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 ***For more information, visit the [Arduino SIM page](https://store.arduino.cc/digital/sim).***
 
+***Note that a secured connection is a memory intense operation, so there's not a lot of memory for the user application (e.g. around 2.6 kB on the MKR GSM 1400). Using a lot of IoT Cloud variables may cause the sketch to run out of memory on boards which don't offload the SSL stack and make it crash.***
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 ### ESP32 / ESP8266
 
 The Arduino IoT Cloud supports a wide range of third party boards based on the ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers with support for Wi-Fi. To set them up, simply choose the **third party option** in the device setup.