The resident of the special economic zone Technopolis Moscow - JSC "NIIME" (GC "Element"), has designed a new software and hardware complex for cryptographic protection of information in the IoT devices. The solution is a completely Russian development and will contribute to import substitution as informed by Alexander Prokhorov, Head of the Department for Investment and Industrial policy of Moscow. “In the special economic zone of Moscow, about 60 high-tech companies are focusing on microelectronics and information and communication technologies. They help to solve various problems: from the production of chips for transport cards to crypto-protection of information with a high classification of secrecy. The new development of the SEZ resident consists of a software package and a microcircuit, which is embedded in the device, ensuring secure data transfer. The software, microcircuit and encryption algorithms are entirely of Russian design. The use of the hardware and software complex provides new opportunities for the Internet of Things domestic projects and contributes to import substitution”, said the Head of the Department. According to Gennady Degtev, CEO of SEZ Technopolis Moscow the system signs messages with a full-fledged electronic signature, which allows the end user - the application provider - to check the integrity and authenticity of any, including archived messages, regardless of the communication provider and the software and hardware complex itself. “It is also worth mentioning that the status of a resident of the special economic zone, received by the company in 2015, gives it access to significant tax preferences enabling to invest additional funds in such developments”, he added. The new hardware and software complex was named "Zvezda". The feature of the development is that it performs the function of a virtual secure data transmission channel between the end device and the application server. The solution uses a compact data protection protocol CRISP, specially developed for the Internet of Things and standardized in Russia in 2019. This protocol is robust, does not require a secure session to be set up in advance, and all CRISP messages are self-contained. As Alexander Kravtsov, the chief designer of NIIME pointed out, globally, the IoT market is growing gradually: according to the forecast of J’son & Partners, by 2025 there will be 56 million connected devices operating in Russia. “The demand for IoT ICs that help improve performance and optimize maintenance will continue to grow. It is extremely important for critical infrastructure objects in IoT to ensure a high level of security, since this is directly related to technological and information security. Zvezda hardware and software complex is based on a "first level" microcircuit invented and manufactured in Russia. Its use ensures the required level of information protection and contributes to the development of new projects in the field of the Internet of Things in Russia. ---------------------- Press service of the SEZ "Technopolis Moscow" Phone: +7 916 516-15-46 Mail: pr@technomoscow.ru [ mailto:pr@technomoscow.ru ] Subscribe to the SEZ "Technopolis Moscow" in social networks, follow the main news of the SEZ in telegram-channel [ https://t.me/technopolismoscow ] and receive all the most important news delivered to your mail in our weekly newsletter [ http://events.technomoscow.ru/subscribe/?utm_source=site_technomoscow ] .
