MINSK, 27 September (BelTA) – At the Q&A session titled “Open Microphone with the President”, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko showed his secure phone to students of engineering and technical universities, BelTA has learned.
During the Q&A session, the head of state commented on plans to produce Belarus' own mobile phone. At the request of the students, he showed the mobile phone that he uses. He even made a call to demonstrate how this device works.
According to him, this phone uses a KGB-developed solution that is protected from eavesdropping because communication is encrypted. When an attempt is made to intercept a conversation, an intercepter hears gurgling sounds; the voice is decrypted only when a signal is transmitted to another similar device. Due to these features, the device is quite heavy, but work is underway to make it more compact. The president explained that this phone is carried by his adjutant.
About 70 people can communicate with the president via secure line. To get access to this line, a personal approval of the head of state is needed.
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, some countries have already acquired this Belarusian solution. This solution was developed by cryptographic specialists of the KGB. Belarus inherited great cryptographic competencies from the Soviet Union and preserved them.
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