---
name: "ecryptfs-add-passphrase"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecryptfs-add-passphrase"
---

# ecryptfs-add-passphrase(1)

add an eCryptfs mount passphrase to the kernel keyring.

## NAME

ecryptfs-add-passphrase - add an eCryptfs mount passphrase to the kernel keyring.

## SYNOPSIS

**ecryptfs-add-passphrase** \[--fnek\]

printf "%s" "passphrase" \| **ecryptfs-add-passphrase** \[--fnek\] -

## DESCRIPTION

**ecryptfs-add-passphrase** is a utility to manually add a passphrase to the kernel keyring.

If the --fnek option is specified, the filename encryption key associated with the input passphrase will also be added to the keyring.

## SEE ALSO

- [**ecryptfs**(7)](/ecryptfs/7.md), [**keyctl**(1)](/keyctl/1.md)

  - */usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html*

  - *http://ecryptfs.org/*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (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 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

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