How to Create a Password-Protected Zip File on Mac OS X

Overview

When sending documents and other materials to a client, you typically split them across two emails using a password-protected compressed file.

1st email: the compressed file as an attachment
2nd email: the password for the compressed file

For situations like these, I’ve put together below the method I often use for creating password-protected zip files in the Terminal.

Steps

Generating a Password

Save the generated password.

Creating a Password-Protected Zip File

That’s it.