[Bug 1383831] [NEW] "Cryptsetup failed" on first load after installation

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Public bug reported:

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 for four times on my PC. First 3 times I
was unable to load up Ubuntu, I kept getting "cryptsetup failed: bad
passphrase or options". For the first two installations I picked the
same security key that contained four words (including one capital
letter) separated by spaces and ended with following 5 characters 1iY_:
. For the third attempt I used the same key but changed the last 5
characters into ;AUj* . I was unable to load up any of these 3 systems I
installed. I finally changed the last 5 characters into xZT9t and was
able to load up Ubuntu.

It is weird that only after creating the security key you get to choose
the keyboard layout. However it was correct by default (finnish) and
when I tested the textbox I was able to type the password correctly.
Therefore I believe that I did give the right key earlier in the
installation.

Would be nice if this could be fixed cause I spent hours figuring out
what I'm doing wrong. At least there should be a warning in the
installer when picking a security key that special characters may cause
issues.

** Affects: cryptsetup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: encryption fresh install key passphrase security

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Title:
  "Cryptsetup failed" on first load after installation

Status in “cryptsetup” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 for four times on my PC. First 3 times
  I was unable to load up Ubuntu, I kept getting "cryptsetup failed: bad
  passphrase or options". For the first two installations I picked the
  same security key that contained four words (including one capital
  letter) separated by spaces and ended with following 5 characters
  1iY_: . For the third attempt I used the same key but changed the last
  5 characters into ;AUj* . I was unable to load up any of these 3
  systems I installed. I finally changed the last 5 characters into
  xZT9t and was able to load up Ubuntu.

  It is weird that only after creating the security key you get to
  choose the keyboard layout. However it was correct by default
  (finnish) and when I tested the textbox I was able to type the
  password correctly. Therefore I believe that I did give the right key
  earlier in the installation.

  Would be nice if this could be fixed cause I spent hours figuring out
  what I'm doing wrong. At least there should be a warning in the
  installer when picking a security key that special characters may
  cause issues.

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