eCryptfs has generic/confusing error message for too long a passphrase
Bug #386504 reported by
Devin Cofer
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eCryptfs |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
|
Dustin Kirkland | ||
| ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
|
Dustin Kirkland | ||
Bug Description
When too long of a passphrase is entered, eCryptfs will return the following error message, which while technically correct could be (I think? Would this hurt security?) more specific.
"Error attempting to evaluate mount options: [-22] Invalid argument
Check your system logs for details on why this happened.
Try updating your ecryptfs-utils package, and/or
submit a bug report on https:/
Related branches
lp:~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs-utils
- Dustin Kirkland (community): Needs Information
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src/utils/ecryptfs_add_passphrase.c (+11/-7)
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Revision history for this message
| Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ecryptfs: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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| Devin Cofer (ranguvar) wrote | #2 |
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| Devin Cofer (ranguvar) wrote | #3 |
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| Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) wrote Re: [Bug 386504] Re: eCryptfs has generic/confusing error message for too long a passphrase | #4 |
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| Devin Cofer (ranguvar) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in ecryptfs: | |
| status: | Incomplete → In Progress |
| Changed in ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| Changed in ecryptfs: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) |
| Changed in ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) |
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| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
| Changed in ecryptfs: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
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Hello, thanks for the report.
What version of ecryptfs are you seeing this problem against?
Using ecryptfs-utils-75, I see the following:
kirkland@x200:/tmp$ ecryptfs-
Passphrase:
Passphrase is too long. Use at most 64 characters long passphrase.
:-Dustin