Locking of folders

I have certain folders the I want to lock and not be opened unless I enter a password. As I have some personal data that I do not want other people who visit my house and use my mac to either browse the internet of play music. First question is, is this possible? and secondly if I can, how do I do it?
Many thanks for your time.
P.S I have OSX 10.5

Also, you can create aliases to the folders inside the encrypted disk image and store them anywhere on your system. When you try to access them, the system will automatically try to mount the encrypted disk image, asking for your password, and then open the actual folder.

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