Aktiv-soft

The company is a member of the Information Protection Association, NP ROSEU, ISDEF, RusCripto, TK26. The company's activities are provided with a portfolio of necessary licenses.

Rutoken electronic identifiers are used in various electronic document management systems, Client-Bank systems, in electronic payments, in the provision of tax reports via the Internet. The activities of the company "Asset" are provided with all the necessary portfolio of licenses and certificates of conformity of the FSB and FSTEC. Licenses of the FSB of Russia No. 16909, the FSB of Russia No. 7887 P , FSTEK KI 0026 001282, FSTEK KI 0026 001281, the FSB of Russia B 349269, the FSB of Russia B 349268.

Tokens are an integral element of legally significant electronic document management (UWEDO). They are the carrier of the electronic signature - the guarantor of the reliability of the document. To date, various types of tokens with a wide range of additional functionality are on the market. In partnership with Aktiv, Servionica will provide customers with advanced developer solutions that meet GOST requirements - such as Rutoken EDS, which stores key data without the ability to extract them, and Rutoken EDS Flash, which combines a standard Rutoken EDS with controlled Flash memory of 4 to 64 GB in one case.

Asset provides a full production cycle: design of electronic devices and software, development, production, testing, obtaining the necessary certificates, up to and including delivery to customers. Millions of users of electronic document management, tax reporting, electronic trading systems have devices. The products are also used in corporate information systems for strict user authentication, email protection, secure remote access, remote banking systems, physical access control systems and other tasks.

The use of authentication methods based on asymmetric cryptography methods and the use of secure key information carriers (tokens or smart cards) provide an incomparably higher level of protection for user accounts. A large number of large companies already use strict two-factor authentication to access employees to their accounts.

Performance indicators

2023: Revenue growth by 10% to RUB 3.5 billion

The revenue of the company "Asset" in 2023 amounted to 3.5 billion rubles, exceeding the same indicator in 2022 by 10%. Representatives of the company reported this to TAdviser on March 29, 2024. In 2024, the headcount reached 260.

The company continues to develop its own technology stack. Thus, according to "Asset," Guardant solutions for the protection and management of licensing of software products occupy a market share in Russia in their segment exceeding 85%. They are also represented in more than 30 countries around the world. The transition of Russian software vendors to the Russian Guardant solution brought 160 new customers to the direction in 2023.

"Significant attention of our company is focused on the development of the flagship line of active cryptographic tokens and smart cards for secure electronic signature. As for the Guardant direction, the ecosystem of these solutions also continues to develop from year to year: it allows you to solve the entire range of tasks for monetization and protection of software products, "said Konstantin Chernikov, General Director, Managing Partner of Aktiv.

History

2022

TAdviser interview with Guardant CEO Timofey Matrenitsky

In December 2022, in an interview with TAdviserTimofey Matrenitsky, the head of Guardant (Aktiv Company) spoke about what happened to the Russian information security market in 2022. Read more here.

TAdviser interview with Commercial Director Dmitry Gorelov and Development Director Vladimir Ivanov

In March 2022, Dmitry Gorelov, commercial director, managing partner, Aktiv, and Vladimir Ivanov, development director, Aktiv, answered TAdviser's questions on import substitution in the field of software and hardware solutions for information security. Read more here.

2018: Joining the Internet of Things Association

The company "Aktiv" on December 26, 2018 announced its entry into the Association of the Internet of Things (AIV). The company sees its mission within the framework of the association in the development and implementation of technologies and techniques that will protect users and creators of IoT systems from various kinds of information threats.

Internet of Things technologies improve the quality of life of citizens and, at the same time, help many companies adapt their business to modern needs. This market hides both new opportunities and new threats. Insufficient or untimely attention to security issues can be costly. Therefore, careful elaboration of the methodology for ensuring comprehensive protection is necessary. This is especially true if we take into account the capabilities and potential of today's attackers, according to Asset. - IoT gradually covers all new areas in which society exists and develops. Those who are closely associated with cybersecurity problems believe that successful attacks on IoT infrastructure in the future could lead to catastrophic consequences for both business and people. And financial losses here are not the worst. Therefore, aspects such as authentication, privacy, communication channel protection are still relevant.

According to the company, "Asset" is open for cooperation both with the developers of IoT solutions and with the creators of protective equipment. The company's participation in the AIV will help to work out a comprehensive strategy for the development and regulation of the Internet of Things market in the context of information security. And the exchange of experience and knowledge in this area will make this process transparent and understandable for most market participants.

