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 The biggest (known) issue with this setup occurs when firmware needs to be loaded early in the boot process (such as graphics drivers for the console). At the moment they need to be provided as part of the memory disk. Some network interfaces, of which some wireless devices in particular, also require loading firmware to work properly.  The biggest (known) issue with this setup occurs when firmware needs to be loaded early in the boot process (such as graphics drivers for the console). At the moment they need to be provided as part of the memory disk. Some network interfaces, of which some wireless devices in particular, also require loading firmware to work properly.
   
 This setup is not entirely safe against physical attacks. An attacker can modify the boot process to store the passphrase for later retrieval, or insert a backdoor while booting. To defend against such attacks, the bootloader, kernel and ramdisk all need to be signed and their integrity checked before booting (eg with [[!template id=man name="tpm" section="4"]]). Alternatively, it is possible to boot from a removable medium (eg USB stick), which can be protected against tampering attacks (eg secure storage, read-only volume...).  This setup is not entirely safe against physical attacks. An attacker can modify the boot process to store the passphrase for later retrieval, or insert a backdoor while booting. To defend against such attacks, the bootloader, kernel and ramdisk all need to be signed and their integrity checked before booting (e.g. with [[!template id=man name="tpm" section="4"]]). Alternatively, it is possible to boot from a removable medium (e.g. USB stick), which can be protected against tampering attacks (e.g. secure storage, read-only volume...).
   
 It is also possible to boot a Xen DOM0 system with root filesystem encryption. However, Xen-enabled NetBSD kernels currently do not support loading modules at boot-time. The memory disk has to be placed directly inside the kernel instead (with [[!template id=man name="mdconfig" section="8"]] or a new kernel configuration).  It is also possible to boot a Xen DOM0 system with root filesystem encryption. However, Xen-enabled NetBSD kernels currently do not support loading modules at boot-time. The memory disk has to be placed directly inside the kernel instead (with [[!template id=man name="mdconfig" section="8"]] or a new kernel configuration).
   
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