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 10(1) of Regulation of Interception of Communications Act, 2010 allows the security and law enforcement agencies to impose “disclosure requirements” to persons in respect of encrypted information where they believe that a key to encrypted information is in the possession of that person, and that a disclosure requirement is necessary for in the interests of national security, to prevent or detect a criminal offence which puts a person’s life at risk, to prevent or detect an offence of drug trafficking or human trafficking, or in the interests of the country’s economic wellbeing. A person subject to a disclosure requirement use any key in their possession to get access to the information and disclosure it in an intelligible form (s. 10(4)). If the person no longer possess the key but has information that will facilitate the obtaining or discovery of the key, they must disclose that information to the agency (s. 10(5)). Failure to comply with a disclosure requirement is a criminal offence, punishable with up to five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both. A copy of the law can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Section 10(1) of Regulation of Interception of Communications Act, 2010 allows the security and law enforcement agencies to impose “disclosure requirements” to persons in respect of encrypted information where they believe that a key to encrypted information is in the possession of that person, and that a disclosure requirement is necessary for in the interests of national security, to prevent or detect a criminal offence which puts a person’s life at risk, to prevent or detect an offence of drug trafficking or human trafficking, or in the interests of the country’s economic wellbeing. A person subject to a disclosure requirement use any key in their possession to get access to the information and disclosure it in an intelligible form (s. 10(4)). If the person no longer possess the key but has information that will facilitate the obtaining or discovery of the key, they must disclose that information to the agency (s. 10(5)). Failure to comply with a disclosure requirement is a criminal offence, punishable with up to five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both. A copy of the law can be found here .
Assessment Text Area
In Uganda, the security and law enforcement agencies can impose “disclosure requirements” to persons in respect of encrypted information where they believe that a key to encrypted information is in the possession of that person, and that a disclosure requirement is necessary for in the interests of national security, to prevent or detect a criminal offence which puts a person’s life at risk, to prevent or detect an offence of drug trafficking or human trafficking, or in the interests of the country’s economic wellbeing.
Murphy's Law