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"Today, vendors can choose casing types, USB mount and connector types, and interface types. Some dongles offer optional flash memory and different storage capacities while others are made to withstand varied temperature ranges on either end of the spectrum. Also available is the world’s smallest USB device – with flash memory. Vendors can even customize some units to display their own company brand."
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A dongle is a dongle is a dongle – that may have been true many years ago when secure hardware elements were generally available as standard USB sticks. But times have changed, and today, many options and variables make each dongle type special for a specific application. For example, hardware-based license security is now available in various form factors beyond the USB stick, such as ASICs, SD, microSD, or even Compact Flash cards. The variety of options allows ISVs and intelligent device manufacturers to address their own security needs as well as the technical requirements of their customers.
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