Red Star OS： German researchers delve into N. Korea′s homegrown computer operati

북한 OS '붉은별' 공개…"이용자 사생활 염탐 기능"
Two German researchers have delved into the code of North Korea′s computer operating system called Red Star...and found that it mirrors the paranoid nature of the regime.
The OS was found to be highly resistent to tampering， and allowed little privacy for users.
Red Star 3.0 － Kwon Jang－ho reports.
This is boot screen for Red Star 3.0. or .
It′s the official operating system developed by the North Korean regime， which was leaked to the internet in December 2014.
It runs a rudimentary set of applications that includes a Korean word processor， a calculator and an app for composing music.
But two German researchers found that there′s more than meets the eye.
They presented their findings at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg on Sunday revealing that the system was based on an opensource version of Linux， but much of it built from the ground up...seemingly to avoid the system from being compromised by outside parties.
It also comes with it′s own firewall， anti－virus software and encryption systems to protect the integrity of its code.
If they are tampered with， the computer displays an error message or just reboots itself.
They also found that Red Star tags all media files with a secret watermark code， even on a usb drive...therefore keeping a log of every computer with which it has been shared.
This is thought to be in order for the regime to trace users who are sharing illegal content， such as foreign films， music and other forms of media.
But experts say that the system is not particularly sophisticated.

″The OS has been put together quite well...but it′s something that can be made by anyone. Because it is based on an open source system， it can be built to adapt to any country or serve any specific function.″
Previous versions of the OS had resembled the appearance of a Windows operating system， but this latest Red Star appears more similar to the Mac OS.
No one knows why the developers changed the design， but Kim Jong－Un has been spotted with a Mac computer on his desk previously.
Perhaps that had an influence？
Kwon Jang－Ho， Arirang News.

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