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
Section 8 of the Criminal Procedure Code requires all state authorities, private entities and individuals to comply with any request of law enforcement bodies. It is not clear whether this would extend to decrypting encrypted information or providing decryption keys. A copy of the law (in Czech) can be found here . Section 75(1) of the Law on Electronic Communications (Law No. 127/2005) provides a power for the Police to request a mobile network providers to make it impossible, for a specified period of time, for encryption, coding or any other type of concealment to be used by users of the network to transmit messages. The request can only be made if it is technically feasible. Further, under sections 97(1) and (5) of the same law, any private entity or individual who provides a public communications network or electronic communications service must install interfaces at specified points along the network to enable the tapping and recording of messages by the police. If that entity or individual uses coding, compression or encryption which renders the messages incomprehensible, they must ensure that, at the specified points, the messages (and associated traffic and location data) are comprehensible. A copy of the law (in Czech) can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Section 8 of the Criminal Procedure Code requires all state authorities, private entities and individuals to comply with any request of law enforcement bodies. It is not clear whether this would extend to decrypting encrypted information or providing decryption keys. A copy of the law (in Czech) can be found here . Section 75(1) of the Law on Electronic Communications (Law No. 127/2005) provides a power for the Police to request a mobile network providers to make it impossible, for a specified period of time, for encryption, coding or any other type of concealment to be used by users of the network to transmit messages. The request can only be made if it is technically feasible. Further, under sections 97(1) and (6) of the same law, any private entity or individual who provides a public communications network or electronic communications service must install interfaces at specified points along the network to enable the tapping and recording of messages by the police. If that entity or individual uses coding, compression or encryption which renders the messages incomprehensible, they must ensure that, at the specified points, the messages (and associated traffic and location data) are comprehensible. A copy of the law (in Czech) can be found here .
Assessment Text Area
The law requires all state authorities, private entities and individuals to comply with any request of law enforcement bodies although its not clear whether this extends to decrypting encrypted information or providing decryption keys. The also provides law enforcement the power to request a mobile network providers to make it impossible, for a specified period of time, for encryption, coding or any other type of concealment to be used by users of the network to transmit messages, if its technically feasible. In addition, the law requires that public communications networks and electronic communication services must be interceptable to enable the tapping and recording of messages by the police.
Murphy's Law