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 804 of the Law on the Administration of Justice, persons other than suspects and accused persons (including private entities) who are in possession of information relevant to an investigation can be required to hand over information. It is not clear whether this would include decryption keys. A copy of the law (in Danish) can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Section 10 of the Law on Electronic Communications Networks and Services requires providers of electronic communications networks and services to ensure that any technical equipment or systems that they use are set up in such a way so that the police are able to access information about telecommunications traffic and to intervene in the “secrecy of communications” in the form of historical and future telecommunications data, and interception of telecommunications, including access to data directly after its recording. A copy of the law (in Danish) can be found here . Under section 804 of the Law on the Administration of Justice, persons other than suspects and accused persons (including private entities) who are in possession of information relevant to an investigation can be required to hand over information. It is not clear whether this would include decryption keys. A copy of the law (in Danish) can be found here .
Assessment Text Area
The law in Denmark requires providers of electronic communications networks and services can be intercepted. For the purposes of a criminal investigation, persons other than suspects and accused persons (including private entities) who are in possession of information can be required to hand over information. It is not clear whether this would include decryption keys.
Murphy's Law