No it is not a grub issue. It's an issue with the installer which does not
provide this option anymore. Wishlist..kind of but I think it is much
closer to a big security issue than to a wishlist. The net result is that
people do install kubuntu without any encryption.


Le mar. 22 déc. 2020 à 19:40, Julian Andres Klode <
1773...@bugs.launchpad.net> a écrit :

> ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
>
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> Title:
>   Full-system encryption needs to be supported out-of-the-box including
>   /boot and should not delete other installed systems
>
> Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   In today's world, especially with the likes of the EU's GDPR and the
>   many security fails, Ubuntu installer needs to support full-system
>   encryption out of the box.
>
>   This means encrypting not only /home but also both root and /boot. The
>   only parts of the system that wouldn't be encrypted are the EFI
>   partition and the initial Grub bootloader, for obvious reasons.
>
>   It should also not delete other installed systems unless explicitly
>   requested.
>
>   On top of this, the previous method of encrypting data (ecryptfs) is
>   now considered buggy, and full-disk encryption is recommended as an
>   alternative. Unfortunately, the current implementation of full-disk
>   encryption wipes any existing OS such as Windows, making the
>   implementation unusable for most users.
>
>   Now, using LUKS and LVM, it is already possible to have full-disk
>   encryption (strictly, full-partition encryption because it leaves any
>   existing OS alone), while encrypting /boot. Reference:
>
>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManualFullSystemEncryption
>
>   ... but with one major limitation: Grub is incorrectly changed after
>   an update affecting the kernel or Grub, so that a manual Grub update
>   is required each time this happens (this is fully covered in the
>   linked instructions).
>
>   If the incorrect Grub change is fixed, it should be (relatively)
>   simple to support full-system encryption in the installer.
>
>   Further information (2018-08-17):
>
>   The NCSC recommends, "Use LUKS/dm-crypt to provide full volume
> encryption."
>   References:
>   •
> https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/30/national-cyber-security-centre-publish-ubuntu-18-04-lts-security-guide
>   • https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/eud-security-guidance-ubuntu-1804-lts
>
>   **EDIT**
>   Refer to comment #47 for an alternative version.
>
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