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This is part of the Mandos system for allowing computers to have
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encrypted root file systems and at the same time be capable of
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remote and/or unattended reboots. The computers run a small client
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program in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment which
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will communicate with a server over a network. All network
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communication is encrypted using <acronym>TLS</acronym>. The
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clients are identified by the server using an OpenPGP key; each
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client has one unique to it. The server sends the clients an
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encrypted password. The encrypted password is decrypted by the
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clients using the same OpenPGP key, and the password is then used to
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unlock the root file system, whereupon the computers can continue
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encrypted root file systems and also be capable of remote and
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unattended reboots. The computers run a small client program in the
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initial RAM disk environment which will communicate with a server
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over a network. The clients are identified by the server using a
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OpenPGP key; each client has one unique to it. The server sends the
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clients an encrypted password. The encrypted password is decrypted
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by the clients using the same OpenPGP key, and the password is then
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used to unlock the root file system, whereupon the computers can
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continue booting normally.
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