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how to password protect an archive (zip) file
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Jan 6, 2004, 09:52 PM
 
I just archived a bunch of files (just by right clicking and choosing Create Archive in Panther) and it created a zip file. However I want to password protect the zip file. (don't want it to be the same as the User's Password). Any ideas?

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Jan 6, 2004, 11:04 PM
 
I'm not familiar with zip archiving but you can always use Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image and store the zip (and any other files) in it. If you're paranoid, don't store the password in your Keychain.
     
   
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