---
title: "Supported Encryption Methods"
description: "Veeam Agent Configurator supports the following methods for data encryption and decryption: To let Veeam Agent Configurator know which method you used for data encryption, you must specify the method type in the CryptType parameter."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforwindows/configurator/encryption_methods.html"
breadcrumb: "Configurator Reference > Overview > Encryption of User Credentials > Supported Encryption Methods"
dateModified: "2026-10-22"
---

# Supported Encryption Methods

Veeam Agent Configurator supports the following methods for data encryption and decryption:


<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="width:20%;">
      <p>Encryption method</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:20%;">
      <p>Method code</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">None</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>0</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>During job configuration import, Veeam Agent Configurator ignores encrypted data.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Base64 encoding</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>10</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Default value at Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows configuration export. </p>
      <p>Data is encoded in the Base64 format. If you want to change credentials after configuration export, you can encode user name and password into Base64 strings and insert the strings into the configuration file.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">DES</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>20</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Data is encrypted with the standard DES encryption algorithm. For more information, see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.cryptography.des(v=vs.110).aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft documentation</a>. </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">ProtectedData</span><br/><span style="font-weight:bold;">CurrentUser</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>30</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Data is encrypted with the standard ProtectedData mechanism. Data can be decrypted only by the user who encrypted it. For more information, see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2fh8203k(v=vs.110).aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft documentation</a>.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">ProtectedData</span><br/><span style="font-weight:bold;">LocalMachine</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>31</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Data is encrypted with the standard ProtectedData mechanism. Data can be decrypted only on the machine where it was encrypted. For more information, see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2fh8203k(v=vs.110).aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft documentation</a>.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>



To let Veeam Agent Configurator know which method you used for data encryption, you must specify the method type in the `CryptType` parameter. For example, if you have encrypted the user password using the DES algorithm, you must define value 20 in the `CryptType` parameter:

```xml
<ExecutionResult>
  <JobInfo ConfigId='f5bb9cd2-9b7d-4bb3-9c72-435cec24420c' CryptType="20"/>
</ExecutionResult>
```