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
Article 9 of Law No. 60 of 2014 on Information Technology Crimes provides for a criminal offence of using encryption in order to commit or conceal any crime provided for in that law, or any other law, punishable by imprisonment or a fine of up to BHD 100,000, or both. A copy of the law (in Arabic) can be found here .
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Assessment Text Area
Bahrain does not impose any limitations on the use of encryption or provide government agencies with specific powers to decrypt data or order specific persons to do so. However, it does criminalise the use of encruption to to commit or conceal any crime, punishable by imprisonment, a fine or both.
Murphy's Law