Aurora OS

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Aurora OS is the first domestic operating system for mobile devices. Focused on large business and government organizations with a large staff of field employees.

It is developed on the basis of the kernel. free software Linux The product also includes several licensed closed components. The full cycle of the production system is carried out Russia by Russian specialists.

Aurora is the only domestic mobile OS that is included in the Unified Register of Russian Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases. Certified by the FSB and FSTEC. The OS has its own device management platform - Aurora Center.

Among the capabilities of the Aurora OS are the following:

• Trusted File System Download and Integrity Monitoring
• Built-in verification of installing and running programs
• Built-in security policies
• Complete remote control of all functions smartphone
• Native Device Management Platform
• Link Protection (GOST VPN)
• Multi-factor authentication (including token support)
• Data encryption
• Work with electronic signature (including qualified)
• Software for solving any problems: from application (browsers, multimedia, instant messengers, etc.) to professional and specialized (document management, personnel management, work with trusted file storage, etc.).

Applications for Aurora OS

Main article: Applications for Aurora OS

2024

Inclusion of SDK tools in the domestic software register

The Aurora development toolkit SDK is included in. With register of domestic software the Aurora SDK, you can create and compile OS Aurora applications for all supported processor architectures (, ARM32 AArch64,), x86_64 ensuring compatibility, including the Russian with processors without using targeted hardware platforms from one workplace. This was Open Mobile Platform (OMP) announced on December 17, 2024.

The result obtained is very important both for the Open Mobile Platform company and for the industry as a whole, "said Pavel Eiges, CEO of the company. - We are the first company that has included its SDK in the register of domestic software, in full compliance with the latest requirements of the Ministry of Digital Development.

Aurora OS is actively developing, API and developer services are expanding, 3 generations of OS have been released in 5 years, so the provision of a modern set of tools is necessary so that developers can maximize the new platform capabilities, making more beautiful and functional applications.

Providing its development and build tools is a need for an OS manufacturer that is truly developing its platform, it is the SDK that allows application developers to use new OS mechanisms and services, says Roman Alyautdin, Director of Development at Open Mobile Platform. - Built-in cross-build tools and emulator make it possible to support various hardware configurations and processors without even having them on hand.

The first payment terminal is presented

On October 17, 2024, Open Mobile Platform (a subsidiary of Rostelecom) presented the first payment terminal running the Russian Aurora operating system. The device has a certificate for working with biometric data. Read more here

Aurora OS aimed at the consumer market. Versions for cars, TV and other devices are being prepared

At this stage, the "open mobile platform" is reaching the goal of 1 million active users of the Aurora OS, and in order to expand the audience, it plans to create versions of this operating system not only for smartphones and tablets, but also for other any devices. This was announced on October 9 at its conference for customers by representatives of the Open Mobile Platform company, the developer of the Aurora OS.

Pavel Eiges, CEO of Open Mobile Platform, explained that we are talking about versions of the Aurora OS for TVs, cars, routers, desktops, etc. - "we will do all this at Aurora.

The developers of the Aurora OS are aimed at expanding the scope of its application

Roman Alyautdin, Development Director of the Open Mobile Platform OS, announced the Aurora + program on October 9. He stressed that during the development of the Aurora OS, the team has accumulated many technologies that are now of interest not only to manufacturers of smartphones and tablets, but also to other devices.

Aurora OS is now experiencing a natural expansion of use due to the fact that there are already technologies that are applicable in related industries. Televisions, laptops, game consoles, cars - everywhere we interact with the digital environment, with touchscreens, with operating systems, and Aurora can be used there, "he says.

The Aurora + program is aimed at expanding the use of Aurora, and in this sense the company goes the same way that Android went, which was also initially available only on smartphones and tablets. The program consists in the fact that the "Open Mobile Platform" makes OS branches and, together with its technological partners, unifies the kernel, graphics components, applications, system services, API - everything that is needed to "sharpen" Aurora and the technologies that already exist, for any niche. And then such an OS branch becomes independent, and it begins its release cycle.

In June 2024, at the SPIEF of AvtoVAZ, NPP Itelma and Rostelecom signed an agreement on the creation of a digital ecosystem based on the Aurora OS for Lada cars. And now, within the framework of the Aurora + program, work is underway for the appearance of an automotive OS, said Roman Alyautdin. AvtoVAZ now produces more than 500 thousand cars a year, he added.

Aurora automotive OS is already in development

One of the partner companies of the Open Mobile Platform, which produces devices based on the Aurora OS, is Fplus. Its commercial director Sergei Trukhan notes that the target for the number of users should not be 1 million, but 10 million users or more. You can come to it only through end users - when they start using the Aurora OS every day at home. This will be an impulse for developers, he believes.

Fplus went retail with the Aurora 4.0 OS version and now wants to increase the number of devices that are sold in retail. On October 9, Sergei Trukhan announced the retail of one of the new Fplus tablets - T800, the "leader's tablet." The price will "pleasantly surprise," he noted, because for the company as an iron producer, working with retail projects is, first of all, an investment story.

The more people use Aurora every day, the better it will become, "summed up Sergei Trukhan.

Collectively, 11 devices with the Aurora OS are available on the market as of October, and within six months it is planned to release "at least five more" devices, Pavel Eiges said.

Some Aurora OS devices available as of October

Roman Alyautdin says that one of the vectors of technological development of the Aurora OS is the expansion of the ecosystem: "We want to make Aurora attractive for Android and iOS developers, this is one of our tasks." And the second task here is to make Aurora comfortable for web developers: "There are a lot of them, and it will be great if we can draw this pool of developers onto our platform."

To do this, "Open Mobile Platform," among other things, is invested in cross-platform frameworks - they allow you to have one code base for Android, iOS and Aurora. In particular, the Flutter framework, which has already released several large B2C applications. But the company is not limited to this framework and will invest in others, noted Roman Alyautdin.

Another direction for expanding the ecosystem is support for PWA (Progressive Web Application). It is planned to announce support for PWA in the next major update of the Aurora OS.

The developers approach the desired 1 million users with the 5th version of the Aurora platform. Since the release of the May release of Aurora 5.1, more than 1,000 improvements have been made to the system, Pavel Eiges cited. Half of them were released in release 5.1.1, and half will be presented in release 5.1.3, which is scheduled for November.

Installation on a tablet Kvadra_T

"Open mobile platform" and YADRO on June 25, 2024 presented the KVADRA T tablet running Aurora 5.1 OS. Read more here.

The introduction of artificial intelligence

In June 2024, Rostelecom spoke about plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the Aurora mobile operating system. This initiative is aimed at automating management processes, optimizing data processing and improving user experience.

According to representatives of Rostelecom, the introduction AI into the operating system (OS) has become a global trend. For example, in June 2024 Apple , she entered into an agreement with the developer - ChatGPT on the OpenAI integration of AI into her next OS. In, Russia following this example, Aurora plans to automate various processes and improve user interaction with the system.

