Rostec, Cascade and MTUSI: Secure Crypto Processors for the Internet of Things

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2022: Announcement of secure crypto processors

On March 9, 2022, the company Rostec announced that Automatics Concern Rostec Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUSI) and Cascade were jointly developing a line of secure crypto processors for Internet things. Individual chips for enciphering information will protect data and protect devices from unauthorized penetration.

Secure Crypto Processors for the Internet of Things

According to the company, a crypto processor is a separate system on a chip, a "computer in a computer." It converts the data in such a way that it can only be decrypted on the source computer, under the same software as originally used. This ensures an adequate level of security and prevents unauthorized access to information from outside. Having a crypto processor eliminates the need for additional use of physical system security.

Cryptographic information protection is necessary when implementing Internet of Things systems in various industries. It blocks attackers from accessing IoT networks, protects critical data from interception, and eliminates unauthorized impact on technological processes.

Crypto processors are used in the production of intelligent sensors for, and oil-extracting mining other types. industries Also, the products can be used in motor control sensors or cars , to planes create critical infrastructure equipment.

Experts and specialists of three organizations accumulate competencies in order to develop a line of productive crypto processors. With this equipment, information protection functions in sensors will be performed to organize a protected channel to the core of the network. The relevant agreement between the parties has already been signed. said Andrey Motorko, CEO of Automatics Concern

Within the framework of the project, MTUSI engineers develop software and ensure the integration of cryptoalgorisms, Automatics Concern certifies a family of cryptoprocessors, conducts case studies, promotes and sells products, Cascade LLC develops topology cryptoprocessors, tests products and carries out final configuration.

The development of a line of chips is accompanied by experts in the field of information security. In the course of joint activities, specialists take into account and correct the shortcomings of crypto processors already existing in the market, which allows expanding the potential market for the use of developed chips.