Desktop-security-center: auto-connect removable-media to allow saving recovery keys to a USB drive

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Hi :slightly_smiling_face: in order to support the new feature set we are adding to the desktop-security-center, we would like to request auto-connect for the removable-media interface so that the user can save disk encryption recovery keys to a USB.

  • name: desktop-security-center
  • description: Official Security Center used on Ubuntu for managing app armor prompting and disk encryption settings.
  • snapcraft: snapcraft.yaml
  • upstream: Github repository
  • upstream-relation: We (the desktop team) maintain the application and the snap package
  • interfaces:
    • removable-media:
      • request-type: auto-connection
      • reasoning: The desktop-security-center has been extended to support managing TPM backed FDE settings. One of the new features is the ability to replace disks recovery key and save the new one to a file. A very practical place to save the new recovery key is somewhere external to the system, such as a USB.

Thanks, Matt

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Typically only web browsers, email clients and media editors/players are considered for removable-media auto-connection as per Process for aliases, auto-connections and tracks.

However, this use case looks legit to me and the publisher is vetted. @pedronis do you think it is ok to proceed with this one?

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in terms of mechanics this is similar to the reasons we give removable-media to email clients. Given that the other criterias apply +1 from me on this

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As I said, the use case looks legit to me. +1 from me (#voteFor)

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this fits the snap purpose, +1 (#voteFor) from me too

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Voting period has ended. This request is approved with 2 votes for and 0 votes against.

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Publisher is vetted. The request will be granted.

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Request has been granted. This is now live.