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2) Database merge is typically instigated under the control of the user or administrator, so much of the automated support is not necessary.  
2) Database merge is typically instigated under the control of the user or administrator, so much of the automated support is not necessary.  


3) Because merge does not require the complicated state machine to manage password aquisition, it can (and is) implemented outside the softoken itself.
3) Because merge does not require the complicated state machine to manage password acquisition, it can (and is) implemented outside the softoken itself.


Characteristic 3 allows database merge to work on arbitrary databases and types (in fact, to a point, on arbitrary tokens).
Characteristic 3 allows database merge to work on arbitrary databases and types (in fact, to a point, on arbitrary tokens).
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