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Threat Model: adjust modality

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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
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@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ We classify attacks based on the capabilities of the attacker.
### Remote attacks
The attacker can observe and modify data sent over the network. This includes
observing the content and timing of individual packets, as well as suppressing
or delaying legitimate messages, and injecting messages.
In this section, we consider an attacker who can observe and modify data sent
over the network. This includes observing the content and timing of individual
packets, as well as suppressing or delaying legitimate messages, and injecting
messages.
Mbed TLS aims to fully protect against remote attacks and to enable the user
application in providing full protection against remote attacks. Said
@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ and workarounds see the [Block Ciphers](#block-ciphers) section.
### Local attacks
The attacker can run software on the same machine. The attacker has
insufficient privileges to directly access Mbed TLS assets such as memory and
files.
In this section, we consider an attacker who can run software on the same
machine. The attacker has insufficient privileges to directly access Mbed TLS
assets such as memory and files.
#### Timing attacks
@ -93,9 +94,10 @@ application's threat model, they need to be mitigated by the platform.
### Physical attacks
The attacker has access to physical information about the hardware Mbed TLS is
running on and/or can alter the physical state of the hardware (e.g. power
analysis, radio emissions or fault injection).
In this section, we consider an attacker who can attacker has access to
physical information about the hardware Mbed TLS is running on and/or can alter
the physical state of the hardware (e.g. power analysis, radio emissions or
fault injection).
Mbed TLS doesn't make any security guarantees against physical attacks. If
physical attacks are present in a use case or a user application's threat