---
name: "ecryptfs-wrap-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-wrap-passphrase"
---

# ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase(1)

wrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase.

## NAME

ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase - wrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase.

## SYNOPSIS

**ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase \[file\]**

printf "%s\\n%s" "passphrase to wrap" "wrapping passphrase" \| **ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase \[file\] -**

## DESCRIPTION

**ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase** is a utility to wrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase, using a specified wrapping passphrase, and write the encrypted output to file.

## SEE ALSO

- [**ecryptfs**(7)](/ecryptfs/7.md), [**ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase**(1)](/ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase/1.md), [**ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase**(1)](/ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase/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.