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**ENCRYPT**

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The **ENCRYPT** attribute (PROP:ENCRYPT) is used in conjunction with the OWNER attribute to disguise the information in a data file. ENCRYPT is only valid with an OWNER attribute. Even with a "hex-dump" utility, the data in an encrypted file is extremely difficult to decipher.

**Example:**

**Names  FILE,DRIVER('Clarion'),OWNER('Clarion'),****ENCRYPT**

**Record  RECORD**

**Name     STRING(20)**

**        END**

**       END**

**See Also:**

[[owner  declare password for data encryption .htm|OWNER]]

[[external  set defined externally .htm|EXTERNAL]]