How to get list of all countries and the encryption standard which is not allowed for that country

Question

Hi, I want to know the list of all countries and the encryption standard not allowed for that country.

Example: For some country encryption is not allowed. and for some country encryption level should not be grater than 64 bit.

Thanks Sunil Kumar Sahoo

Answer 1

I do not believe such a list exists. You need to research for each country and build such a list on your own. The best way is of course let a lawyer investigate that for you.

Anyway, what do you need it for? If it's a web application that resides on servers in a country X you only need to comply with that country requirements. The fact that people can access your application from anywhere in the world will not be your concern.

Answer 2

Check with a lawyer (as this data would come from the laws of that specific country, which tend to change); then make a list, e.g.

 <country id="US">
      <bannedcipher type="rot13" />
 </country>

and keep it up to date (that's the hard part). AFAIK, there's no reliable way to get this list programatically; also, the encryption allowed may vary according to the use (e.g. "In Elbonia, everybody except the military is hereby banned from using XOR").

Answer 3

The resource you are looking for is the Crypto Law Survey.