# Getting SmartCardHSM 4.0?

**URL:** https://support.nitrokey.com/t/getting-smartcardhsm-4-0/3556
**Category:** Misc
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/getting-smartcardhsm-4-0/3556 "2021-11-07T14:16:36Z")
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### Author: ![saper](https://support.nitrokey.com/user_avatar/support.nitrokey.com/saper/32/493_2.png) [@saper](https://support.nitrokey.com/u/saper)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/getting-smartcardhsm-4-0/3556/1 "2021-11-07T14:16:36Z")

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There is a new SmartCardHSM SIM-Card available out there - with version 4.0 it is now using flash memory instead of EEPROM and should apparently be faster.

Will Niktrokey HSM 2 be upgraded to use the new one? Is it possible to order SIM-cards only somewhere and replace them on my own? (not sure if [cardomatic.de](http://cardomatic.de) sells old or new ones now, the description doesn’t say).

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### Author: ![daringer](https://support.nitrokey.com/user_avatar/support.nitrokey.com/daringer/32/684_2.png) [@daringer](https://support.nitrokey.com/u/daringer)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/getting-smartcardhsm-4-0/3556/2 "2021-11-11T22:09:45Z")

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As of today there is no plan to switch to version 4.0 in the short-term

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### Author: ![saper](https://support.nitrokey.com/user_avatar/support.nitrokey.com/saper/32/493_2.png) [@saper](https://support.nitrokey.com/u/saper)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/getting-smartcardhsm-4-0/3556/3 "2024-03-15T16:13:59Z")

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[Cannot Initialize new Nitrokey HSM - #11 by daringer](https://support.nitrokey.com/t/cannot-initialize-new-nitrokey-hsm/5817/11) confirms that SmartCard HSM 4.0 is now part of the newer Nitrokey HSMs out there.