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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

How to password protect zips on Mac

  1. Install Linux
  2. tar xcf
  3. gpg --symmetric

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Chris Bongers

That seems like more steps, and mac runs unix so I even think these commands will work

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

Yes, it was a bit of a "mac bad linux good" joke. GPG-Signed tarballs aren't exactly user-friendly anyway, though they come with their own advantages (like signing, optional asymmetric cryptography, etc.)