Encrypt/Decrypt a Virtual Machine

Note: These commands are not supported for macOS virtual machines.

prlctl encrypt <vm_id | vm_name> [--dry-run]

Encrypts the specified virtual machine. You can use the the --dry-run option to check preconditions for successful encryption. The encrypt command will encrypt the specified virtual machine and all its data. A user will be prompted to enter an encryption password after the command is executed. The password will be required to decrypt the virtual machine later. The encryption password can be modified for an encrypted virtual machine using the change-passwd command (see below).

prlctl decrypt <vm_id | vm_name> [--dry-run]

Decrypts the specified encrypted virtual machine. You can use the --dry-run option to check preconditions for successful decryption. The decrypt command will decrypt the specified virtual machine. A user will have to enter a password that was specified when the virtual machine was encrypted.

prlctl change-passwd <vm_id | vm_name>

Changes the encryption password for the specified virtual machine. A user will be asked to enter the current and the new password.