For security, you might want to encrypt the files that you add to an archive. If the archive format supports encryption, you can specify a password to encrypt the files that you add to the archive. Currently, only .zip and .arj archives support encryption.To specify a password for file encryption, perform the following steps:Choose EditPassword to display the Password dialog.Enter the password in the Password text box.Click OK. uses the password to encrypt the files that you add to the current archive, and to decrypt the files that you extract from the current archive.  deletes the password when you close the archive.
For information on how to check whether an archive contains encrypted files, see .
The encryption provided by archive utilities is weak and insecure. If security is important, use a strong encryption tool such as GNU Privacy Guard.
