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author | jaseg <git-bigdata-wsl-arch@jaseg.de> | 2021-01-05 17:44:03 +0100 |
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diff --git a/doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex b/doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex index 6b9d287..e71b305 100644 --- a/doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex +++ b/doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex @@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ compound that has been loaded with RF-reflective grains. In their concept, the R transceivers is shaped by the precise three-dimensional distribution of RF-reflective grains within the potting compound. -We are the the first to propose a mechanically moving HSM security barrier as part of a hardware security module. Most -academic research concentrates on the issue of creating new, more sensitive security barriers for HSMs~\cite{immler2019} -while commercial vendors concentrate on means to cheaply manufacture and certify these security -barriers~\cite{drimer2008}. Our concept instead focuses on the issue of taking any existing, cheap low-performance -security barrier and transforming it into a marginally more expensive but very high-performance one. The closest to a -mechanical HSM that we were able to find during our research is an 1988 patent~\cite{rahman1988} that describes an -mechanism to detect tampering along a communication cable by enclosing the cable inside a conduit filled with -pressurized gas. +To the best of our knowledge, we are the the first to propose a mechanically moving HSM security barrier as part of a +hardware security module. Most academic research concentrates on the issue of creating new, more sensitive security +barriers for HSMs~\cite{immler2019} while commercial vendors concentrate on means to cheaply manufacture and certify +these security barriers~\cite{drimer2008}. Our concept instead focuses on the issue of taking any existing, cheap +low-performance security barrier and transforming it into a marginally more expensive but very high-performance one. The +closest to a mechanical HSM that we were able to find during our research is an 1988 patent~\cite{rahman1988} that +describes an mechanism to detect tampering along a communication cable by enclosing the cable inside a conduit filled +with pressurized gas. \section{Inertial HSM construction and operation} \label{sec_ihsm_construction} |