Rostelecom spoke about plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the Aurora mobile OS

According to Kommersant, specific details of the introduction of AI have not yet been disclosed, and the project itself is at the development stage. The amount of investments and the timing of implementation are also not determined. In 2023, Roskomnadzor estimated the revision of the Aurora OS at 300 billion rubles.

By June 2024, Aurora OS is used on a number of Russian tablets and smartphones, such as Fplus, Byte Erg and Aquarius. These devices are aimed at the public sector and large companies. The integration of AI can become a significant competitive advantage, which is confirmed by the chairman of the board of directors of BASEALT Alexei Smirnov. He believes that Rostelecom can develop AI not only for its system, but also offer it to other players in the market.

Red Soft CEO Maxim Anisimov noted that his company is also considering integrating AI into its developments. Already, they have an "AI-based development portfolio that includes four intelligent assistant systems" that are being implemented with partners.

According to Dmitry Komissarov, the creator of the Strigo Capital Foundation, Rostelecom is unlikely to create its own AI development team for Aurora, as it will take from four to five years and will cost about 3 billion rubles. A more reasonable option would be to buy a finished team with developments or cooperate with large Russian companies such as Yandex or Sber^[1]

Availability to order devices on Aurora 5.1 OS with RuStore

On May 23, 2024, the Open Mobile Platform company announced to TAdviser that from May 27, devices from various domestic manufacturers on the fifth generation Aurora OS with the RuStore application store preinstalled on them will go on sale.

The company's immediate plans are to transfer all its customers to the Aurora 5 OS generation, expand the Aurora application catalog in the official RuStore application store, and then launch retail sales using the BYOTD model with Aurora 5.1.

According to the developers, the 5th generation Aurora OS is a mature system, the basis for building a national mobile environment. Among its key features:

• Updated graphical interface and user experience of interaction both on the screen and smartphone on the big screen, tablet specially developed tablet interface;
• A mature platform for integration with national IT products such as the RuStore app store;
• Developed tools and SDKs for implementing the next generation of native ecosystem applications;
• New security mechanisms to ensure trust in applications;
• The next generation of office devices and multitasking capabilities for office employees.

According to representatives of the Open Mobile Platform, the official application store will give a new impetus to the development of the ecosystem, create a platform for companies and individual developers who are ready to contribute to the development of the Russian OS. According to them, the presence of the Russian OS development team made it possible to integrate the application store with system functions and at the same time ensure safe and uninterrupted access for users.

"The Aurora OS ecosystem is expanding, and we plan that in the near future most applications of Russian market leaders will become available in RuStore and form the usual set of applications for users of devices on Aurora," said Alexander Konin, leading product manager of Open Mobile Platform.

Aurora OS was chosen for the Russian game console

On April 17, 2024, it became known that the Aurora operating system will be used as a software platform on the Russian game console, which is being developed on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. As of the specified date, several dozen games have been adapted for this OS.

According to the Izvestia newspaper, the project was reported by the Open Mobile Platform company, which is the developer of Aurora. The porting of games to Aurora is mainly carried out by enthusiasts using specialized software written by the authors of the OS. These are mainly old games whose open source code is available on the Internet. However, as noted, such projects "well demonstrate the platform's capabilities in terms of graphics and supported equipment."

Aurora OS developers will use their developments for the Russian game console

We can add the capabilities that game authors need to the OS. Including on devices such as consoles or consoles, - said Pavel Eiges, CEO of Open Mobile Platform.

According to him, for the use of "Aurora" in the game segment there are all the necessary tools. This is, in particular, the Aurora SDK development kit, which includes an environment for writing code and debugging, tools for building programs and an OS emulator that allows you to create applications even without the availability of appropriate devices. Moreover, the development environment makes it possible to collect applications for all hardware platforms on which this operating system runs.

Market participants believe that Fplus and GS Group may be engaged in the production of a domestic game console. Vasily Ovchinnikov, head of the video game industry development organization, emphasizes that these enterprises have all the necessary competencies and expertise to create the hardware of gaming gadgets.^[2]

Confirmation of compliance with information security requirements of the FSB of the Russian Federation by classes AK3/KS3

On April 8, 2024, the Open Mobile Platform company announced the completion of certification tests of the Aurora mobile operating system and the PathfinderSSL CIPF for compliance with the information security requirements of the FSB of Russia of AK3/KS3 classes.

The result obtained is very important both for the Open Mobile Platform company and for the industry as a whole, - said Pavel Eiges, CEO of the company - We were able to certify the mobile operating system and CIPF for it at such a high level of information security. This was made possible by a combination of an effective layered security system and the team's high competencies. Aurora OS develops evolutionarily, determining the direction of its development itself: we have gone a long way: from devices for field crawlers to application in the banking sector and bodies of higher state power.

Obtaining AK3/KS3 security certificates opens the horizon for possible applications of the company's products - Aurora OS and PathfinderSSL. Now, along with the use in federal and regional state authorities, large state corporations and transport, they can be used:

• to collect biometric personal data: now bank employees can collect and process data using a trusted mobile device on Aurora OS;
• in the highest bodies of state power;
• in the field of financial services and services using innovative technologies, for example, to provide checkpoints and ATMs with a trusted mobile operating system and data protection services.

Porting to Aquarius Cmp NS220RE tablets

On April 4, 2024, the Aquarius and Open Mobile Platform (OMP) group of companies announced the completion of porting the corporate version of the Russian mobile operating system Aurora to Aquarius Cmp NS220RE tablets. Read more here.

Russia will buy tablets for state employees on the Aurora OS for 50 billion rubles

At the end of March 2024, information appeared that in Russia, within the framework of the national project "Data Economics," it is planned to purchase approximately 1.1 million tablets running the domestic operating system "Aurora." These devices will be provided to teachers, medical professionals, emergency workers and police officers.

According to Forbes reports, the initiative is being discussed in with the Ministry of Digital Development participation of representatives of a number of Russian IT companies. These include "" (a KNS Group computer manufacturer electronic engineers and under the Yadro brand), "," "" and AquariusByte Erg(Fplus formerly "Marvell"). Tablets are planned to be purchased in the interests of,,, and. In the Ministry of Education Ministry of Health MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS period from 2025 to 2030, approximately 50 billion will be allocated for these purposes. The amount rubles includes both the devices themselves and the maintenance costs. Gadgets will be purchased from several manufacturers.

In Russia, it is planned to purchase approximately 1.1 million tablets running the domestic Aurora operating system

Initially, it was assumed that up to 67 billion rubles could be allocated to provide state employees with tablets with the Russian operating system until 2030. According to the new plans, the amount of funds allocated under this project is reduced by about 25%. The Ministry of Digital Development explains this by the fact that the action plan of the national project "Data Economics" is formed taking into account the available financing opportunities. At the same time, all priority initiatives necessary for the digital transformation of public administration and key sectors of the economy will be fully implemented.

