https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446122 User dbailey@datanetworks.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446122#c445737 Summary: Root and swap file system (filesystem) encryption support for YaST Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Beta 5 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: dbailey@datanetworks.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Beta-Customer According to bug report #445737 openSUSE 11.1 has been tested for and supports an encrypted root file system through LUKS. However, the process to configure this is manual, tedious, time consuming and error prone. By allowing the user to encrypt the root and swap file systems (the /home file system can already be encrypted) through YaST during the installation, these manual steps could be averted and the overall user experience improved. If there is a concern about user confusion with the modified boot process (typing in a password at startup), there could be a warning given to the user if the they select to encrypt the root file system, after which it would be allowed. By supporting these changes, a user on a laptop could be reasonably assured that his data could not be stolen if the laptop was lost. For justification, see http://en.opensuse.org/Encrypted_Root_File_System_with_SUSE_HOWTO#Why_encryp... Some of the changes which would be required to implement this would be changes to YaST, allowing encryption of the root and swap file systems and changes to how it creates the GRUB menu.lst file when it installs the boot loader. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.