In windows, zip can compresses, encrypts (password-protect) files. The same can be done in Linux, (even more)
for eamples
tar cvpf Pics.tar Pictures/
gpg -c -o Pics.tar.gpg Pics.tar
or in one line
tar cvp Pictures/ | gpg -c -o Pics.tar.gpg
password is asked twice
to un-tar or use files of the tar,
first decrypt this file
gpg –decrypt -o out.tar Pics.tar.gpg
password is asked
then uncompress/un-tar files
tar xvf out.tar
or in one line
gpg –decrypt Pics.tar.gpg | tar xvf -
password is asked prior to further actions
Of course, there are more options in gpg applications
