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Definitions

REVERSE

Use this operand to encrypt all logon and minidisk passwords using a proprietary, reversible encryption algorithm. Later, this encryption may be reversed by running this utility again, this time with the DECRYPT operand.

FORWARD

Use this operand to encrypt all logon and minidisk passwords using a proprietary, one-way encryption algorithm. Encryption using this operand CANNOT be reversed or decrypted, unlike passwords encrypted using the REVERSE algorithm. Forward encryption can be more secure than reverse encryption simply because it can never be decrypted.

DES3FWD

Use this operand to one-way encrypt all logon and minidisk passwords using a triple DES algorithm. This type of encryption is not reversible.

DECRYPT

Use this operand to decrypt all logon and minidisk passwords by decrypting, or reversing the encryption of passwords encrypted previously using the REVERSE operand.