diff --git a/chapter-smpc/chapter.tex b/chapter-smpc/chapter.tex index a82c73a..d281230 100644 --- a/chapter-smpc/chapter.tex +++ b/chapter-smpc/chapter.tex @@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ require a similar amount of time to react to an attack~\cite{obermaier2018}. Similar to how the increase in payload \emph{size} unlocks new applications such as the Quantum Key Distribution relay use case we presented in Chapter~\ref{chapter-qkd}, this increase in sustainable power dissipation by a factor of -several hundred also unlocks a number of new applications, especially ones that need vastly more computing power than -conventional HSMs can provide. -\todo{more text here} +several hundred also unlocks a number of new applications. Especially applications that require large amounts of +computing power benefit from IHSM technology, as their needs fundamentally cannot be met by conventional HSMs. -Multiparty Computation (MPC) is a cryptographic construct that allows several networked parties to jointly perform a -computation in such a way that the inputs to the computation remain private to the parties providing them, and no single -party must be trusted for the computation to produce the correct result. Conceptually, MPC is similar to a secret -sharing scheme that shares not just data, but computation between untrusted parties. The computation primitive MPC -offers is a cryptographic answer to the question of how to bootstrap trust in a computing system. +One such application that does not translate to conventional HSMs due to its need for large amounts of computing power +is Multiparty Computation (MPC). MPC is a cryptographic construct that allows several networked parties to jointly +perform a computation in such a way that the inputs to the computation remain private to the parties providing them, and +no single party must be trusted for the computation to produce the correct result. Conceptually, MPC is similar to a +secret sharing scheme that shares not just data, but computation between untrusted parties. The computation primitive +MPC offers is a cryptographic answer to the question of how to bootstrap trust in a computing system. \todo{In this chapter, cite academic publications and patents on HSM cooling!} %The most challenging scenarios in computing arise when multiple @@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ necessary when securing an entire sever in an MPC setup with IHSMS technology. \subsection{A Joint Cooling and IHSM Envelope Powertrain} -We have determined that our requirements are an IHSM envelope large enough to fit a small server mainboard, and that -provides air cooling to the payload. In this section, we will sketch out a solution that solves the engineering issue of -moving such an IHSM envelope while simultaneously providing cooling to the payload. +In this section, we will present a sketch of a design for an IHSM envelope large enough to fit a small server mainboard, +and that provides air cooling to the payload. Our sketch solves the engineering issue of moving such an IHSM envelope +while simultaneously providing cooling to the payload. % FIXME picture! Our proposed design is based on the idea of using the cooling fans' airflow to power the rotation of the IHSM envelope.