Vista - Password protect Zip files

Hi All

In windows XP I could password protect a zip file, does anyone know how to
do this in vista business or if it is even possible?

w

I don't know, but are you aware that zip file password protection is very
weak? If it was removed, this is probably why.

"WMB" <wmb2003@uk2.net> wrote in message
news:%23qyO5RhPHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi All
>
> In windows XP I could password protect a zip file, does anyone know how to
> do this in vista business or if it is even possible?
>
> w
>

In article <#qyO5RhPHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Wmb wrote:
> In windows XP I could password protect a zip file

There's always WINZIP itself -- up to Version 11 now

http://www.winzip.com/

Lionel,

Are you referring to WinZip? At least from 9.0 SR1 and agove, encryption can
be either based on Zip 2.0 compatible, 128-bit AES or 256-bit AES. Ultimately
it is as secure as the password that guards it (the contents in the
compressed file).

HTH.

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"Lionel Fourquaux" wrote:

> I don't know, but are you aware that zip file password protection is very
> weak? If it was removed, this is probably why.
>
> "WMB" <wmb2003@uk2.net> wrote in message
> news:%23qyO5RhPHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All
> >
> > In windows XP I could password protect a zip file, does anyone know how to
> > do this in vista business or if it is even possible?
> >
> > w
> >
>

In article <DA945100-C712-4928-B455-5968979617ED@microsoft.com>,
in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, =?
Utf-8?B?RGVzbW9uZCBMZWU=?= <mcp@donotspamplease.mars> says...

> Lionel,
>
> Are you referring to WinZip? At least from 9.0 SR1 and agove, encryption can
> be either based on Zip 2.0 compatible, 128-bit AES or 256-bit AES. Ultimately
> it is as secure as the password that guards it (the contents in the
> compressed file).

No, Lionel and the original poster were referring to the native
Zip Folders in XP and Vista.

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