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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-08-11 08:04:35 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080811080435-7qfkwv5g43ww5h9x
* plugins.d/password-request.c (main): Bug fix: Bring up network
                                       interface *before* dropping
                                       privileges.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE para 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 <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 a TLS key; each client
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  has one unique to it.  The server sends the clients an encrypted
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  password.  The encrypted password is decrypted by the clients using
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  a separate OpenPGP key, and the password is then used to unlock the
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  root file system, whereupon the computers can continue booting
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  normally.
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</para>