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<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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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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This is part of the Mandos system for allowing host computers to
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have encrypted root file systems and also be capable of remote and
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unattended reboots. The host computers run a small client program
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in the initial RAM disk environment which will communicate with a
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server over a network. The clients are identified by the server
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using a OpenPGP key; each client has one unique to it. The server
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sends the clients an encrypted password. The encrypted password is
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decrypted by the clients using the same OpenPGP key, and the
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password is then used to unlock the root file system, whereupon the
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host computers can continue booting normally.
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