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Because of our [[firmware security]] model, we regularly use signed [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt;hb=HEAD initramfsen] such as [http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcrd olpcrd]/[http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcrd-rootskel olpcrd-rootskel] to handle deployment and security related tasks on laptops which may be unactivated, activated but not individuated, or fully indivduated (i.e. configured for a specific user).
Because of our [[firmware security]] model, we regularly use signed [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt;hb=HEAD initramfsen] such as [http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcrd olpcrd]/[http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcrd-rootskel olpcrd-rootskel] to handle deployment and security related tasks on laptops which may be unactivated, activated but not individuated, or fully indivduated (i.e. configured for a specific user).

Revision as of 00:27, 20 February 2008

Because of our firmware security model, we regularly use signed initramfsen such as olpcrd/olpcrd-rootskel to handle deployment and security related tasks on laptops which may be unactivated, activated but not individuated, or fully indivduated (i.e. configured for a specific user).