But what kind of encryption it provides depends on the program you use to create and open the ZIP file. The .zip format supports two forms of encryption and password protection.

Launch a RAR decompression utility like WinRAR, RAR File Open Knife or 7-Zip. Open the RAR file and select the extract feature on your utility. Enter the password for the file when prompted ...

Trinu, who keeps sensitive data inside AES-encrypted .zip archives, asked the Answer Line forum about the advantages and disadvantages of switching to TrueCrypt.