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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Pomerium is an identity-aware proxy that enables secure access to internal appli
 Pomerium can be used to:
 
 - provide a **single-sign-on gateway** to internal applications.
-- enforce **dynamic access policy** based on **context**, **identity**, and **device state**.
+- enforce **dynamic access policy** based on **context**, **identity**, and **device identity**.
 - aggregate access logs and telemetry data.
 - a **VPN alternative**.
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/readme.md b/docs/docs/readme.md
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Pomerium is an identity-aware proxy that enables secure access to internal appli
 Pomerium can be used to:
 
 - provide a **single-sign-on gateway** to internal applications.
-- enforce **dynamic access policy** based on **context**, **identity**, and **device state**.
+- enforce **dynamic access policy** based on **context**, **identity**, and **device identity**.
 - aggregate access logs and telemetry data.
 - perform delegated user authorization for service-based authorization systems:
   - [Istio](/guides/istio.md)