Solar and Astra Enable Security Stack Compatibility During Migration to Domestic Infrastructure
Solar Group and Astra Group have synchronized their solutions – Solar inRights, Solar SafeInspect and Solar webProxy – with the domestic directory service ALD Pro. As organizations migrate from Windows infrastructure and Microsoft Active Directory to Russian Linux-based systems, they retain consistent control over users, permissions and privileged access. This reduces the risk of downtime and loss of visibility in information security during import substitution.
Building an Import-Independent Enterprise Stack
The solution forms part of an emerging domestic IT and cybersecurity stack. User directories, identity management, privileged access management and web traffic control now operate as a unified system on a single platform. This matters for the market because replacing foreign software requires rethinking how access control and administration are structured.
For citizens, the impact is indirect but meaningful. The more resilient and secure the IT infrastructure of government agencies, banks and companies becomes, the lower the risk of data breaches, service outages and privilege abuse. The integration reduces the likelihood of unauthorized access, including via public AI services.
At the national level, this marks a step toward an import-independent enterprise infrastructure. ALD Pro functions as an alternative to Microsoft Active Directory. Demand for such replacements is already visible in large procurement cycles and migration projects. Globally, this reflects how localized enterprise stacks can emerge under external constraints.
Scaling Full-Stack Migration Projects
The synchronization of these solutions accelerates the shift from isolated import substitution to full-stack replacement. Previously, migrations were complicated by a lack of integration between directory services and security systems such as DLP, PAM, IdM and SIEM. The current integration enables automatic use of ALD Pro data for access control, privilege management and policy enforcement for web resources and AI services. This is particularly relevant for government, industrial, financial and large enterprise environments with complex role-based access models. The tighter the integration between domestic directory services, IdM, PAM, secure web gateways, DLP and SIEM, the more feasible a large-scale move away from Microsoft Active Directory becomes. The trend is already visible, with ALD Pro ranking highly in industry benchmarks and major organizations launching large-scale migration programs.
Control over access to public AI services is another critical dimension. The integration enables role- and department-based access policies for neural network tools rather than relying on IP-based restrictions. This aligns with modern enterprise security requirements.
Zero Trust and Identity-First Security
In January 2025, Solar Group and Astra Group expanded their partnership by integrating ALD Pro with the Solar Dozor DLP system. This ensured continued data protection during migration from Windows to Linux environments. The progression from DLP integration to deeper alignment with IdM, PAM and secure web gateways began at that stage. By fall 2025, the companies announced compatibility between Astra Linux and Solar Dozor, Solar webProxy and Solar appScreener. The current integration continues to build a cohesive import-substitution security framework.
In 2026, the Social Fund of Russia launched a large-scale project to move away from Microsoft Active Directory. In January, it announced procurement of domestic software to replace foreign directory services in core systems. The market has now entered the phase of executing multi-billion-ruble projects. At the same time, threats related to account compromise and misuse of public AI services have intensified. According to Solar, such attacks in 2025 could remain undetected for up to a year, while the volume of corporate data sent to public AI systems increased 30-fold. In this context, the integration helps mitigate risks of account takeover and data leakage through GenAI services.
Globally, the shift toward zero trust and identity-centric security models is accelerating. In Russia, this transition coincides with import substitution, combining modern cybersecurity architecture with technological sovereignty. This is reflected in the evolution of ALD Pro as an alternative to Active Directory and the growing number of integrations with PAM, DLP and IdM systems.
Toward a New Market Standard
The integration signals increasing maturity in Russia’s enterprise IT market and marks a transition from simply replacing foreign products with local equivalents to building a fully integrated domestic ecosystem. The ecosystem around ALD Pro and similar platforms is expected to expand, with integrations spanning SIEM, NAC, MFA, EDR, ITSM, device management and secure AI usage tools. This will further accelerate the shift away from Microsoft Active Directory and Western enterprise solutions.
By 2026, such integrations are likely to become a market standard. Success will depend on ready-to-deploy solution bundles that ensure seamless migration, centralized control and protection against emerging threats.