Asset is already developing a hardware cryptographic tool for use in IoT and M2M devices. This solution ensures the authentication and protection of the communication channel between the end equipment and the control stations. Possible areas of its application: critical infrastructure objects, telemetry complexes, control of remote objects, photo-video recording and observation systems.

The Internet of Things market is in its early stages of development. This gives us a chance to lay the foundations for ensuring security in this area in advance, to develop key principles and methods. I hope that participation in the association will help us in this, - said Alexey Lazarev, leading project manager at Aktiv.

2017

Cooperation with Micron to develop crypto protection solutions

The Russian manufacturer and developer of software and hardware information security "Aktiv" and the Russian manufacturer of microelectronics "Micron" in December 2017 signed an agreement on cooperation in the development of cryptographic protection solutions.

The agreement provides for the interaction of the parties in the field of creating and promoting a solution with the hardware implementation of GOST algorithms based on domestic microcontrollers. The companies agreed to develop products in various form factors, such as USB and smart card, carry out their further certification and implementation. Read more here.

License of FSTEC of Russia

Aktiv, a Russian hardware manufacturer authentications , electronic signature announced in early December 2017 that it had received another license. FSTEC Russia The resulting document allows you to carry out work related to the creation of funds. information protection The company intends to produce new types of certified products.

In particular, the license of FSTEC of Russia No. 3445 of 15.11.2017 was issued for the development, production, implementation, installation, installation, adjustment, testing, repair and service maintenance of software (software and hardware) means of information protection, protected software (software and hardware) means of information processing, as well as software (software and hardware) means of information security control.

According to Asset, the license is valid until November 15, 2022.

FSTEC Certificate

Logo of the company "Asset" in 2017

On July 24, the Aktiv company announced the completion of tests of PAC Rutoken version 4 in the FSTEC of Russia. FSTEC Certificate of Conformity No. 3753 was received on July 10, 2017.

The certificate confirms that the Rutoken software and hardware complex is a software and hardware means of user authentication when processing information that does not contain information constituting a state secret. Rutoken implements authentication and access control functions for authentication information and MIS settings, including in virtual infrastructure.

Certification was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the technical specifications and guiding documents for the fourth level of control of the absence of undeclared capabilities (EID 4).

The received certificate is valid for the following hardware devices:

• Rutoken EDS 2.0 and Rutoken EDS 2.0 micro;
• Rutoken EDS PKI and Rutoken EDS PKI micro;
• Rutoken EDS smart cards;
• Rutoken EDS 2.0 Flash;
• MicroSD cards Rutoken Lite.

and software:

• Rutoken drivers;
• Rutoken Plugin;
• rtAdmin administration utility;
• PKI-Core application programming library;
• PKCS# 11 system libraries
• crypto provider Aktiv Rutoken CSP and Rutoken MiniDriver.

The above Rutoken devices and software are certified to run on the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64-bit);
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit);
• Microsoft Windows 10 (32/64-bit);
• Alt Linux 6.0 SPT (32/64-bit);
• Alt Linux 7.0 SPT (32/64-bit);
• Alt Linux WS 8.0 (32/64-bit);
• Astra Linux Special Edition (РУСБ.10015-01) (32/64-bit);
• Astra Linux Common Edition (32/64-bit).

The document confirms the possibility of using Rutoken PAC in systems that require confirmation of compliance, for example, GIS, ISPDN, as well as for authentication in virtual environments, web services, etc.

"We are glad that our key media have been tested according to the rather serious requirements of the regulator and fully comply with the requirements of Russian legislation. And now we have a full stack of FSTEC certified solutions for the corporate sector: Rutoken drivers, Rutoken KeyBox lifecycle management system, Rutoken EDS PKI and Rutoken EDS smart cards. This opens up new opportunities for our customers to use CIPF and two-factor authentication in systems for working with confidential information and personal data, "said Dmitry Gorelov, commercial director of Aktiv

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Certificate in Application Development

The updated Gold Partner Certificate indicates that Active has been recognized by Microsoft in the field of software development after a complex verification procedure.

2016: Revenue growth by 1.8% to RUB 778 mln

In 2016, the revenue of the company "Asset" amounted to 778 million rubles, which is 1.8% higher than the same indicator in 2015. In the ranking "TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia" at the end of 2016, the company "Active" took 75th place.

