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The Sphinx software can be used out-of-the-box with the solution packages shown below. Choose preferred card or token type to view a solution summary and package components.

Facility access card (less than 4 kByte data storage) Use Sphinx with current RFID cards without rebadging, or choose new cards. Sphinx uses these cards as secure tokens, to authenticate cardholder to a secure server, and does not store data on these cards.
Select type:	PKI available	Data portability	Added logon security
HID Prox card	no	medium	strong
HID iCLASS card	no	medium	strong
DESFire card	no	medium	strong
Mifare card	no	medium	strong

Facility access card with data storage (4+ kByte data storage) The newest RFID cards can store large amounts of data. Sphinx stores all logon data on these cards.
Select type:	PKI available	Data portability	Added logon security
Mifare Desfire card	no	high	stronger
IBM JCOP Mifare emulation card	yes	high	stronger

Any card with embedded contact chip Add a contact chip to a facility access card or other card, for data storage. Sphinx stores all logon data on these cards.
Select type:	PKI available	Data portability	Added logon security
Crescendo (TM) card	yes	high	stronger
Any card, ATMEL contact chip	yes	high	strong
Any card, G&D contact chip	yes	high	stronger
Any card, Siemens contact chip	yes	high	stronger

USB token USB tokens combine a small format with data storage. Sphinx stores all logon data on these tokens.
Select type:	PKI available	Data portability	Added logon security
Compact USB token	yes	high	stronger
Omnikey dongle	yes	high	stronger
Plug n Crypt USB token	yes	high	stronger

Biometrics Biometrics can be added on to any Sphinx solution listed above.
Select type:	PKI available	Data portability	Added logon security
Silex Fingerprint Reader	na	na	stronger