As of the beginning of 2024, tablets operated by Aurora are produced by Aquarius, Fplus and Byte Erg. The cost of such devices varies from 15 thousand to 80 thousand rubles. In the case of gadgets for state employees, their price will average 45 thousand rubles: Dmitry Altukhov, advisor to the director of the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF), notes that this generally corresponds to market indicators^[3]

2023

Installation of the MVK-T2101 model on the Byte Erg tablets

The companies "Byte Erg" and "Open Mobile Platform" (OMP) announced the completion of the porting of the corporate version of the Russian mobile operating system "Aurora" to tablets of the MVK-T2101 model. This was announced on December 21, 2023 by the OMP. Read more here.

"Rostelecom" showed a new version of the Aurora OS and announced the creation of the Aurora Foundation for the development of the ecosystem. Photo

On December 8, 2023, Rostelecom at its first Rostelecom Tech Day conference officially presented a new version of the Aurora mobile OS - Aurora 5.0, expected almost all year. It took two years to develop.

One of its main differences from the previous version is a seriously redesigned interface so that the transition from other mobile OS for the user is as painless as possible. In the new interface, for example, the user can launch various applications faster and switch between tasks more easily. They also redesigned all gesture mechanics, making it as simple as possible, and now users are familiar with using the new OS, even if they have never seen devices on Aurora before, the developers say.

According to Pavel Eiges, general director of the developer of the Aurora OS "Open Mobile Platform," the problem of convenient work on the tablet was also solved, since the tablet is a large device with a large screen. For this type of device, the interface was not just stretched, but made another one, which allows you to effectively use the entire surface of the tablet screen for widgets, running applications, etc.

Also, the developers paid great attention to the design so that the working device on Aurora corresponds as much as possible to the user and his working atmosphere. For this, a large set of audiovisual contexts was developed.

Pavel Eiges noted that Aurora is now not just an OS for mobile devices, but also, for example, an open development toolkit that allows you to quickly transfer projects written in Flutter for other OS to Aurora. The Aurora ecosystem has more than 100 application and service developers, and more than 10 models of domestic devices on this OS are available for order in batches of any size.

"Hundreds of thousands" of devices have already been released on the basis of Aurora and dozens of projects of corporate and state customers have been implemented, says Pavel Eiges. And a month ago, retail sales of devices on Aurora began for ordinary users.

Aurora 5.0 should be available in early 2024. At the same time, the development of Aurora 4 does not stop: at least the entire next year, the developers promise to release updates. And the devices on it will still be available in retail.

In addition to the new version of the OS, on December 8, the creation of the Aurora Foundation, a community for the development of the Aurora ecosystem, was announced. As Leonid Novozhilov, director of digital technology development at Rostelecom, said, among the goals are to ensure interaction and dialogue between OS manufacturers, device vendors and software developers.

Another goal is for the Aurora Foundation to become a point of consolidating the interaction of the developer community and translating its values ​ ​ and requests towards the market, state and regulators. The goals are also to create critical components of Russian mobile services and the development of cross-platform frameworks.

The community structure includes device manufacturers - both those who already collaborate with Aurora OS developers and those who may join in the future. Also includes OS developers. It is now an "Open Mobile Platform," but the Aurora Foundation may later include other mobile national systems. The structure also involves the participation of financial institutions, at the moment there is already cooperation with the NSPK.

A number of leading application developers are already in the Aurora OS ecosystem, and it is planned to expand their number. From the point of view of the application store, RuStore is the main partner in the Aurora Foundation, and Basis is the cloud infrastructure, but the Aurora Foundation also counts on new partners here.

The start of sales of smartphones on the Aurora OS

On October 20, 2023, it became known that sales of mobile devices running the domestic Aurora operating system began in Russia. Smartphones and tablets in the lower price segment will enter the market - up to 20 thousand rubles.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, one of the first gadgets based on Aurora will be offered by the Fplus holding: devices for the consumer segment will be released in November 2023. Such products will be sold, including on the territory of the LPR and DPR. In addition, devices on the Aurora OS developed by Aquarius and Byte Erg will appear in retail: all of them will be presented in the Vsesmart chain of stores (owned by Fplus).

It is noted that everyone will be able to purchase smartphones and tablets based on the domestic mobile OS, but they are focused primarily on customers from the public sector and employees of large companies implementing mobile solutions with Aurora. In the current geopolitical situation, state-owned companies and organizations are implementing projects to transfer their employees to domestic platforms. So, during 2023, Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Rostec and other ministries and state corporations banned their employees from using Apple devices for work purposes.

Government agencies and large businesses refuse to use foreign smartphones and tablets, so it is necessary to give them the opportunity to implement import substitution projects, "says Pavel Eiges, general director of the Open Mobile Platform (OMP, is the developer of the Aurora OS).

It is also noted that in the future the price of gadgets at Aurora may rise. The fact is that OMP reduced the cost of a license for the first batch of devices to 1 thousand rubles, but later it will amount to 4.5 thousand rubles.^[4]

Publish the Flutter SDK with initial Aurora support

OMP has published the Flutter SDK with initial support for Aurora OS. Representatives of the OMP reported this on August 21, 2023. Read more here.

Roskomnadzor reported the need to spend 300 billion rubles on the revision of the Aurora OS

On August 9, 2023, a Roskomnadzor meeting was held with developers of mobile operating systems and manufacturers smartphones on the independence of Russian networks from foreign influence. It, as writes "," Kommersant was attended by representatives, "," " Yadro and AquariusKaspersky Lab other technological. At this event, according to the publication, in particular, Roskomnadzor said that the development and refinement of the Aurora OS is estimated at about 300 billion. rubles It was also reported that by 2027 the system should appear in the consumer segment.

According to the interlocutor of the publication, the development of Russian operating systems requires large investments, so it is impossible to do without funding from the state.

We are talking about increasing the competitiveness of mobile OS that are already present or will soon appear on the Russian market: these are Aurora, Rosa and others, he said.

The source of the newspaper claims that these and other domestic solutions will be able to fully and safely use not only government agencies, but also business and the ordinary consumer.

STC IT ROSA CEO Oleg Karpitsky is aware of the proposals, but believes that other measures are needed to develop the market.

The most effective tool for the market will be the development of a mechanism for stimulating application developers for existing domestic mobile OS, he said, adding that Rosa OS will enter the consumer segment in 2024.

Roskomnadzor told the publication that by mid-August 2023, the department is studying "issues of reducing the dependence of Russian communication networks on foreign mobile platforms," but issues of financing the mobile platform "are not the subject of meetings."^[5]

Recommendation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the release of smartphones with the Aurora OS

On July 11, 2023, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation recommended that domestic manufacturers of mobile devices begin using the Aurora operating system in the consumer segment.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, we are talking about smartphones and tablets. This is stated in the minutes of the meeting of the deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Vasily Shpak with Russian manufacturers of electronics and mobile OS. In the discussion of the issue, in particular, took part "Aquarius," "Byte Erg," "Azimut," Yadro, F + Tech, as well as the developer of the Aurora OS itself - "Open Mobile Platform" (OMP, owned by Rostelecom).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, as noted, intends to prohibit its employees from using tablets from Apple and other foreign manufacturers for working purposes. It is planned that within the framework of the import substitution program, domestic gadgets operating under the control of Aurora will be used.

