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[Bug 264977] Re: Filenames in ~/.Private are not encrypted

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From: cariboo907 <jim_kielman@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:08:29 -0000
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Added a screenshot of .Private and Private not mounted.

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Filenames in ~/.Private are not encrypted
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264977
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Status in “ecryptfs-utils” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
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"


~/.Private still contains all the private files, albeit the contents are indeed encrypted... 

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.