Re: File encryption

[Kinichi <kitano@example.com>]

From: "A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>

> 'zip' has an encryption option, but it doesnt work. Says 'encryption is
> not supported' when I try it. The windoze zip does it pretty well, but
> cant find much on linux. There was an option for encrypting whole
> filesystems, but thats not very practical. It also requires a patch to
> the kernel.
> 
> Is there a seperate package that I need to install for this?

Encryption part used to be offered separately.
So you have to patch(actually replace files), and compile.
Now for unzip, encryption code is integrated to the main source.

Check one of mirror sites, for example;
ftp://ftp.uu.net/pub/archiving/zip/src/