Russia Pushes for “Secure IT Landscapes” in Nuclear Sector With New Secret Management Module

Russia’s state-owned nuclear giant is quietly expanding its digital toolkit, rolling out a secrets management system that proved fully compatible with other homegrown software — part of a broader push to insulate its IT infrastructure from foreign tech.

A Russian company within the Rosatom group, AT Consulting, has developed a secrets management module called TsUP 2.0, which has successfully passed compatibility testing with two other domestic digital products: Red OS, a Russian general-purpose operating system for servers and workstations, and Red ADM, a centralized IT infrastructure management system. The test results suggest that the tool could serve as the backbone for “flexible and secure IT landscapes” in the nuclear sector and beyond.

In IT, “secrets” refer to any sensitive information that requires authentication and authorization. TsUP 2.0 is designed to securely store and distribute SSH keys, API tokens, certificates, technical accounts, and other data. Its main promise: to automate the rotation of these secrets in high-load digital systems without requiring constant human oversight.

The module’s confirmed compatibility with Red OS and Red ADM means it can integrate into a unified, fully Russian software environment for enterprise IT management. Early testing indicated that the system runs stably, clearing the way for broader deployment across industries where security and reliability are paramount.

Russian officials frame solutions like TsUP 2.0 as critical to strengthening the country’s “digital sovereignty” — a concept that has gained urgency as Moscow accelerates efforts to reduce dependence on Western technology.