** Summary changed: - items private directory is visible in ~/.Private even when not mounted + Filenames in ~/.Private are not encrypted
** Description changed: - i floowed commands on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EncryptedPrivateDirectory - to create a private dir. + As Per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EncryptedPrivateDirectory I created a private directory. + Ii mounted it, then put some files in it. + Then unmounted the Private dir. + ~/Private contains only "THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA -- Run mount.ecryptfs_private to mount again" - i mounted it, then put something in it. - then unmounted Private dir. - now Private dir contains only "THIS DIRECTORY HAS BEEN UNMOUNTED TO PROTECT YOUR DATA -- Run mount.ecryptfs_private to mount again" - but, - when i got to ~/.Private dir, i can see all private files... - this should not be i think... + ~/.Private still contains all the private files, albeit the contents are indeed encrypted... - why those files are stored there ? - they can be visible by anyone that gets disk. - - thanks, hope you success in Ubuntu..... + I had expected that the filesystem of ~/Private would also be encrypted + so that a potential data thief would not even know what files I have on + my system. -- Filenames in ~/.Private are not encrypted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264977 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
