From 64c0eb8209727e950291f3bd7bd1f9d81e417451 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaseg Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 17:44:03 +0100 Subject: Strip down paper for tech report release --- doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/quick-tech-report/rotohsm_paper.tex') 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} -- cgit