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Idea #214: Easy (GUI) creation and handling of encrypted partitions

bug This idea was marked as being in development the 25 June 08.
Written by nubbe the 28 Feb 08 at 20:56. Category: Others. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: In development
Rationale
A GUI for creating and using encrypted partitions. Should be for regular partitions and especially removable media partitions.


Developer comments
Indeed that's a long-standing open issue. DeviceKit-disks can do that, so it's a matter of packaging/using DK and DK-disks. I'm interested in working on this (although I'm not sure whether I'll manage it for Intrepid.)

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Written by nubbe the 28 Feb 08 at 20:56.
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HDave wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 04:15
This is especially critical for the laptop crowd. I have my home parititon encrypted with truecypt such that is is mounted whenever I log in, but it took my a long time (plus some c programming) to make it happen.

cmr wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 04:57
encryption is an important security tool for guarding against needless, harmful invasion of privacy. infrastructure like LUKS makes tools possible that can bring these tools to nontechnical users.

the standard installer should include an option to encrypt the entire system -- root, swap, home, and all. for the alternate installer, ubuntu should work with debian-installer's developers to improve the stability and flexibility of the encrypted volume management tools.

rawsausage wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 23:33
Upcoming Ubuntu version afaik does all this.

feNNec wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 12:37
truecrypt has a GUI now

Eldmannen wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 01:44
I really need encrypted partition!

saltedlight wrote on the 26 Jun 08 at 03:05
The standard installer, or at least the alternate one, should include an option to encrypt the entire system, even if is splited on more hard drives. Creating an ecrypted LVM using all hard drives or chosen ones is not posible at the moment.

Craig73 wrote on the 26 Jun 08 at 19:04
And right after that it should

a) prompt you to create a rescue disk/key

b) prompt you to configure your backup software which should be installed by default (which is another topic)

I'm all for encryption... laptops walk way to easily... and the easier we make it the easier we should make to ensure someone isn't screwed because they lost they password/key/something messed up.

High security works well in a company with administrators to save you... when you are all alone then be sure to build contingency in right away (not as a next release option)

Ubun2ideas wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 20:21
I'd like the option to encrypt only certain partitions. I have lots of mp3's and don't want to have to recopy them to the HD each time I reinstall the upcoming Ubuntu release. They could instead be stored on a separate non-encrypted partition. I could then install a brand new encrypted Ubuntu system without wiping out this unencrypted media partition.


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