diff --git a/doc/lrzip.conf.example b/doc/lrzip.conf.example
index e083de1..9d0e814 100644
--- a/doc/lrzip.conf.example
+++ b/doc/lrzip.conf.example
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@
 
 # Override for Temporary Directory. Only valid when stdin/out or Test is used
 # TMPDIR = /tmp
+
+# ENCRYPT = NO
+
+# Whether to use encryption on compression
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 18a934e..33662d8 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ static void read_config(rzip_control *control)
 			strcpy(control->tmpdir, parametervalue);
 			if (strcmp(parametervalue + strlen(parametervalue) - 1, "/"))
 				strcat(control->tmpdir, "/");
+		} else if (isparameter(parameter, "encrypt")) {
+			if (isparameter(parameter, "YES"))
+				control->flags |= FLAG_ENCRYPT;
 		} else
 			/* oops, we have an invalid parameter, display */
 			print_err("lrzip.conf: Unrecognized parameter value, %s = %s. Continuing.\n",\