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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-08-31 13:55:04 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080831135504-2ka1cccglsghslxy
* plugin-runner.xml (/refentry/refentryinfo/copyright): Split
                                                        copyright
                                                        holders.
* plugins.d/password-request.xml (/refentry/refentryinfo/copyright):
                                 Split copyright holders.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
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<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
 
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
 
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<para>
 
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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 RAM disk environment which will communicate
 
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  with a server over a network.  The clients are identified by the
 
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  server using a OpenPGP key; each client has one unique to it.  The
 
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  server sends the clients an encrypted password.  The encrypted
 
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  password is decrypted by the clients using the same OpenPGP key, and
 
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  the password is then used to unlock the root file system, whereupon
 
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  the computers can continue booting normally.
 
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</para>