Factory Reset

Compatible Nitrokeys
3A/C/Mini	Passkey	HSM 2	Pro 2	FIDO2	Storage 2	Start	U2F
✓ active	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive	⨯ inactive

The PIV smart card can be reset to factory defaults. It can only be reset if the PIN and PUK are blocked.

Warning

Performing a factory reset of the PIV smart card will delete all private keys and certificates.

The reset to factory defaults can be performed as follows.

nitropy nk3 piv --experimental factory-reset