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==Status by country==

The following states are from the GLIC and EPIC reports on Cryptography and Liberty from 1998 and 2000. These used a Green/Yellow/Red system, plus "unknown" to indicate the level of restriction, with green meaning no restriction, yellow meaning somea restrictionslicense is required to import, and red meaning heavya total ban. Where "unknown" is reported, readers are encouraged to seek further advice before importing any cryptography, and asked to update this page with their restrictionsfindings. For further details see the report for the appropriate year (indicated in the updated column and linked to from the Status).

Countries where there are no current restrictions on importing cryptographic tools are not listed for the sake of brevity. There may be restrictions on the ''use'' of cryptography in countries not listed here, but regulations were not reported in the reference material. Countries which were previously listed as Unknown, Red or Yellow, but have since changed to Green *are* listed here.

This list is incomplete; notable omissions are [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]], both of which may have restrictions on the import and use of cryptography.

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| [[Bahrain]]

| [http://www2rechten.epicuvt.orgnl/reportskoops/crypto2000cryptolaw/countriescls2.htmlhtm#_Toc477927283bh UnknownYellow]

| 20002008

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| [[Belarus]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#by Red]

| 20072008

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| [[Brunei Darussalam]]

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| [[Cambodia]]

| [http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/countries.html#_Toc477927294 UnknownYellow]

| 20002008

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| [[Czech Republic]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#ab Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[China]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#prc RedYellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Egypt]]

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| [[Ghana]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#gh Green]

| 20072008

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| [[Hong Kong]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#hk Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Hungary]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#hu Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[India]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#in Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Iran]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#iran RedYellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Iraq]]

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| [[Israel]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#is Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Khazakstan]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#ka RedYellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Latvia]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#la Yellow]

| 2008

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| [[Lithuania]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#li Yellow]

| 2008

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| [[Malta]]

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| [[Moldova]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#mol Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Mongolia]]

| [http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/countries.html#_Toc477927353 Red]

| 2000

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| [[Morroco]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#mor Yellow]

| 2008

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| [[Myanmar]] (Burma)

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#bi Red]

| 20072008

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| [[Nepal]]

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| [http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/countries.html#_Toc477927362 Unknown]

| 2000

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| [[North Korea]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#nk Unknown/Red]

| 2008

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| [[Pakistan]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#pa Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Poland]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#po Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Russia]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#ru Red]

| 20072008

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| [[Rwanda]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#hu UnclearUnknown]

| 20072008

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| [[Saudi Arabia]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#sau Green]

| 20072008

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| [[Singapore]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#si Green]

| 2008

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| [[South Africa]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#sa Green/Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[South Korea]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#sk Yellow]

| 20072008

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| [[Tatarstan]]

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| [[Tunisia]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#tun Yellow/Red]

| 20072008

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| [[Turkmenistan]]

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| [[Vietnam]]

| [http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#vi Yellow]

| 20072008

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