User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Enhanced Reference
Command and Utility Summary
Net Start Encrypt
Purpose
The net start encrypt command causes passwords from MS-DOS
workstations to be encoded before they are transmitted across the network.
Syntax
net start encrypt
Comments
The Encrypt service encrypts passwords before sending them across the
network. No special setup is required for servers to decode the passwords.
Password encryption is embedded in Windows NT and OS/2. MS-DOS
workstations send passwords without encryption unless this service is used.
By default, the LAN Manager Installer installs the Encrypt service on
MS-DOS workstations.
The Encrypt service can be stopped only by stopping the Workstation
service.