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
Under section 18(1) of the Computer Misuse Act, a police officer or a person authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police is entitled to have access to and inspect and check the operation of a computer, to use or have someone else use a computer to search any data contained in it or available to it, and to have access to any information, code or technology which can retransform or unscramble encrypted data contained or available to the computer into a readable and comprehensible format or text. They are also entitled to require any person they have reasonable cause to suspect is using or has used the computer, or any person in charge of or concerned with the operation of the computer, to provide them with such reasonable technical and other assistance they may require for those purposes. Finally, they are also entitled to require any person in possession of decryption information to grant them access to such decryption information as it necessary to decrypt data. These powers can only be used in relation to a computer where the police officer or person authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police has reasonable cause to suspect is being used or has been used in connection with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act or disclosed in the course of the lawful exercise of the powers under section 18. They cannot be exercised in relation to criminal offences generally. Additionally, where the powers to be exercised involve searching data on a computer, accessing decryption technology, or requiring a person to provide decryption information, the consent of the Attorney-General is required. Failure to comply is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to BND 10,000, or both. A copy of the law can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Assessment Text Area
The law in Brunei grants polices officer or a person authorised to be able to demand access to decryption information in the course of a criminal investigation. Where the powers to be exercised involve searching data on a computer, accessing decryption technology, or requiring a person to provide decryption information, the consent of the Attorney-General is required. Failure to comply is a punishable offence.
Murphy's Law