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| Mandos |
| Computer languages | C,XML + |
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| Database | server + |
| Full description | The Mandos system allows computers to have … The Mandos system allows computers to have encrypted root file systems and at the same time be capable of remote and/or unattended reboots. Wouldnââ¬â¢t it be great if you could have the security of encrypted root file systems and still have servers that could boot up automatically if there was a short power outage while you were asleep? That you could reboot at will, without having someone run over to the server to type in the password? Well, with Mandos, you (almost) can! The gain in convenience will only be offset by a small loss in security. The setup is as follows: The server will still have its encrypted root file system. The password to this file system will be stored on another computer (henceforth known as the Mandos server) on the same local network. The password will *not* be stored in plaintext, but encrypted with OpenPGP. To decrypt this password, a key is needed. This key (the Mandos client key) will not be stored there, but back on the original server (henceforth known as the Mandos client) in the initial RAM disk image. Oh, and all network Mandos client/server communications will be encrypted, using TLS (SSL). ations will be encrypted, using TLS (SSL). |
| Homepage URL | http://www.fukt.bsnet.se/mandos + |
| Interface | console + , daemon + |
| Internet-application | server + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | server + , network + , encryption + , tls. OpenSSL + , boot + , pgp + , TLS + , PGP/GPG + |
| Last review by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| Last review date | 7 November 2008 + |
| License | GPLv3orlater + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 31 October 2008 + |
| Name | Mandos + |
| Real name | Björn Påhlsson + , Teddy Hogeborn + |
| Resource URL | http://bzr.fukt.bsnet.se/loggerhead/mandos/trunk/files + , http://bzr.fukt.bsnet.se/loggerhead/mandos/trunk/changes + , http://mail.fukt.bsnet.se/pipermail/mandos-dev/ + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Help + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , Changelog + , Mailing List Info/Archive + |
| Revisionid | 6,683 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:20:14 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Security | system + |
| Short description | allows remote and/or unattended password protected server reboots. + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | internet-application + , security + , web-authoring + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| VCS checkout command | bzr checkout ftp://anonymous@ftp.fukt.bsnet.se/pub/mandos/trunk mandos + |
| Version date | 31 October 2008 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.fukt.bsnet.se/pub/mandos/ + |
| Version identifier | 1.0.2 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Web-authoring | server + |
| Works-with | database + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 02:37:54 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | belorn@fukt.bsnet.se + , teddy@fukt.bsnet.se + |
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