Rostelecom has proposed to the government a strategy for the development of a national mobile ecosystem, which involves the production and implementation of 70 million devices on the Aurora platform until 2030. It is planned to sell gadgets in the consumer, state and commercial sectors.

However, market participants say that device manufacturers are having difficulty porting Aurora. The implementation of such projects can take up to six months, and with any hardware changes, new firmware is needed, which requires the porting procedure to be carried out again. In addition, a high price may negatively affect sales of smartphones with Aurora. Such devices cost an average of 50-60 thousand rubles, which is much more expensive than Chinese counterparts, while in technical terms Russian gadgets are weaker.^[6]

The PACS of MyOffice and Rostelecom are based

MyOffice and PJSC Rostelecom agreed to create software and hardware systems (PAC) for joint work with documents and communications within the framework of mobile and stationary workspaces and server solutions based on the trusted Aurora OS, their mutual promotion and support. MyOffice announced this on June 15, 2023. The main component of the PAC will also be the Aurora OS. Read more here.

Leningrad region buys tablets at Aurora for officials

In June 2023, it became known about the purchase of tablet computers on the Russian Aurora operating system for officials of the Leningrad Region. The corresponding tender was announced by the Administration of Government Affairs of the Leningrad Region. It is planned to spend 600 thousand rubles on the purchase of devices. Read more here.

As part of a secure mobile automated workplace

F + tech, MTS PJSC and MyOffice on May 31, 2023 presented a secure mobile automated workplace (MARM) based on the Aurora operating system (OS) with pre-installed software (software) "MyOffice Documents." MARM was created within the framework of a tripartite agreement of companies on technological cooperation. Read more here.

Based on a secure mobile workplace

The F + tech developer introduced a secure mobile workplace on April 17, 2023. The hardware and software complex (PAC) runs Aurora OS More details here.

Concerns of Rostelecom about the creation of an OS based on Android due to Google restrictions

Rostelecom fears legal risks associated with the development of a national mobile OS based on the AndroidOpen Source Project (AOSP). This became known on April 3, 2023.

As Rostelecom said, the To the businessman company ordered an opinion from an American law firm on the legal risks of creating Russian Android and applications for it.

The issue of risks was raised at one of the last meetings, which was attended by representatives of Sberbank, Yandex, Rostelecom and Astra Group, said a newspaper interlocutor familiar with the discussion of the national mobile OS project. This was confirmed by a source close to the Ministry of Digital Ministry of Digital Development. In "Rostelecom" confirmed to the newspaper the existence of risks.

When downloading the AOSP code, the client signs a license agreement that stipulates legal obligations, including export restrictions on the part of the United States, "explained one of Kommersant's interlocutors.

According to the newspaper, AOSP is not enough to create a full-fledged OS. Android software development tools are needed, the use of which also requires a license agreement with Google. The license allows you to use the SDK (Software Development Kit - a set of software development tools in one installable package) exclusively for developing applications for Android devices. But the use of the package for developing applications for other platforms, including AOSP, is prohibited.

Anton Imennov, senior partner of the Pen & Paper Bar Association, says that Russian companies could face civil, administrative and criminal cases for violating Google's licensing agreement. In addition, the court may seize copies, records, matrices, films and other materials used and distributed in violation of the law, he added.^[7]

Launch of serial production of Aquarius NS M11 PDA based on Aurora OS

Serial production of the Aquarius PDA in the form factor of a smartphone running the Russian Aurora OS started at the production sites of the Aquarius company in Tver and Shuya. This was announced on March 13, 2023 to TAdviser by representatives of Aquarius. Read more here.

Testing of the electronic signature from the Basis CA

"Open Mobile Platform" and TC "Foundation" successfully tested the work of electronic signature on the platform "Aurora." About this CT "Foundation" reported on January 25, 2023.

The development of the domestic operating system is very important in the context of the policy of import substitution and digital sovereignty. The solution of Aurora OS using KEP and certificates of the Zodov CA will allow Russian companies to switch to the use of domestic software without prejudice to business processes.

The Ministry of Digital Development refused to allocate 22 billion rubles for the development of the Aurora OS

On January 13, 2023, it became known about the decision of the Ministry of Digital Development to exclude funds in the amount of 22 billion rubles from its digital transformation program, which was planned to be spent on the development of the Aurora operating system during 2022-2024. In particular, the money should have been used to subsidize the development of applications for the mobile platform and adaptation of devices for it.

The fact that the Ministry of Digital Development considered it inappropriate to allocate 22 billion rubles for the development of Aurora, writes Kommersant with reference to an informed source. The Ministry of Digital Development confirmed to the publication that the approved budget does not provide for the financing of the Aurora OS:

The project will develop at the expense of the developer, the ministry said.

Rostelecom (developing the Aurora OS) assured that the project is not frozen, work on it will continue. Whether the level of project costs will remain is not specified. The company also confirmed that Rostelecom is developing the OS at its own expense.

According to Denis Kasimov, general director of Factory5 (developing industrial software), there would be too much 22 billion rubles over two years to adapt software for the Aurora OS. The transfer itself would take longer - at least three to four years, he said.

A newspaper source in the IT market believes that the allocation of funds for adapting applications for the Aurora OS, even exclusively for state needs, is inappropriate, as is Rostelecom's participation in the project to adapt open Android for the new Russian OS. Almost all applications work with Android, why it is impossible to make a more secure Android environment for the public sector - it is not clear, asked the interlocutor of Kommersant^[8].

2022

The Ministry of Digital Development supported the Rostelecom project for the development of mobile OS

At the end of December 2022, it became known about the inclusion of the project to create a national mobile ecosystem on the Aurora OS, including the New System-Wide Software (NOPO) in the roadmap until 2030. Rostelecom, the author of this initiative, estimated it at 480 billion rubles.

The fact that the Ministry of Digital Development supported the Rostelecom project for the development of a mobile OS, the department told Kommersant. The ministry noted that the sources of funding will be determined "at the stage of updating the document." A newspaper source familiar with the situation says that the Ministry of Finance generally refused to approve the financing of the project from the budget.

Rostelecom clearly does not want to develop the project at its own expense, and the Ministry of Finance does not consider it possible to provide it with such large budget financing, the source said.

Device manufacturers will also not want to invest in the project, since Aurora is not fully ready for mass use, an interlocutor Kommersant in a large manufacturer said. electronic engineers The OS requires improvement in terms of performance, ease of porting to devices, and the ability to work on Russian hardware, he said.

In terms of the implementation of the NOPO roadmap, the Ministry of Digital Development welcomes the option of financing projects through soft loans or through investments by developers or customers, and not through grants, says Nikolai Komlev, executive director of the Association of Computer and Information Technology Enterprises. He believes that Rostelecom will eventually develop Aurora at its own expense.

Probably, in 2023, the government will invest primarily in such priority areas as information security, IT services for the population. Financing of roadmaps projects will rather be carried out through the developers' own investments and guaranteed demand, and not through direct government funding, Komlev added.[9]

Russian industrial enterprises will have to transfer their control systems to the Aurora OS

At the end of November 2022, it became known that Russian industrial enterprises would have to transfer their control systems to the Aurora OS. This task is included in the New System-Wide Software Roadmap.

