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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils

I recently installed Karmic Koala, and opted for an encrypted home.  I
was horrified at the interface for doing this, however.  My biggest
concern was that the passphrase I was expected to create was never asked
to be confirmed.  I thought this was routine practice by now.

The obvious concern is that something as small as a typo is enough to
permanently cause data loss with this configuration.  While this issue
seems to have been raised in bug 359997, the bug is older than Karmic,
and marked fixed.  I asked whether the issue had been corrected, but
didn't get a response.

Solution: new bug

** Affects: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils
  
  I recently installed Karmic Koala, and opted for an encrypted home.  I
  was horrified at the interface for doing this, however.  My biggest
  concern was that the passphrase I was expected to create was never asked
  to be confirmed.  I thought this was routine practice by now.
  
- The obvious concern is that as small as a typo is enough to permanently
- cause data loss with this configuration.  While this issue seems to have
- been raised in bug 359997, the bug is older than Karmic, and marked
- fixed.  I asked whether the issue had been corrected, but didn't get a
- response.
+ The obvious concern is that something as small as a typo is enough to
+ permanently cause data loss with this configuration.  While this issue
+ seems to have been raised in bug 359997, the bug is older than Karmic,
+ and marked fixed.  I asked whether the issue had been corrected, but
+ didn't get a response.
  
  Solution: new bug

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Passphrase not verified for encrypted homes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495339
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Status in “ecryptfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils

I recently installed Karmic Koala, and opted for an encrypted home.  I was horrified at the interface for doing this, however.  My biggest concern was that the passphrase I was expected to create was never asked to be confirmed.  I thought this was routine practice by now.

The obvious concern is that something as small as a typo is enough to permanently cause data loss with this configuration.  While this issue seems to have been raised in bug 359997, the bug is older than Karmic, and marked fixed.  I asked whether the issue had been corrected, but didn't get a response.

Solution: new bug