Password protect docs and folders?

I have several folders with secure/private info that I want to password protect. Does Snowleopard have a feature that allows users to protect folders and files?
Thanks!

Use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to create an encrypted disk image for them, and don't put the password in the keychain.
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