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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.