As Vedomosti writes with reference to Ilya Massukha, director of the Center for Competencies in Import Substitution in the Field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), by the end of November 2022, two road maps are being developed - New Industrial Software and New System-Wide Software. They will be a continuation of the government's initiative to create industrial competence centers and development competence centers.

The new system-wide software "is aimed at a wider class: it is both an OS and databases, there will be a block of Internet communications and Internet technologies," says Massukh. - "New Industrial Software" is the development of the prime minister's initiative to create in each of the 23 classes of industrial software full-fledged domestic analogues of engineering software, that is, software for machine tools, APCS and other things. At the first stage, Rosatom and Rostec will be attracted.

According to him, not only user mobile devices, but also gadgets used in enterprises are dependent on foreign mobile OS such as Android and iOS. The transfer of enterprise management systems to Aurora will affect already developed and only developed mobile applications, he said.

A top manager of one of the state corporations confirmed to the newspaper that the task of developing special software for use at industrial enterprises under Aurora is on the horizon for two to three years. So far, there is practically no such software, and mostly tablets in enterprises run on Astra Linux OS, he knows. Such devices are used, for example, by remote crawlers at Rosseti facilities, equipment operators in mechanical engineering and instrument engineering, in construction, the interlocutor continues.^[10]

Switching to the OS will require half a trillion rubles

In mid-November 2022, it became known about the development of a passport for operating system the Aurora development project. The corresponding document "" Rostelecom was sent to (Development Competence Center CDC) "Operating Systems," which oversees. Ministry of Digital Development

According to the passport, the development of Aurora and the creation of a national mobile ecosystem will require 480 billion rubles of investments. Financing of the project is planned to be received from the funds of the federal project "Digital Public Administration" and the national program "Digital Economy," the money will be directed to the formation and increase of infrastructure, purchase of devices, installation of the operating system and programs, technical support. In the first year after the implementation of the project, the expected sales revenue will be 28 billion rubles, follows from the passport referred to by Kommersant.

According to the newspaper, the passport of the project reports that it is approved by the government, although some sources of the newspaper claim that we are talking about an interim solution. After the passport enters the Ministry of Digital Development, the ministry sends the document to an expert group, which makes conclusions and recommendations and only after that it is submitted for consideration by the grant committee - it will be considered by the Russian Fund for the Development of Information Technologies (RFRIT), after which the decision of the fund is sent to the legal commission on digital development.

The importance of the Rostelecom project explains "the threat of disconnecting Russia from the mobile ecosystems of Google and Apple and the disappearance of important Russian applications and services from official stores." The Russian company added that the amount of investments given in the passport is an "upper-level estimate." By November 2022, funds go towards foreign manufacturers, and if there is a national mobile ecosystem, they can be redirected to the development of domestic ones, Rostelecom is confident^[11]

Voice recognition availability in Aurora 4.0 OS

iCore On November 9, 2022, the company announced the development of voice an input recognition component "" AVERS for applications OS Aurora, which allows you to quickly and conveniently transmit commands and text without data using manual input. More. here

Aurora OS 4.0.2.175 has been certified by the FSTEC of Russia for compliance with the requirements of type "A" of class 4 of protection and level 4 of trust

Updated versions of Aurora OS and Aurora Center management platform are certified by FSTEC of Russia. This was announced on November 7, 2022 by the Open Mobile Platform (OMP) company. The latest version of the Aurora mobile OS - 4.0.2.175 - has been certified by the FSTEC of Russia and fully complies with the requirements for operating systems of type "A" of class 4 of protection and level 4 of trust. Read more here.

Development of OS development concept

Rostelecom"" developed the concept of development. Auroras"" According to this document, which is referred to Kommersant in its publication of October 27, 2022, the company intends to develop and release three lines smartphones on tablets this one for the Russian OS business, the public sector and citizens.

The concept describes several scenarios for the development of the project. With a negative one, Rostelecom intends to release 1.5 million devices by 2030 (government orders of phones and tablets will become drivers of demand by law enforcement agencies), and with a maximum of 65.9 million units.

Rostelecom also cites as an example auxiliary measures that the government could take. You can prohibit the installation of local software on foreign mobile OS, introduce quotas for the import of equipment from abroad, subsidize manufacturers of local equipment. And also launch the federal project "Social Phone" and issue "domestic smartphones to vulnerable segments of the population."

The "Rostelecom" itself is going to become the single operator of the ecosystem. Distributors will be telecom operators, Russian Post, etc. GS Group, Aquarius, Marvel Distribution and others are named among potential manufacturers. The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed to the newspaper that vendors have confirmed their readiness to release the required number of devices.

In early September 2022, Rostelecom proposed creating a national mobile ecosystem in Russia based on the Aurora operating system. This is important not only for ensuring technological independence and national security, but also for the development of the country's economy, the company emphasized.

{{quote "Rostelecom" advocates the early creation and development of a national mobile ecosystem. Recent events have shown that sanctions can affect any Western developments, "said Kirill Menshov, senior vice president of information technology at the company^[12]" }}

Optimum Platform 5.LA Support

The CID Group of Companies has released an updated version of the OPTIMUM Technology Platform (5.LA), which includes tools for the rapid development of mobile solutions based on the Russian Aurora 4.0 operational system. This was announced on September 15, 2022 by the Open Mobile Platform (OMP). Read more here.

The Ministry of Digital Development refused to spend 7.1 billion rubles on smartphones for officials

In early September 2022, it became known about the decision of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation to reduce by 7.1 billion rubles for the purchase of smartphones running the Russian OS for officials. The reason is a lack of components.

A proposal to reduce budget allocations in 2022 by 7 104 600 000 rubles. The name of the event is the provision to employees of state and municipal authorities, budgetary institutions of mobile devices with a domestic mobile operating system and applications developed for it, as well as ensuring their functioning, - the list of proposals of the main managers of the federal budget funds for amending the consolidated budget list for 2022 and for the planning period 2023 and 2024 (quoted by TASS, a news agency in the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation confirmed the authenticity of the document).

The document notes that the proposal to reduce the cost of providing officials with mobile devices with a domestic mobile operating system and applications developed for it is due to "the lack of the possibility of purchasing equipment and components due to the current geopolitical and economic situation."

As the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development clarified to Interfax, the department really plans to abandon the purchase of smartphones on the domestic Aurora OS and direct budget funds to the development of computing infrastructure for state systems.

Public sector employees do not experience a shortage of mobile devices, and the issue of their security has been resolved, including through reliable protection of the communication infrastructure itself, the ministry said.

They also added that the redistribution of budget funds is "a standard procedure provided for more efficient budget spending. The plans are adjusted annually and allow you to update the directions of funding^[13]

Aurora SDK 4.0.2 with mobile sensor emulator

On August 15, 2022, Open Mobile Platform announced the release of Aurora SDK 4.0.2 with a mobile sensor emulator and Platform SDK product designed to build applications in CI/CD environments.

