duress password
asset
Also written as: duress password/PIN
Involved in
- Tunick provided a US Customs and Border Protection officer with a duress password, and when used to forcibly unlock a phone the duress password wipes all data instantly, cannot be stopped, and is irreversible.
- The GrapheneOS Foundation has tried to downplay the importance of duress passwords for the platform's security, saying the feature is just a minor option within a broader security model.
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Origin: first recognised while reading GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges · 2026-08-03 17:12