), [incr\_backup(8)](/man/incr_backup/8.md), [afverify(8)](/man/afverify/8.md), [afrestore(8)](/man/afrestore/8.md), [xafrestore(8)](/man/xafrestore/8.md), [afserver(8)](/man/afserver/8.md), [afmserver(8)](/man/afmserver/8.md), [copy\_tape(8)](/man/copy_tape/8.md), [afclient.conf(8)](/man/afclient.conf/8.md),** **[update\_indexes(8)](/man/update_indexes/8.md)**

## AUTHOR

**This manual page was written by Rene Mayorga \<rmayorga@debian.org.sv\> for**  **the Debian system (but may be used by others).  Permission is**  **granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under**  **the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.**

**On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public**  **License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.**