[Bug 2148183] Re: fwupdmgr asks for recovery key

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Title:
  fwupdmgr asks for recovery key

Status in Fwupd:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  When running `fwupdmgr update` I see these messages:

  $ sudo fwupdmgr update
  [sudo: authenticate] Password:         
  WARNING: UEFI capsule updates not available or enabled in firmware setup
  See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:capsules-unsupported for more information.
  ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Upgrade UEFI CA from 2011 to 2023?                                           ║
  ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
  ║ This updates the 3rd Party UEFI Signature Database (the "db") to the latest  ║
  ║ release from Microsoft.It also adds the latest OptionROM UEFI Signature      ║
  ║ Database update.                                                             ║
  ║                                                                              ║
  ║ UEFI CA and all connected devices may not be usable while updating.          ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
  Perform operation? [Y|n]: y
  ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║ Full Disk Encryption Detected                                                ║
  ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
  ║ Some of the platform secrets may be invalidated when updating this           ║
  ║ firmware. Please ensure you have the volume recovery key before continuing.  ║
  ║                                                                              ║
  ║ See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/Full-Disk-Encryption-Detected for    ║
  ║ more details.                                                                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
  Please enter your volume recovery key:

  
  My Ubuntu system does not use the TPM for encryption.
  The required recovery key does not match the Windows Recovery Key format:

  The Windows Recovery key has 8 groups of 6 digits each. But the input field wants 8 groups of 5 digits each.
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  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-07-01 (1747 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
  Package: fwupd 2.1.1-1ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-13.13-generic 7.0.0-rc7
  Tags: resolute third-party-packages
  Uname: Linux 7.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2026-01-04 (99 days ago)
  UserGroups: N/A
  _MarkForUpload: True
  modified.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2026-04-13T14:38:52.526997

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