The Aurora SDK is a set of tools for creating, building, launching, and debugging applications. The Aurora SDK includes the Aurora IDE integrated development environment, the Aurora OS Emulator virtual machine, the Aurora OS Build Engine build environment, architecture and API documentation, and sample and application templates.

In the updated version of Aurora SDK 4.0.2, a plugin has been added to the Aurora IDE development environment to work with the emulator - it is possible to control the values ​ ​ of "sensors" (accelerometer, orientation, etc.) of a mobile device, which allows debugging applications without having a physical device. In addition, the UI of the keyboard in the emulator has been redesigned, a certificate request form has appeared in the signing plugin, and an additional flag has been added for package validation. All applications run in isolation mode by default.

The Aurora 4.0 Generation Software Development Tools have been supplemented with another product: the Aurora Platform SDK for building applications from the command line, which is designed for use in CI/CD environments.

We are pleased to provide our development partners with resources that allow them not only to write applications for the next versions of Aurora OS, but also to automate development processes, - comments Alexey Kogan, CTO of Open Mobile Platform. - We will continue to develop our products in order to provide the most comfortable environment for creating high-quality solutions on the Aurora platform.

Aurora 4.0 provides a unified application development process for both enterprise (released in November 2021) and certified versions (available to customers from August 2022). All developer resources are provided by Open Mobile Platform for free and are available for free download.

4th generation Aurora OS is certified by the FSTEC of Russia in 4 levels of trust

OS Aurora, developed by Open mobile platform"," has a valid certificate FSTEC of Russia for compliance with the requirements of the protection profile of operating systems of type "A" of the fourth class of protection and 4 levels of trust. The changes from 03.08.2022 expanded certificate the effect of compliance No. 4220 from 28.01.2021 on the release of Aurora OS generation 4.0: Aurora OS 4.0.2. This was announced by the development company on August 10, 2022.

This certificate confirms that Aurora OS can be used at facilities of critical information infrastructure of the 1st category, in state information systems of the 1st security class, in automated control systems of production and technological processes of the 1st security class, in personal data information systems if it is necessary to ensure the 1st level of personal data security, in public information systems of the 2nd class.

Certification of the updated Aurora OS release is important for both us and our customers. Aurora OS provides layered application security, which allows you to build a trusted mobile platform in companies and organizations whose information systems need proven domestic solutions more than ever, "said Sergey Anosov, Product Director of Open Mobile Platform. - Regular certification of the FSTEC of Russia confirms compliance with the high requirements of the regulator and allows us to continue to implement our mission: to provide state organizations and commercial companies with reliable domestic solutions for building a trusted mobile infrastructure.

We, as before, ensure the technological independence of IT solutions of Russian customers in the field of corporate mobility and guarantee power of attorney in the most sensitive areas of data processing, "said Mikhail Pisarev, Commercial Director of Open Mobile Platform.

The appearance of a mobile electronic signature in the browser

A mobile electronic signature has appeared in the Aurora OS in the browser. This was announced on July 19, 2022 by the Crypto-PRO company.

This became possible thanks to the pre-installed extension, which supports work with the SKZIKriptoPro kit CSP 5.0 R3. To use the features that have appeared, users of previous versions need to update the OS to release 4.0.2.

Aurora users can sign documents of various formats when working with portals and electronic document management systems directly in the browser on a mobile device, storing the private key in the secure CryptoPro CSP storage on the device or on an external token. This allows you to use scenarios familiar to PC users with electronic signatures on corporate trusted mobile devices.

Trastfon AYYA T1 based on Aurora OS

SmartEcoSystem of the Avtomatika concern and Open Mobile Platform, a subsidiary of PJSC Rostelecom, presented the AYYA T1 trust phone at the Aurora Russian operational system. On March 17, 2022, TAdviser was reported to Rostec. Read more here.

Aurora 4.0: UI kit for OS

On March 4, 2022, Open Mobile Platform announced that app creators now have a detailed guide for designing native interfaces on the current Aurora platform.

UI Kit greatly simplifies the design of application interfaces for the Aurora mobile operating system. The designers of the Aurora operating system included all the current system components, styles and icons in the set, and also prepared a detailed guide to designing application interfaces for the Aurora OS.

The manual describes and visualizes gestures, basic properties and components of the operating system, and creates a detailed guide to their use in design and layout with clear examples of correct use.

"The development of the whale was greatly contributed by the development community. Thank you to everyone involved in the development. We are attentive to feedback and proposals and will continue to pay great attention to them in further work on the UI whale, "- comments on the chief designer of the Open Mobile Platform company Andrei Zhilin.

"We are working to create the conditions for the development of the Aurora ecosystem of applications, helping our partners at all stages of the life cycle of their solutions: from planning and development to the release and operation support of end customers. Constantly optimizing set of development tools SDK (), necessary for partners, infrastructure developing applications available for the API operating system, additional documentation training and courses for developers, expanding cooperation the Russian educational with institutions and laboratories, and a growing number of companies acting as possible contractors for custom development. The priority is to simplify and reduce the timing of writing applications for the Aurora OS, - comments Maxim Piskarev, Director of Ecosystem Development at Aurora, Open Mobile Platform.

UI Kit for Aurora 4.0 OS is available as part of the documentation on the developer portal.

Aurora: how to create a secure mobile infrastructure

Today, almost any large Russian company is interested in developing corporate mobility. At the same time, businesses often fear for the security of confidential information transmitted through employees' devices. The latest IDC study "Current Corporate Mobility Tasks" showed that 52% of Russian companies face problems with the security of data and their transmission infrastructure when using mobile solutions.

The way out is to create a safe and closed, but at the same time quite flexible and functional platform. For the corporate sector Russia , there is already a proven basis - trusted operating system "." Aurora Read more here.

2021

Aurora 4.0 with 300 improvements

The Open Mobile Platform company presented a large update to the Aurora mobile platform on November 30, 2021. The Aurora OS release with the 4.0 index included about 300 improvements, of which more than 40 are large.

The changes are based on the experience of implementing the largest corporate mobility projects successfully carried out in 2021. As a result, the improvements affected all components of Aurora's mobile infrastructure: security tools, user interface, embedded applications, device fleet administration tools, and application development tools.

Particular attention was paid to security issues when developing the updated Aurora 4.0 OS. Layered protection to counter various types of attacks includes a mechanism for isolating application data from each other, providing granular access to the resources of a mobile device (microphone, camera, network, geolocation tools, etc.), and monitoring the integrity of the software environment is now carried out not only when loading the OS, but also dynamically, during operation. All installed files and packages are signed with the keys of the developer and the operating organization. A trusted certificate store has been added.

Now absolutely all user data is encrypted, which, among other things, allows you to maintain data privacy in case of loss or theft of the phone. A multi-user mode of operation on one device has been implemented - in addition to an administrator account, you can create up to 6 user accounts with your own settings for the working environment. This makes it possible to work in a shift scenario on one device.

