---
id: 124
title: "Emergency Self Destruction of LUKS in Kali"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/emergency-self-destruction-luks-kali/"
published_at: "2014-01-06T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["kali-linux", "full-disk-encryption", "luks", "opsec", "cryptsetup", "data-protection"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/124"
lang: en
---

# Emergency Self Destruction of LUKS in Kali

## Summary

Kali ports an old cryptsetup patch by Juergen Pabel that adds a 'nuke' password: entering it at boot destroys all LUKS keyslots, instantly making the encrypted drive's data unreadable.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/emergency-self-destruction-luks-kali/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/124