hi,
fwiw, i never used rclone smb remote. instead use native mounting
https://forum.rclone.org/t/how-to-access-smb-samba-with-rclone/42754
if that is the case, then not sure you need, the remote [ds213]
no way to know yet. i think you need to do some basic quick testing.
- using rclone smb remote, test with crypt, test without crypt
- test native mount, test with crypt, test without crypt
- test sftp