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This is part of the Mandos system for allowing computers to have
encrypted root file systems and at the same time be capable of
remote and/or unattended reboots. The computers run a small client
program in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> 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 computers can continue booting normally.
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