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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 RAM 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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