I think some solution here is needed. There are a lot of encrypted filesystems, and I don't think the /etc/updatedb.conf file should be a curated list of those. Given that both CryFS and EncFS are packaged in Ubuntu, I think it's reasonable that they should be in covered by /etc/updatedb.conf.
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security ** Changed in: mlocate (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823518 Title: cryfs (& encfs) not prohibited in /etc/updatedb.conf so filenames indexed & visible To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mlocate/+bug/1823518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs