Full disk encryption is coming

[arno_nuehm]

Works like a charm on my 3Gb CE!

I like you, Mobian team... and you too, pmOS team.

[NoahAndrews]

I only have BH and pmOS editions to test with, so it may flicker on UBports also (anyway, that's just the installer, it shouldn't affect the installed system)

Password entry is osk-sdl

Awesome, looks like there are a few significant usability improvements in the osk-sdl pipeline!

[Peter Gamma]

Did I got this right. Does this method also work for Ubuntu Touch? Can someone confirm that it is working for Ubuntu Touch?

[brorean]

If the screen is locked is the drive encrypted?  Or is the data only encrypted when completely shutdown?

[Zebulon Walton]

If the screen is locked is the drive encrypted?  Or is the data only encrypted when completely shutdown?

I believe it is unencrypted at the point where you enter your passkey and is not encrypted again until the phone is shut down. That would be consistent with the way full disk encryption operates on other Debian-derived systems.

By the way I really like the new and improved virtual keyboard for unlocking the disk that came in pretty recently in an update. With popups confirming keystrokes and a locking CAPS key it has a better feel than the regular Mobian keyboard (albeit with a restricted set of keys).

[arno_nuehm]

Please be aware of this bug regarding the FDE-image 20201215

Updates of fresh FDE-Installation on SD-card alter eMMC