# zipcloak > Encrypt the contents within a zipfile. > More information: . - Encrypt the contents of a zipfile: `zipcloak {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - [d]ecrypt the contents of a zipfile: `zipcloak -d {{path/to/archive.zip}}` - [O]utput the encrypted contents into a new zipfile: `zipcloak {{path/to/archive.zip}} -O {{path/to/encrypted.zip}}`