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 ## Attribution
 
 The initial version of this project is based on the master thesis [Linking Software Architecture Documentation and Models](https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000126194).
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-## Acknowledgements
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-This work was supported by funding from the topic Engineering Secure Systems of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and by KASTEL Security Research Labs (46.23.01).