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Russia is developing a new internet browser designed to support domestic encryption algorithms approved by the Federal Security Service (FSB), The Moscow Times reported on September 8, citing Russian newspaper Kommersant
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The product, called CryptoPro Browser, is being developed by CryptoPro, a Russian provider of cryptographic information protection systems that is under US sanctions. According to the outlet, the browser will be incorporated into version 6.0 of the company’s CryptoPro CSP cryptographic software and will support integration with its plugin.
“It will make it possible to provide secure access to websites using Russian cryptographic algorithms, which is also necessary in all use cases requiring cryptographic protection in accordance with the requirements of Russia’s FSB,” CryptoPro CEO Stanislav Smyshlyaev said.
According to the company’s notice, the FSB has approved the project to develop the browser, although no timeline for its completion or release has been disclosed.
The development follows Google’s removal of the CryptoPro plugin from the Chrome Web Store in February 2025. The plugin had allowed web browsers to work with Russian electronic signatures, and the new browser is expected to provide a domestic alternative to the US-developed Chrome browser.
Russian IT industry representatives interviewed by Kommersant suggested that CryptoPro Browser could eventually become mandatory for government institutions. An unnamed information security executive at Axiom JDK said the browser could immediately satisfy a significant share of requirements imposed by Russia’s Federal Service for Technical and Export Control and the FSB.
The executive estimated that use of the browser could become mandatory within one to two years after it receives the necessary certifications.
The project comes amid Russia’s broader push to reduce its reliance on foreign technology and develop domestic alternatives.
Russia’s largest oil producer, Rosneft, headed by Igor Sechin, a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has raised doubts about plans to develop “sovereign” and “national” artificial intelligence models under draft legislation prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development.
In its response to the proposal, Rosneft argued that developing and deploying AI models in isolation from the global technology ecosystem would not be technically feasible.
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