The new system font is better read on screens of mobile devices of different sizes. It was developed by one of the leading Russian design studios and is free from potential licensing risks. A large number of styles give application developers the freedom to implement the functionality they need.

The modified unified design code of system and external application icons ensures uniformity of user experience. Additional interface elements have appeared, such as buttons with icons and tabs, which gives more opportunities to software developers for Aurora OS.

"Atmosphere" has been significantly updated - a means of personalizing the interface. Now the choice of atmosphere affects all interface elements, for example, by choosing a "autumn" atmosphere, the entire interface will acquire scarlet shades. With this tool, you can label Aurora as easily as possible in corporate colors: it is enough to develop a corporate atmosphere and apply it through the Aurora Center management platform.

Notifications are dramatically redesigned. Now this is not just a text displayed in the top curtain, but a full-fledged tool for responding to events and messages from applications that can contain text, icons, and quick response buttons - answering a letter, for example. In the updated notification interface, you can selectively control their display, "swipe" single or group messages with gestures.

Numerous user comments were taken into account in this version of the keyboard: there was a button stroke, the ability to adjust the position of the keyboard on the screen, the method of changing the input language was changed, predictive input, autocorrection of words and automatic replenishment of the dictionary appeared. The updated keyboard facilitates interaction with the system, simplifies communication in instant messengers and web applications.

Much improved work Internetbrowser-. The built-in browser uses the Gecko 60 web engine to render pages, so that pages are displayed better, modern standards for creating and displaying web content, including WebGL, are better supported, and the WebRTC implementation made it possible to conduct videoconferences directly in. browser In addition, WebView support has appeared, which allows developers to embed a web content inside a native application. For secure work state with information resources, the browser has acquired support for the GOST TLS protocol.

A set of built-in applications has been updated, among which improvements in the Mail, Calendar and Files applications, as well as Documents deserve a separate mention, which, thanks to the use of LibreOffice 7, display documents of popular office formats of any complexity faster and better.

Aurora Center, a mobile device management platform with Aurora 4.0 OS, has been updated to version 3.0. Now, from a single console, enterprise mobility administrators can manage devices on both Aurora and Android. Important changes for administrators of a large fleet of devices include quick activation tools for a specific project at the first start of the device.

The enterprise and certified versions of Aurora are now fully unified from the developer's point of view - they have a single SDK, identical supported security features. Now applications are easily transferred between versions. In this version, the system for signing packages and their validation during installation has become more transparent and convenient - now only one developer certificate is required, and the OS has learned to independently determine the certificate in the application and add it to the list of allowed ones. These changes greatly simplify the creation and maintenance of software for the Aurora mobile platform.

Aurora 4.0 provides developers with many additional programming interfaces: WebView API for creating applications that display web content; Updated APIs for developing antivirus and VPN solutions provide greater security for the use of appropriate tools; the redesigned NFC stack supports new technology standards. A significantly redesigned cryptographic subsystem offers an API that unifies both the interaction of crypto providers with the OS and the mechanisms for calling these crypto providers by third-party applications.

The updated Aurora OS is not just another version. This is the generation of the Russian Aurora operating system, which has already become a platform for building a trusted, independent infrastructure in many companies and successfully worked on 360,000 devices during the just ended All-Russian Population Census, "said Alexey Kogan, technical director of Open Mobile Platform. - Creating the updated Aurora OS, we relied heavily on the feedback and recommendations of our customers, who actively participate in the formation of both our solutions and the entire Russian corporate mobility market.

Certification of Aurora 4.0 OS. has already started. It is expected to receive certificates of conformity between the FSTEC of Russia and the FSB of Russia in 2022.

Obtaining a certificate of the FSB of Russia

The Russian mobile OS "Aurora" with the built-in software CIPF "PathfinderSSL" of the company "Open Mobile Platform" received on November 9, 2021 certificates of compliance of the FSB of Russia No. SF/114-4143 "Requirements for information protection means limited access, does not contain information constituting a state secret from unauthorized access "according to the class of protection AK2 and No. SF/114-4142" Requirements for cryptographic information protection tools, designed to protect information that does not contain information constituting a state secret of the "class. KS2 Certificates are valid for 3 years, until 09.11.2024.

The Aurora mobile operating system was created to provide a high level of protection when working with sensitive information, so we actively and closely interact with all regulators in the field of information security - with the FSTEC of Russia and the FSB of Russia, regularly confirming compliance with security requirements, - said Sergey Anosov, head of the product development department and ecosystem of the Open Mobile Platform.

Beta testing capability for a large range of users

The open mobile platform on August 12, 2021 announced the start of an early familiarization program with the latest versions of solutions on the Aurora platform for a large circle of users.

The Russian OS Aurora has already become a trusted platform for the mobile infrastructure of large companies and organizations, such as, RUSSIAN RAILWAY, Inter RAO Rostelecom as well as the basis of large projects - Agricultural Microprocessing 40 thousand are already operating All-Russian Population Census in, and 360,000 mobile devices based on the Aurora platform will be involved.

And now OMP opens up the opportunity to get acquainted with Aurora OS in the beta testing program for the end user community.

The program will allow you to take part in the formation, development and improvement of the first domestic mobile operating system, share your ideas with OS developers, and join the growing and promising ecosystem of creating the future of mobile technologies.

All beta program participants will be able to:

• Test beta versions of programs.
• Get acquainted with OMP products.
• Communicate with other beta participants.
• Share your experience and opinion directly with the developers of Aurora.
• Take part in the development of the OS.

Everyone who has become part of the beta testing team is given a mobile device with the latest version of Aurora OS for temporary use, with a pre-installed set of standard applications and the ability to install applications from the Aurora Market store.

For us, the Aurora mobile OS development team, it is important to show the product to as many people as possible, - comments Tatyana Kaznova, product manager and head of the Aurora OS beta testing program. - We hope that the participants of the program, having got acquainted with the OS, will not only tell us about their impressions and share their opinion, but will also become active participants in the Aurora community, stay in touch with us. And, most importantly, they will help make Aurora and other solutions of our company even better.

On the basis of the Aurora OS, the Mobile Crawler system for Inter RAO - Electric Generation was implemented

The Russian company SIGMA, specializing in IT solutions for power and housing and communal services, has introduced a modern system for automating bypasses and inspections of equipment at Inter RAO - Electric Generation JSC, one of the largest energy generating companies in Russia. During the implementation, a number of strategic tasks were solved in the field of efficiency growth and import substitution. The mobile part of the system is based on the Russian Aurora operating system (more).

Aurora Platform and the Challenges It Solves

Mikhail Zubov, head of the sales support department of Open Mobile Platform, helped TAdviser figure out the features of the Aurora platform in May 2021. Read more here.

2020

Release of version 3.2 codenamed "Penza"

On December 3, 2020, the Open Mobile Platform company presented the release of the Aurora mobile OS - version 3.2, codenamed Penza.

According to the company, the main updates are related to security: an administrator mode has appeared that allows you to locally control the available functionality of the device and user settings; built-in validator, which checks the installed and launched applications for the necessary certificates and prevents the possibility of launching applications from "untrusted" sources, for example, downloaded by the user from the Internet; optimized protection against unauthorized "flashing" of a mobile device.

