[Bug 1773457] Re: Full-system encryption needs to be supported out-of-the-box including /boot and should not delete other installed systems
Colin Pickup
1773457 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Mar 4 10:32:06 UTC 2020
+1 to this issue. My new work laptop only has one drive. We require
Windows for some tasks but Linux for others. Full drive encryption is
mandatory for laptops and other portable devices.
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Title:
Full-system encryption needs to be supported out-of-the-box including
/boot and should not delete other installed systems
Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
In today's world, especially with the likes of the EU's GDPR and the
many security fails, Ubuntu installer needs to support full-system
encryption out of the box.
This means encrypting not only /home but also both root and /boot. The
only parts of the system that wouldn't be encrypted are the EFI
partition and the initial Grub bootloader, for obvious reasons.
It should also not delete other installed systems unless explicitly
requested.
On top of this, the previous method of encrypting data (ecryptfs) is
now considered buggy, and full-disk encryption is recommended as an
alternative. Unfortunately, the current implementation of full-disk
encryption wipes any existing OS such as Windows, making the
implementation unusable for most users.
Now, using LUKS and LVM, it is already possible to have full-disk
encryption (strictly, full-partition encryption because it leaves any
existing OS alone), while encrypting /boot. Reference:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManualFullSystemEncryption
... but with one major limitation: Grub is incorrectly changed after
an update affecting the kernel or Grub, so that a manual Grub update
is required each time this happens (this is fully covered in the
linked instructions).
If the incorrect Grub change is fixed, it should be (relatively)
simple to support full-system encryption in the installer.
Further information (2018-08-17):
The NCSC recommends, "Use LUKS/dm-crypt to provide full volume encryption."
References:
• https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/30/national-cyber-security-centre-publish-ubuntu-18-04-lts-security-guide
• https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/eud-security-guidance-ubuntu-1804-lts
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