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[Aaron Rainbolt <2016828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

1. Boot the Lubuntu Lunar Final ISO.
2. Begin the installation process.
3. When you get to the partitioning screen, check the "Encrypt system" checkbox but do not provide a passphrase.
4. Finish the installation process.

Expected result: You should not be able to proceed past the partitioning
screen without either providing an encryption passphrase or unchecking
the "Encrypt system" checkbox.

Actual result: You are allowed to proceed past the partitioning screen
even with "Encrypt system" checked and no passphrase provided. The
installed system will be entirely unencrypted (as opposed to being
encrypted with a blank passphrase).

Additional info: Calamares *does* show a great big warning sign over on
the right-hand side of the window until you input a passphrase, so the
user does have some warning that things won't go as they may expect if
they do this.

Personally, I believe this is entirely a UX issue, as the user is given
a warning, there's no "additional consequences" resulting from
installing this way that I can see (unlike the problem with a missing
user password which could cause XScreenSaver problems), and a user who
enables disk encryption ought to realize that they need to provide a
passphrase for the encryption to actually be any good. If a user
actually does accidentally install their system without encryption, they
should notice this when their system doesn't prompt them for a disk
passphrase, and will have ample opportunity to reinstall Lubuntu
correctly.

** Affects: calamares (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing

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Title:
  You can "enable" encryption and then not provide a passphrase for the
  disk, in which case Calamares will do an unencrypted installation

Status in calamares package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  1. Boot the Lubuntu Lunar Final ISO.
  2. Begin the installation process.
  3. When you get to the partitioning screen, check the "Encrypt system" checkbox but do not provide a passphrase.
  4. Finish the installation process.

  Expected result: You should not be able to proceed past the
  partitioning screen without either providing an encryption passphrase
  or unchecking the "Encrypt system" checkbox.

  Actual result: You are allowed to proceed past the partitioning screen
  even with "Encrypt system" checked and no passphrase provided. The
  installed system will be entirely unencrypted (as opposed to being
  encrypted with a blank passphrase).

  Additional info: Calamares *does* show a great big warning sign over
  on the right-hand side of the window until you input a passphrase, so
  the user does have some warning that things won't go as they may
  expect if they do this.

  Personally, I believe this is entirely a UX issue, as the user is
  given a warning, there's no "additional consequences" resulting from
  installing this way that I can see (unlike the problem with a missing
  user password which could cause XScreenSaver problems), and a user who
  enables disk encryption ought to realize that they need to provide a
  passphrase for the encryption to actually be any good. If a user
  actually does accidentally install their system without encryption,
  they should notice this when their system doesn't prompt them for a
  disk passphrase, and will have ample opportunity to reinstall Lubuntu
  correctly.

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