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Remove misleading encrypt param documentation (#5452) 

According to https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/options.html#_encrypt, the `encrypt` param specifies the 16-byte key to use, not the path to a config file containing the key.
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Reid Beels 2019-03-12 11:26:40 -04:00 committed by kaitlincarter-hc
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## Gossip Encryption
Enabling gossip encryption only requires that you set an encryption key when
starting the Consul agent. The key can be set via the `encrypt` parameter: the
value of this setting is a configuration file containing the encryption key.
starting the Consul agent. The key can be set via the `encrypt` parameter.
~> **WAN Joined Datacenters Note:** If using multiple WAN joined datacenters, be sure to use _the same encryption key_ in all datacenters.