https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433913
Bug ID: 433913
Summary: Please include an option to not encrypt /boot in order
to get the Plymouth decryption screen instead of the
Grub one
Product: neon
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Live/Install images
Assignee: neon-b...@kde.org
Reporter: 7d8ec5ed-2c18-46c5-9aec-31c49a4b2...@anonaddy.me
CC: j...@jriddell.org, neon-b...@kde.org, sit...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 136344
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=136344&action=edit
grub decryption screen
SUMMARY
If you encrypt the entire system, you'll get a text-based, however, it has some
UX problems:
1. If you press enter (accidentally or not) while typing the password and start
typing again, GRUB will "leak" your password in the screen while entering GRUB
rescue. While decryption is in progress, keyboard should not register anything
aside from keyboard shortcuts.
2. Why just one incorrect attempt makes the GRUB enter in rescue mode? Three
attempts is a standard and it's better. Also, GRUB could show a keyboard
shortcut like "press R to enter rescue mode".
3. There is no message indicating that decrypting is in progress. You if don't
press enter correctly, you won't know if the decryption started or not.
4. Password characters doesn't appear in the screen as asterisks while you
typing. This is very useful to check if the system registered two characters
instead of one.
5. Backspace doesn't work.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Encrypted the system when installing Neon.
OBSERVED RESULT
EXPECTED RESULT
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.21.1
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
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