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| Федеральная служба по техническому и экспортному контролю Federalnaya sluzhba po tekhnicheskomu i eksportnomu kontrolyu | |
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| Formed | March 9, 2004 |
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| Type | military |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Staraya Basmannaya st., 17 |
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| Parent Ministry | Ministry of Defence |
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| Website | fstec |
The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control of Russia (FSTEC of Russia / FSTEK) is a military agency of the Russian Federation, under the Russian Ministry of Defence. [1] It licenses the export of weapons and dual-use technology items, and is also responsible for Russian military information security. [2]
FSTEC of Russia maintains the Data Security Threats Database, Russia's national vulnerability database. [3] and requires Western technology companies to submit source code and other trade secrets before allowing their products to be imported into Russia. [4] FSTEC also liaises with the FSB, which controls cryptography in Russia. [5]
In 2019, FSTEC of Russia granted Astra Linux special status regarding its use in processing Russian classified information. [1]
