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Re: authentication bug (or feature?) with multiple encrypted lvm2 volume groups

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:19:03 +0100
Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> wrote:

> Obviously, the in Step 2 entered (wrong) password (for "A") is stored 
> and without further interactive consultation automatically used as
> the input for the password authentication of "B".
> Is this a bug or a feature? If it is a bug, where to report it?

I think it is a feature. Had A and B had the same passphrase, the
system would have asked for a passphrase for A, and then applied it to
B as well; a nice convenience.

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authentication bug (or feature?) with multiple encrypted lvm2 volume  groups Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2021-02-23 22:40 +0100
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