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  This is part of the Mandos system for allowing host computers to

  have encrypted root file systems and also be capable of remote and

  unattended reboots.  The host computers run a small client program

  in the initial RAM disk environment which will communicate with a

  server over a network.  The clients are identified by the server

  using a OpenPGP key; each client has one unique to it.  The server

  sends the clients an encrypted password.  The encrypted password is

  decrypted by the clients using the same OpenPGP key, and the

  password is then used to unlock the root file system, whereupon the

  host computers can continue booting normally.

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