My last CM rom was from jellybean or prior. For the benefit of some of us trying out new roms, a disclaimer (even in fine print) would be nice somewhere in the OP.Forced encryption has been standard on CM/LOS since Lollipop. It's generally considered public knowledge by now, so that's probably why it wasn't mentioned in the OP.
Lesson learnt (the hard way and before work) and moving on.
Lets hope i dont end up on the evening news for murdering a customer.