As a result, Penza is the release of Aurora OS, which will receive simultaneously certificates from the FSB of Russia (AK2/KS2) and FSTEC of Russia (A4/UD4). The updated OS meets all the requirements of both regulations and has a support cycle of 3 years.

The Penza release added support for a system-level fast push notification delivery service (previously, application developers had to use independent solutions). The implementation of support for push notifications at the operating system level makes the mobile device more energy efficient, the development of applications for Aurora OS is easier.

The release includes applications: Crypto Notes, which provide encryption when storing data, as well as Weather and Dictaphone.

The interface has added a menu type: drop-down; added support for predictive input, optimized display, keyboards implemented support for light themes ("Atmospheres" in Aurora terms), optimized display of documents of various formats, and introduced a number of updates to system applications to improve their usability.

A number of release updates relate to the operation of devices with Aurora OS running the Aurora Center platform version 2.2.2:

• it became possible to update the OS "over the air" (previously it was required to connect devices with a cable);
• The time for full initialization of one device is reduced from 10 to 2 minutes (average), which is important for rapid mass commissioning of devices;
• supported simultaneously up to 500,000 Aurora mobile devices managed in a single loop (confirmed by synthetic tests).

An ecosystem for Aurora application developers is developing. Various security profiles have been added to Penza, expanding the ability of the application to interact with the services of the operating system. Added support for a special API that provides the ability to operate antivirus protection tools that meet the requirements of the FSTEC of Russia. Kaspersky Lab and Dr.Web already use APIs to run their applications on the Aurora platform.

The release supports the work of third-party cryptographic information protection tools (VPN plugins), ViPNet Client from InfoTeCS and Continent AP from Security Code are already available. Penza supports two-factor authentication using tokens from Aktiv (Rutoken) and Aladdin R.D. (JaCarta), it is possible to use keys written on the token to provide an electronic signature on the device.

In the near future, the update of the "engine" of the built-in browser, the development of multi-user mode, the introduction of containerization to protect application data, end-to-end encryption of all user data, secure key storage, and more.

As of November 2020, the Penza release supports work on the INOI R7 smartphone and INOI T8 tablet, Qtech QMP-M1-N, Blackview BV6000s and MiG C55 smartphones, as well as domestic tablets Aquarius NS208, Aquarius Cmp NS220 and Byte Erg MBK-2020, which are part of the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Putin instructed to expand the use of the Aurora OS

The President Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to expand the use of the Aurora operating system, including in schools and medical institutions. This was announced on November 26, 2020 by the Kremlin press service.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the public joint-stock company Rostelecom, [instructed] to submit proposals for a significant expansion starting in 2022 of the use of the domestic mobile operating system Aurora, including in budgetary medical and educational organizations, the document says.

In accordance with the instructions, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the head of Rostelecom Mikhail Oseevsky must submit relevant proposals by November 1, 2021.

In addition, Vladimir Putin instructed to ensure the further use in state bodies and budgetary medical and educational organizations of devices operating on the basis of the Aurora mobile operating system and purchased for the All-Russian Population Census in 2021.

Earlier, Rostelecom and the Ministry of Rostelecom Ministry of Digital Development offered Putin to supply 1.4 million federal officials with devices on the Aurora operating system. The offer is comprehensive: a smartphone on Aurora and communication services to it - and six years for implementation. According to Vedomosti, providing 1.4 million officials costs about 23.2 billion rubles.

The minimum set of applications for officials should include office editors, document management programs, antiviruses and clients of application systems of departments, Dmitry Komissarov, head of the office software developer "New Cloud Technologies," lists, support for encryption of communication channels using GOST algorithms is also required. It is impossible to guarantee the information security of foreign OS - they can be used by foreign special services to access state documents, fears Yerkozha Akylbek from KPMG.^[14]

View Updated Site

"Open Mobile Platform" on October 8, 2020 presented the uroraos.ru - the website of the domestic mobile OS Aurora and the Aurora Center management platform.

Auroraos.ru includes not only complete information about Aurora-based solutions, but also "set up" to support, cooperate and collaborate with developers, as well as to promote partner solutions.

So, in addition to the sections on the Aurora and Aurora Center OS, here, on the developer portal, you can find all the necessary information: training materials and courses, documentation, SDK and API.

The device section presents Russian mobile phones and tablets available for both ordering and porting, such as the Aquarius NS 220 tablet, launched in mass production for the 2021 All-Russian Population Census.

Applications for Aurora OS are collected in a special catalog, which presents both solutions from Russian developers - partners of the company "Open Mobile Platform" and from the open community of developers. Among the first dozens of applications already posted in the catalog are special ones for companies and, banks as well as, messenger browser office,,,, antivirus document management system e-book, television, kiosk with newspapers and magazines, travel planning application, logic game and military passport. And this is just the beginning - in the near future the catalog will be replenished with applications on the Aurora platform.

We see an increasing interest in our company and in the solutions and approaches that we create and promote. We are also pleased that talented developers, specialists, experts join our community, comments Pavel Eiges, CEO of Open Mobile Platform. - Cooperation with mobile device manufacturers and application developers, as well as with providers of complex solutions is equally important. All this is reflected in our site, and we will develop this resource in order to share with the community and partners our opportunities and achievements, as well as develop the Aurora ecosystem.

Aurora Operating System Express Review: Security, Control, and Independence

Events in recent years have shown that foreign IT products, for a number of reasons, can stop working in a particular country or company at any time. The developers of the first domestic mobile OS Aurora share the opinion that in the context of geopolitical changes, the development of their own products is a reasonable approach. This ensures uninterrupted operation of the mobile infrastructure, full control of devices and protection of information sensitive to organizations. The details are here.

FSTEC certificate for compliance with the requirements of the protection profile of OS type "A" 4 protection class for OS "Aurora" 3.2.1

On June 4, 2020, the Open Mobile Platform company announced the receipt of compliance certificates for the latest versions of the Aurora operating system and the Aurora Center management platform, which actually completed the process of renaming and rebranding products.

Certificates confirm that the updated Aurora OS (release 3.2.1) corresponds to the "Security Profile of Type A Operating Systems of the Fourth Protection Class and the document" Information Security Requirements Establishing Levels of Trust in Information Security Tools and Information Technology Security Tools "for the fourth level of trust. The certified version of Aurora OS supports the Aquarius Cmp NS220 and Byterg MVK-2020 tablets. The Aurora Center management platform (release 2.2.1) is certified for compliance with the Technical Specifications and for compliance with the fourth level of trust.

Certification was carried out in accordance with the latest "Information Security Requirements FSTEC Russia," which introduced the concept of trust levels and their classification, and confirms, that Aurora OS and Aurora Center management platform can be used on Category 1 facilities critical information infrastructure , in state information systems of the 1st security class automated control systems , in production and technological processes of the 1st security class, in information systems, if personal data it is necessary to ensure the 1st level of personal security, in data public information systems of class II. That is, in any information systems that do not process state secrets.