@BigB said in [Request] Independent SMS and MMS encryption:

However I'm still interested in sms and mms encryption even it has to be only between Ubuntu Touch devices.

That has to be developed.
And my guess is it will take time until it becomes a priority, but if someone with technical skills and will wants to work on it that will be welcome.

Axolotl is a client for Signal, I don't really know if it can send encrypted messages without internet connection (but I doubt it).
Maybe if @nanu-c comes around here he might answer that and maybe add this to his todo list.
You can check Gitlab for existing feature request or make one: https://github.com/nanu-c/axolotl/issues

@ell1e said in Any plans to have encryption as an option in future Ubuntu Touch installers?:

All I'm hearing is excuses, to be honest. "It's not perfect, so that makes it fair to not provide it." No, I don't think it does.

Sounds like you might want to get some hearing aids then 🙂

Home folder encryption would already help a lot as you say, but is that in the installer? It should be then

You're more than welcome to work on it 🙂

@haveaniceday said in Encryption and vpn:

What do you think? Do you know how we can receive a passphrase during boot time via user interaction?

PostmarketOS uses OSK-SDL to accept encryption password input on touchscreen devices during startup. If you're good with C++, you might have a look at the code on Gitlab.

I'm still slowly working my way back into coding after many years of only scripting and am sadly not up to the challenge of seeing how that could be integrated to the Ubuntu Touch boot process.

Bear in mind that even if you can unlock a crypt on startup, integrating this into the UBPorts installer is going to be another large challenge.

@haveaniceday said in Encryption and vpn:

Maybe those files are what you are looking for:
https://github.com/ubports/unity8/blob/xenial/qml/Components/PinLockscreen.qml
https://github.com/ubports/unity8/blob/xenial/qml/Components/Lockscreen.qml

Thanks, I'll take a look. Maybe it's not too hard to integrate a counter there and link to a shutdown or nuke script.