---
name: "clevis-luks-unlock"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "clevis"
version: "22-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clevis-luks-unlock"
---

# clevis-luks-unlock(1)

Unlocks a LUKS device bound with a Clevis policy

## NAME

clevis-luks-unlock - Unlocks a LUKS device bound with a Clevis policy

## SYNOPSIS

**clevis luks unlock** -d DEV \[-n NAME\] \[-t SLT\]

## OVERVIEW

The **clevis luks unlock** command unlocks a LUKS device using its already provisioned Clevis policy. For example:

```
$ clevis luks unlock -d /dev/sda
```

## OPTIONS

• **-d** *DEV* : The LUKS device to unlock

• **-n** *NAME* : The name to give the unlocked device node

• **-t** *SLT* : Test the passphrase for the given slot without unlocking the device

• **-o** *PARAMS* : Pass arbitrary parameters to cryptsetup; quote parameters as necessary

## SEE ALSO

[**clevis-luks-bind**(1)](/clevis-luks-bind/1.md)