Key Feature Missing in Mac OS - Zip File Encryption with Password

Available in Terminal, but not in GUI

Recently, I need to encrypt a zip folder of files that I’m sending out to a friend. I tried to right click to compress the files to a zip form and that step worked seamlessly well, but I just couldn’t find a way to add a password to it.

I went to Google, and discovered there are third party applications that I can install, or there’s a Terminal command line way to do it. I hate installing unnecessary applications, because (1) I will never know what kind of program logic that application contains to steal my data (2) having too many applications can make my computer sluggish to run, and this is especially applicable to Windows.

Here are the steps to zip with password in Mac Terminal:

• Enter zip -er NAMEOFZIPFILE.zip

• Enter a space.

• Drag and Drop the Folder on the desktop into the terminal.

• Select Enter/Return.

• Enter a Password.
  NOTE: It will not visually display anything to know you are typing when entering a password.

• Reenter the Password.

• Select Enter/Return.

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