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A security device given to authorized users who keep them in their possession. To log in to the network, the security "card" or "token" may be read directly like a credit card, or it may display a changing number that is typed in as a password. The latter has also been implemented entirely in software. Tokens may also plug directly into the computer via a USB port. See SecurID card, challenge/response, authentication and security protocol.



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