The name Uhuru comes from the Swahili language and means freedom and independence. Uhuru Mobile is the result of a research and development project initiated in 2012 to promote digital sovereignty. As an Android-based operating system, Uhuru Mobile focuses on security and privacy for end-users, individuals or businesses, on mobile devices. The operating system is currently developed by a software Editor company called Teclib’.
System architecture
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Multi-layers Protection
Kernel:The system core is protected against malicious or unknown code as well as physical attacks or access.
System protection:Critical resources are dynamically protected from malware and vulnerability exploits ensuring the integrity of the operating system’s components.
Data protection: User’s data on the device are encrypted. User’s authentication resources are protected by using certificates.
Application protection: The applications that can be installed on the device are exclusively coming from a market of certified applications. All those applications are validated and certificated before being available within the Uhuru applications market.
Additional Features
To ensure the OS protection and security while using applications, a dedicated market has been installed. Uhuru Mobile’s applications market only provides apps approved and certified by a team of security experts. Companies can also customize the Uhuru marketplace providing their in-house applications. Uhuru mobile is provided with a deception system, sending fake GPS location coordinates to applications. This decoy geolocation tool allows users to fool some applications using geolocation. IT administrators can define the redirecting coordinates. For example in the demo version, the NSA headquarters coordinates were sent by the deception system. A mobile device management tool for the administration of mobile devices is provided without any additional setup. IT administrators have access to a web-console in order to manage the Uhuru Mobile fleet and all linked applications.
