Kali Linux persistence mount failure and default encryption decision

Objective

Decide whether Kali Linux live boot persistence should default to LUKS-encrypted storage or remain an unencrypted, manually configured feature.

Constraints

The persistence initramfs hook mounts a partition labeled 'persistence' and reads persistence.conf, but official documentation does not specify a default encryption method. The kali-linux-default metapackage omits cryptsetup, and forensic mode disables persistence entirely. It is unclear whether automated encrypted persistence is planned or whether the manual approach is intentional.

Should the persistence hook validate persistence.conf syntax before attempting to mount? Will Kali Linux adopt a default encryption profile for persistent storage? Does the missing cryptsetup dependency confirm that encrypted persistence is opt-in only?