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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 | 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). | ||