Create a tar ball and encrypt with a password.

• tar cvf tar_filename.tar files
• gzip tar_filename.tar
• openssl enc -e -des3 -salt -in tar_ball_filename.tar.gz -out filename.bin

Provide a password when prompted.
To decrypt:

• openssl des3 -d -salt -in filename.bin -out filename.tar.gz
• gzip -d filename.tar.gz
• tar -xf filename.tar

Provide the password when prompted.