2015

Turnover growth by 70% to 764 million rubles

According to the results of 2015, business turnover reached 764 million rubles, exceeding the indicators of the previous year by 70%. Sales of Rutoken USB devices with hardware implementation of Russian CryptoStandarts and unrecoverable electronic signature keys doubled. This is due to the increased demand for such types of tokens in the financial and state segments, where import substitution and compliance issues are relevant. At the same time, sales of smart cards and tokens certified by the FSB and FSTEC, including for compliance with new crypto credentials, increased by 140%. This was largely due to an increase in the number of large state projects, where high requirements for information protection tools are imposed.

Among various types of media, Rutoken significantly increased the demand for smart cards, which led to a tenfold increase in the production of such models. To a greater extent, commercial customers were interested in their use for authentication and the use of electronic signature keys. Much more often, companies began to prefer media equipped with contactless RFID tags in order to physically access the premises. Traditionally, the main emphasis was placed on the production of branded smart cards.

The trend of migration of employee jobs from stationary PCs to laptops and tablets demonstrates a tenfold increase in sales of micro-tokens. These are miniature versions of Rutoken electronic USB identifiers designed to work with compact personal computers and gadgets in constant connection mode.

Rutoken electronic identifiers with protected flash memory were also in demand - sales volumes here increased by almost 50% compared to the previous year. This is due to the versatility of the device, combining a token and a regular USB drive with hidden memory partitions.

The second line of business of the company "Aktiv" - the production of software and hardware for protection against illegal copying Guardant, in 2015 showed a steady growth at the level of 25% of the total turnover. According to management, this indicates a stable leadership position in the market and the need for further investment in new brand developments.

Compatibility between Rutoken and MSVFERA confirmed testing

On March 19, 2015, Aktiv and National Centre for Support and Development (NCIP) confirmed the compatibility of Rutoken products with software MSVSPHERA^[1]

Within the framework of the MSVSFERA project, the NCPR is working on the creation of a line of software products and platforms certified in accordance with security requirements, oriented to solve most of the typical tasks of informatization of Russian state and commercial organizations, and the tasks of import substitution of software in legacy and newly created automated systems.

The specialists of NCPR and Asset conducted testing, during which they confirmed the compatibility and correctness of the products Rutoken S, Rutoken EDS and Rutoken EDS Flash with the software products MSVSPHERA. A matching compatibility certificate has been signed. Electronic identifiers "Rutoken" are recommended for use as a hardware carrier of key information in the software products "MSVSPHERA 6.3 AWS" and "MSVSPHERA 6.3 Server."

"Operating systems c, open source certified, FSTEC of Russia are gradually replacing proprietary operating systems from the domestic state and corporate market. The unconditional advantages of these operating systems are openness, a high level of security and the guaranteed absence of undeclared capabilities, - said the Kirill Meshcheryakov head of the department for working with technological partners of the company. - The "Asset" company "Active" has been participating Open Source in projects for many years. We are pleased to partner NCPR with and plan to continue active cooperation. "

Vladimir Ryabchikov, General Director of the NCPR, said: "Confirmation of the compatibility and correctness of the work of Rutoken electronic identifiers with MSVSFER software products is very important for our partners and customers, as the emergence of additional opportunities to increase the level of security of information systems created on the basis of certified MSVSFER software products. I would also like to note the good prospects for our cooperation with Aktiv regarding the joint development of solutions for the comprehensive protection of resources of promising corporate content management systems. "

Rutoken products interact with LastPass

On October 1, 2015, Aktiv announced cooperation with LastPass and the possibility of authentication implemented by the companies in the LastPass password manager for smart cards and tokens from the Rutoken product line.

The program LastPass stores account data and allows you to fill in login-password lines automatically when the user enters the site corresponding to these records. But, in the event of a master password leak LastPass , the user may have problems, since all data about all user accounts on various sites will become available to attackers.

Advertising of the company "Asset" (2015)

To protect data, Aktiv proposes to use tokens and Rutoken smart cards for authentication in the LastPass system. This method of authentication is reliable and guarantees the security of user data - only the owner of the token (or smart card) can use the account. At the same time, even if a token is stolen or lost, attackers will not be able to use it without knowing the secret code.

Rutoken tokens and smart cards work with the LastPass password manager on Windows, OS X, and Linux operating systems.

2014

Officially, the company "Asset" was founded in 1994. At the same time, the composition of shareholders - Russian individuals in the form in which it exists to this day - was finally formed. All the founders of the company had previously worked in an organization of a similar profile engaged in information security, but had known each other since their studies at the Moscow Forestry Technical Institute (MLTI) (today it is Moscow State Forest University).

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