Ecryptfs-Desktop-Ui
Launchpad Entry: ecryptfs-desktop-ui
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Summary
Currently there is no graphical utility to configure ecryptfs-utils once installed, however some experimental work has been done at https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs-gui. Ideally in Jaunty a graphical utility would be included in ecryptfs-utils that allows a user to set up, manage, and configure encrypted directories such as Private and Home.
Release Note
A new entry "Encrypted Directories" now appears in System -> Preferences after installing ecryptfs-utils, allowing users to set up, configure, and manage encrypted directories.
Rationale
Desktop users would benefit from a non-terminal solution to setting up encrypted directories.
Use Cases
- Kevin is comfortable with installing ecryptfs-utils via Synaptic but is not comfortable with a terminal and would like a graphical application to allow him to set up an encrypted Private directory.
- Mariya has an encrypted Private directory but needs a way to easily toggle automatic mounting/unmounting at login/logout.
- Enub would like to unmount and mount his encrypted directory occasionally during his session.
- Mark would like a utility to guide him through setting up an encrypted home directory.
Assumptions
Design
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Implementation
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UI Changes
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Code Changes
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Migration
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- data migration, if any
- redirects from old URLs to new ones, if any
- how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things, if necessary.
Test/Demo Plan
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Unresolved issues
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BoF agenda and discussion
- IMHO we'd rather have an encrypted Private directory working out of the box than a tool to configure it. Why do we need to bloat the Preferences menu even more? What the user wants is a ~/Private folder with a little logo to tell him his files are encrypted in it. At most, maybe a Nautilus extension so that some config options appear in the Properties dialog of the Private folder, but nothing more. Nobody wants to mount/unmount the encrypted folder manually, and the tool does automounting in such a great way ATM.