Astra Linux Portable (Astra Linux Portabl)

2020: Release of Astra Linux Portable

On April 22, 2020 the Astra Linux group announced release of Astra Linux Portable (Astra the Linux Portabl) — solutions for the organization of the portable protected workplace of the employee based on the operating system certified on the 1st trust level — Astra Linux Special Edition OS. Astra Linux Portable does not require installation of the operating system on the hard drive and allows to configure remote access to the customer's IT infrastructure from any computer using the information security tools which are available in Astra Linux Special Edition. In the solution support of all main functionality of the certified version of OS of the Astra Linux family is provided. During self-isolation such technology becomes especially demanded as facilitates the organization of safe remote interaction of personnel with information systems of significant objects of critical information infrastructure, medical and state information systems, automated control systems for production and technology processes and also information systems for the personal data processing and data which are the state secret consider in Astra Linux.

According to the statement of the developer, Astra Linux Portable is an image of the protected special purpose operating system Astra Linux Special Edition release Smolensk which is written on the portable USB device. The solution can be used in two scenarios:

• The first — the organization of the portable workstation functioning in the environment of Astra Linux Special Edition where safety of a system is ensured by the built-in means of protecting of OS. As a part of an image there is a necessary set of programs for local work with documents, mail, the Internet, files, etc. (the complete list of packets according to the link wiki.astralinux.ru).
• The second scenario — the portable workstation with remote access for remote work and the protected connection to information resources of the organization, for example, to a workplace in the environment of virtualization Brest from Astra Linux Group or in its analogs. If for remote access to an information system the certified CIPFs or another not entering an image of software are necessary, then them it is necessary to include in addition in structure of an image and to configure.

According to the developer, it is possible to refer support of several scenarios of loading of OS, such as full-fledged user session with the set software to advantages of use of Astra Linux Portable and the user session with the started web observer or the specialized client configured on connection to the broker VDI. One more opportunity is support of the protected VPN connections with use of different cryptoproviders, including certified and also an opportunity to limit installation and start of programs using the booth mode. In Astra Linux Portable there are built-in mechanisms of ensuring procedural and dynamic control of integrity. The product allows to be connected to guest OS of the Windows family with authorization in the domain Active Directory and implementation of functions of cryptoprovider. Besides, in the solution work with files in the modes "only for reading" or "reading record" is supported. At the request of the customer software can include in composition additional.

According to the developer, users of Astra Linux Special Edition can load a ready standard ISO image of the operating system in Personal account on the official site of the developer or independently create and write it on the removable USB carrier. At the request of the customer specialists of Astra Linux Group can develop the customized solution, having added additional software, meeting his individual requirements.

"Astra Linux Group proposes to the market really flexible and at the same time complete solution for ensuring safe remote work of employees, extremely relevant in the period of the mode of universal isolation. Astra Linux Portable — for any computer, does not require installation of the operating system on the hard drive and at the same time provides data protection level according to requirements of regulators. Our clients can use it, without leaving the house, having just loaded a distribution kit directly from the website of the company", 'Alexander Gutin, the marketing director of Astra Linux Group noted'