Index: lib/geom/eli/geom_eli.c
===================================================================
--- lib/geom/eli/geom_eli.c
+++ lib/geom/eli/geom_eli.c
@@ -937,9 +937,11 @@
 			/* Backupfile given by the user, just copy it. */
 			strlcpy(backfile, str, sizeof(backfile));
 
-			/* Make the backup filename unique if multiple providers
-			 * initialized in one command. */
-			if (nargs > 1) {
+			/* If multiple providers have been initialized in one
+			 * command, and the backup filename has been specified
+			 * as anything other than "none", make the backup
+			 * filename unique for each provider. */
+			if (nargs > 1 && strcmp(backfile, "none") != 0) {
 				/*
 				 * Replace first occurrence of "PROV" with
 				 * provider name.
@@ -999,11 +1001,13 @@
 		gctl_free(r);
 
 		/*
-		 * Erase sensitive data from memory, and ensure subsequent
-		 * providers are initialized with unique metadata.
+		 * Erase sensitive and provider specific data from memory.
 		 */
 		explicit_bzero(key, sizeof(key));
-		explicit_bzero(&md, sizeof(md));
+		explicit_bzero(&md.md_provsize, sizeof(md.md_provsize));
+		explicit_bzero(&md.md_sectorsize, sizeof(md.md_sectorsize));
+		explicit_bzero(&md.md_salt, sizeof(md.md_salt));
+		explicit_bzero(&md.md_mkeys, sizeof(md.md_mkeys));
 	}
 
 	/* Clear the cached metadata, including keys. */