Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
No known legislation or policies.
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
No known legislation or policies.
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
Article 208a of the Criminal Procedure Code provides that, in proceedings relating to crimes involving information technology, the court may (upon the request of the prosecutor) order the seizure of computer data and systems which includes the right to access, search and take computer data. The prosecutor may order an expert competent in the field of computer system functioning to assist in obtaining the data. A copy of the Criminal Procedure Code (in Albanian) can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Article 22 of the Law on the Interception of Electronic Communication provides that where the authorities are unable to carry out lawful interception, they may request the assistance of the electronic communications operators who must then take all necessary steps in relation to the interception. A copy of the Law (in Albanian) can be found here .
Assessment Text Area
There is currently no legislation regarding the general right to encryption, nor regulations on the strength of encryption technology, its licensing, or sale in Albania. The law focuses on assisting authorities in intercepting data rather than on decryption of encrypted communications. Albanian law allows governments to access data without legal authorisation under specific circumstances such as where authorities are unable to carry out lawful interceptions. In this case, the authorities may request the assistance of electronic communications operators who must then take all necessary steps in relation to the interception to access the data requested by the authorities.
Murphy's Law