From 428ed276bbad059f2d3c3dc6eaec2b2ea713dc3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaseg Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:22:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update conclusion chapter org --- chapter-conclusion/chapter.tex | 24 +++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter-conclusion/chapter.tex b/chapter-conclusion/chapter.tex index 6ce538b..973f503 100644 --- a/chapter-conclusion/chapter.tex +++ b/chapter-conclusion/chapter.tex @@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ to the state of the art without increasing implementation cost. We conclude this two new use cases that are made possible by IHSM technology due to its ability to protect large payloads that have high power consumption. Together, these results answer our third and final research question. -\section{Outlook} +The research presented in this thesis is aimed at advancing both academic research and applied engineering in hardware +security. We believe that by publishing our research including its artifacts under open source licenses, we provide the +basis for future research in tamper-sensing technology, a field that remains under-served in today's academic landscape. + +Recent history has shown that state-level adversaries are a mounting threat to civil rights organizations, human rights +lawyers, members of minorities, and many others. While western democracies used to be considered safe havens of human +rights, today human rights are under attack both from within and from the outside in countries across the globe. +Publishing IHSM technology as open source, we hope to provide one building block for new computing systems accessible to +all that are resilient and secure in the face of growing adversity. + +\section*{Outlook} With the research contributions we presented in this thesis, we open up a new field of hardware security research centered on Inertial HSMs and improvements to conventional tamper sensing meshes. Below, we will list some research @@ -46,15 +56,3 @@ directions that we consider worthwhile for future investigation. We will to proceed with future research into IHSM applications. We have published our results up to this point as open source hardware and software, and we intend to build on these publications. -\section{Conclusion} - -The research presented in this thesis is aimed at advancing both academic research and applied engineering in hardware -security. We believe that by publishing our research including its artifacts under open source licenses, we provide the -basis for future research in tamper-sensing technology, a field that remains under-served in today's academic landscape. - -Recent history has shown that state-level adversaries are a mounting threat to civil rights organizations, human rights -lawyers, members of minorities, and many others. While western democracies used to be considered safe havens of human -rights, today human rights are under attack both from within and from the outside in countries across the globe. -Publishing IHSM technology as open source, we hope to provide one building block for new computing systems accessible to -all that are resilient and secure in the face of growing adversity. -