From aac6d0da21fac72569a0562648c741eef767cee0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaseg Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:30:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Get started on hsm survey chapter --- chapter-hsms/chapter.tex | 10 ++++++++++ thesis.tex | 2 +- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/chapter-hsms/chapter.tex b/chapter-hsms/chapter.tex index b79cc8d..0c7b4e6 100644 --- a/chapter-hsms/chapter.tex +++ b/chapter-hsms/chapter.tex @@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ Bypassing a PAL [atomic bomb ignition code lock] should be about as complex as performing a tonsillectomy while entering the patient from the wrong end. } + \chaptertitle{Hardware Security Modules in the Wild} + +In this chapter we will take a look at how Hardware Security Modules are built and what they are used for. We will +analyze the gaps left by the current state of the industry, and evaluate how Inertial HSMs could close these gaps to +make secure hardware accessible to everyone. We will start with a brief history of secure hardware with a particular +focus on tamper-sensing meshes since the tamper-sensing mesh is the primary line of defense that delineates a hardware +security module from other, weaker secure hardware primitives such as Smart Cards or Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). + +% FIXME include stuff from hsm survey paper +% FIXME include stuff from EPA paper diff --git a/thesis.tex b/thesis.tex index 7af8111..9d2998b 100644 --- a/thesis.tex +++ b/thesis.tex @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \listoffigures \listoftables -\dochapter{chapter-introduction} % Status: TODO +\dochapter{chapter-introduction} % Status: In pretty good shape \dochapter{chapter-hsms} % Status: TODO \dochapter{chapter-ihsm} % Status: Copy-paste done, build works, integration TODO \dochapter{chapter-sampling-mesh-monitor} % Status: Copy-paste done, build works, integration TODO