[Q] Does whole disk encryption get lost in the shuffle?

[rhd-android]

Hey all,

I was intending to ask this question in the Android Revolution thread, but on account of my new-ness, the system wants me to ask it here. That said, I did search the thread for keywords, and it doesn't look like anyone has discussed / addressed this issue from the angle I'm inquiring about.
(Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849&highlight=encryption)

Basically, I've read a lot of people talking about not wanting to have to enable whole device encryption on their phones, and it appears that there was some complication with how Exchange policies tried to force them to. I'm approaching this from the opposite perspective. I want to enable whole disk/device encryption on my phone, and I'm wondering if, and if so why, the feature is removed in ICS roms.

I'm a bit of a security freak, and whole disk encryption is something I'd like to have on the phone. So is this something that has been taken out intentionally (implying that there's no demand for it, and a rom won't likely bring it back), or is it just a compatibility issue (suggesting that someone might be working on it, and I just need to sit tight).

I'd finish by noting that I've never really had much success getting a response on XDA. If I'm approaching this wrong, please tell me.

 

[Hexgore]

Did you manage to sort this in the end?

It seems that HTC have removed this feature from the stock ROM for no real reason other than to force you to update to a newer phone if you want it.

I can't even S-OFF mine with Revolutionary so if I just had a patch to enable this feature on the stock ROM (I have the HTC Dev unlock working fine) that'd be excellent.

 

[rhd-android]

Did you manage to sort this in the end?

It seems that HTC have removed this feature from the stock ROM for no real reason other than to force you to update to a newer phone if you want it.

I can't even S-OFF mine with Revolutionary so if I just had a patch to enable this feature on the stock ROM (I have the HTC Dev unlock working fine) that'd be excellent.

Nope, unfortunately not.

Nobody seems to have (or want to share) an explanation to this issue. To be frank, I find it somewhat odd that there has been complete silence on an issue that is so fundamental to mobile security.

But, as mentioned, no luck figuring this one out. I'm using Revolutionary now, it works great, but no whole disk encryption.

 

[Hexgore]

No one cares about security around these parts by the looks of it.

CM9 has disk encryption apparently, as should any ICS ROM not based on Sense 3.6. I have the latest HBOOT but I've just found a guide which should help me run CM9 on my phone anyway, so I'll give that a shot and see what happens

 

[ganeshp]

No one cares about security around these parts by the looks of it.

CM9 has disk encryption apparently, as should any ICS ROM not based on Sense 3.6. I have the latest HBOOT but I've just found a guide which should help me run CM9 on my phone anyway, so I'll give that a shot and see what happens

yes..try other roms..as the stock ICS roms and custom sense ROMS didnt have this feature afaik

so mobile security is your concern and if it is a must have thing
you can flash cm9 as you said it has that feature
and also with just unlocked bootloader and 3.32 firmware you can flash any custom rom ..and i think i no need to link the guide to you too as it seems you have already found it

good luck

 

[Hexgore]

Got CM9 running fine but the data encryption doesn't work at the moment. I just get a picture of an Android robot in half and nothing happens. Hopefully this will be fixed for the upcoming release candidate, we will see.