https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363067
Bug ID: 363067
Summary: Feature request: Please support luks dm-crypt
encrypted data projects
Product: k3b
Version: 2.0.3
Platform: Gentoo Packages
URL: http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/201408/201408.htm#l
uksbluray_objective
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Data Project
Assignee: k3b at kde.org
Reporter: fhenry at inbox.lv
CC: michalm at jabster.pl, trueg at kde.org
I am using millenium BR-Ds for data backup. And I encrypt these disks following
current state-of-the-art encryption, which is luks dm-crypt as described e.g.
here http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/201408/201408.htm#luksbluray_objective
Currently this can only be done manually, as k3b has no option to create an
encrypted data project. Ideally there should be an option on the data project
properties that allows to enable encryption and set the up to 8 password for
the luks password slots. Even better it could be listed as "encrypted data
project" and prompt for the password(s) and set such an encrypted data project
up.
The required tools for doing this are stable and available on all systems. See
the link for a description how this is manually done.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to create an encrypted data project
2. Find out that k3b does not support / offer it
3. Then do it all manually and don't use k3b
Actual Results:
Works only manually
Expected Results:
Would be nice if it was supported
That is the usual vicious circle for encryption. Most people know they should
use it but it is too much off a hassle for them to use it. As no one uses it,
most programs don't support it. No support = almost no one uses it. Catch 22.
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