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# GOST Gateway overview

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You can access the service on request. To connect, submit your application [form](https://forms.yandex.ru/surveys/13754806.0a628e54630cb46b090b20c5158aeb43c87cc412).

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GOST Gateway provides a dedicated gateway hosted in a proprietary data center managed by Yandex Cloud. The service enables secure interaction between geographically distributed facilities across the regions for compliance with Russian data privacy and integrity legislation.

GOST Gateway employs regulator-certified cryptographic information protection tools of up to class KS3. The equipment is listed [on the InfoTeCS website](https://infotecs.ru/products/vipnet-coordinator-hw-4/?ysclid=mh4r8p4rc2195807053).