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		teddyh 7 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Remotely unlocking an encrypted hard disk You’re assuming a controlled reboot. Mandos was initially created to deal with intermittent power failures. It’s also good for kernel panics.

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koolba 6 hours ago [–]

Oh for sure something is needed for a full start from zero. But the much more common case for a computer with backup power is regular restarts after applying patches that require a reboot. Would be much more pleasant for that to work out of the box with no manual interaction at all.

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