# Unlocking LUKS volume with Nitrokey 3 on Debian 12.2

**URL:** https://support.nitrokey.com/t/unlocking-luks-volume-with-nitrokey-3-on-debian-12-2/5553
**Category:** FIDO2 / Nitrokey 3
**Created:** [October 29, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/unlocking-luks-volume-with-nitrokey-3-on-debian-12-2/5553 "2023-10-29T19:50:32Z")
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### Author: ![FredL](https://support.nitrokey.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@FredL](https://support.nitrokey.com/u/FredL)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/unlocking-luks-volume-with-nitrokey-3-on-debian-12-2/5553/15 "2024-05-24T19:43:12Z")

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Hi @obey

Yes, you can still unlock the partition with a password (if you have setup one).

There is 2 possibilities:  
1/ If the FIDO2 device PIN is not necessary to unlock the partition  
Boot with no FIDO2 device plugged and after 30s seconds the system will try to ask a password

2/ If the FIDO2 device PIN is necessary to unlock the partition  
Boot with no FIDO2 device plugged, type a PIN (any PIN but not an empty one) and after 30s seconds the system will try to ask a password

See [FIDO2 fallback to password · Issue #19872 · systemd/systemd · GitHub](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/19872)

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