*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
During install of Ubuntu, I am always offered the option to encrypt my
entire home folder, but I don't need to or desire to encrypt everything,
especially if I am not going to remember where I put the encryption
passphrase I'm supposed to print out, plus even if my home folder IS
encrypted, that doesn't encrypt the files I send via email or IM to
anyone.
What would I recommend? Keep the option to encrypt your home folder at
install, but also add the option to encrypt any file you desire,
essentially password-protect any file I want simply by right-clicking on
it and clicking "encrypt", without having to go through the whole .zip
process, which not all devices are compatible with.
Allowing the user to encrypt his or her own files on-demand allows more
control the user can do to protect his or her assets, even when that
file may be send over the web, something that isn't available now unless
the person compresses it into a .zip, .tar.gz, etc file that all
computers aren't compatible with.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.8.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 4 17:26:18 2013
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry'
b"'840x550+832+275'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130926)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug email encrypt gnome gnome3-ppa im instant internet
messaging packaging risk safe saucy security third-party-packages
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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No option to encrypt files individually
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