diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8921a03..0f473cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Options:
                       hfs, gzip, cpio, bzip2, 7z, z, arj, cab, lzh, chm, nsis,
                       ar, rpm, udf, wim, xar, fat, ntfs
           /a  -a    archive filename or URL location of archive
+          /p  -p    password for the archive
           /e  -e    filename to extract out of the archive
           /l  -l    list content of archive
           /o  -o    output filename for the extracted file
diff --git a/src/readsevenzip/HttpIsoReader.java b/src/readsevenzip/HttpIsoReader.java
index 0ab20fc..886f598 100644
--- a/src/readsevenzip/HttpIsoReader.java
+++ b/src/readsevenzip/HttpIsoReader.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ private static void usage() {
         }
         
         System.out.println("          /a  -a    archive filename or URL location of archive");
+        System.out.println("          /p  -p    password for the archive");
         System.out.println("          /e  -e    filename to extract out of the archive");
         System.out.println("          /l  -l    list content of archive");
         System.out.println("          /o  -o    output filename for the extracted file");
@@ -82,12 +83,12 @@ private static void usage() {
     }
 
     public Boolean open(String URL) {
-        return open(URL, null);
+        return open(URL, null, null);
     }
 
-    public Boolean open(String URL, ArchiveFormat type) {
+    public Boolean open(String URL, ArchiveFormat type, String password) {
         try {
-            archive = SevenZip.openInArchive(type, new MonitorIInStream(new HttpIInStream(URL)));
+            archive = SevenZip.openInArchive(type, new MonitorIInStream(new HttpIInStream(URL)), password);
             return true;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             return false;
@@ -95,22 +96,23 @@ public Boolean open(String URL, ArchiveFormat type) {
     }
 
     public Boolean open(File file) {
-        return open(file, null);
+        return open(file, null, null);
     }
 
-    public Boolean open(File file, ArchiveFormat type) {
+    public Boolean open(File file, ArchiveFormat type, String password) {
         try {
             archive = SevenZip.openInArchive(type,
                     new MonitorIInStream(
                     new RandomAccessFileInStream(
-                    new RandomAccessFile(file, "r"))));
+                    new RandomAccessFile(file, "r"))),
+                    password);
             return true;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
-    public void getFile(String sourceFilePath, String targetFilePath) throws IOException, SevenZipException {
+    public void getFile(String sourceFilePath, String targetFilePath, String password) throws IOException, SevenZipException {
 
         File f = new File(targetFilePath);
         final FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(f);
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ public void getFile(String sourceFilePath, String targetFilePath) throws IOExcep
                 final long[] sizeArray = new long[1];
                 final Long size = item.getSize();
 
-                result = item.extractSlow(new ISequentialOutStream() {
+                ISequentialOutStream outStream = new ISequentialOutStream() {
 
                     long loaded = 0;
 
@@ -146,7 +148,13 @@ public int write(byte[] data) throws SevenZipException {
                             throw new SevenZipException(ex);
                         }
                     }
-                });
+                };
+                
+                if (password == null)
+                    result = item.extractSlow(outStream);
+                else
+                    result = item.extractSlow(outStream, password);
+                
                 if (result == ExtractOperationResult.OK) {
                     fos.flush();
                     fos.close();
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception {
         String archive_filename = null;
         String archive_type_arg;
         ArchiveFormat archive_type = null;
+        String password = null;
         String extract_filename = null;
         String output_filename = null;
         boolean list_archive_content = false;
@@ -226,6 +235,8 @@ public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception {
                 }
             } else if (arg_lower.startsWith("/a=") || arg_lower.startsWith("-a=")) {
                 archive_filename = arg.substring(3);
+            } else if (arg_lower.startsWith("/p=") || arg_lower.startsWith("-p=")) {
+                password = arg.substring(3);
             } else if (arg_lower.startsWith("/e=") || arg_lower.startsWith("-e=")) {
                 extract_filename = arg.substring(3);
             } else if (arg_lower.equals("/l") || arg_lower.equals("-l")) {
@@ -255,14 +266,14 @@ public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception {
         Boolean result = false;
         if (archive_filename.toLowerCase().startsWith("http://")) {
             System.out.println("Opening HTTP archive '" + archive_filename + "'.");
-            result = reader.open(archive_filename, archive_type);
+            result = reader.open(archive_filename, archive_type, password);
         } else if (archive_filename.toLowerCase().startsWith("https://")) {
             System.out.println("Opening HTTPS archive '" + archive_filename + "'.");
-            result = reader.open(archive_filename, archive_type);
+            result = reader.open(archive_filename, archive_type, password);
         } else {
             System.out.println("Opening FILE archive '" + archive_filename + "'.");
             try {
-                result = reader.open(new File(archive_filename), archive_type);
+                result = reader.open(new File(archive_filename), archive_type, password);
             }
             catch(Exception e){
                 System.out.println("Invalid '" + archive_type + "'  file '" + archive_filename + "'.");
@@ -301,7 +312,7 @@ public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception {
         System.out.println("Extracting file '" + extract_filename + "' ...");
         
         try {
-            reader.getFile(extract_filename, output_filename);
+            reader.getFile(extract_filename, output_filename, password);
             reader.close();
         }
         catch(Exception e){