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@@ -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}