Make it clearer what address and data scrambling is about

tillitis · Mar 25, 2024 · 3b97d6e · 3b97d6e
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@@ -256,9 +256,10 @@ information, see the [Release Notes](/doc/release_notes.md)
   - The reading and handling of the UDS is randomized so it doesn't
     always occur on the same cycle.
 
- - The RAM memory includes an initial address and scrambling mechanism
-   to make it harder to find assets generated by and stored in the RAM
-   by applications.
+  - The RAM memory includes an initial address and data scrambling
+    mechanism to make it harder to find assets generated by and stored
+    in the RAM by applications. This mitigates an attack from
+    outside the CPU, not from applications running on it.
 
 #### Known possible weakneses