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Encryption Resources

Encryption is a crucial feature of a safe and trustworthy Internet. Encryption keeps personal information safe and is also critical to national security, protecting society from terrorists, criminals, and hostile governments.

But encryption is under threat. Some people want to introduce flaws into encryption systems and this makes encryption less safe for everyone. See how we’re promoting and defending encryption around the world and find out how you can stand up for encryption in our resources section.

The Internet Society is part of the Global Encryption Coalition.
Find out how you can get involved.

Factsheets

Comprendre le chiffrement: les liens avec la sécurité des victimes
Voici quelques exemples de la manière dont le chiffrement de bout en bout et le chiffrement à connaissance nulle...
Fiche d’information: Physique quantique et informatique
Un ordinateur quantique peut donc calculer plusieurs valeurs au même moment, contrairement à un ordinateur classique. Cette capacité est...
Fiche d’information: Les intermédiaires et le cryptage
Mettre la pression sur les intermédiaires pour affaiblir la sécurité n'est pas la solution à la circulation de données...
Fiche d’information: Le piratage gouvernemental
Le piratage gouvernemental est l'une des techniques utilisées par les agences de sécurité nationale et les forces de l'ordre...
Fiche d’information: Les attaques de l’homme du milieu
Publié initialement: 24 mars 2020Mise à jour: 26 septembre 2022 Lorsque nous utilisons Internet, nous nous attendons à ce...
La proposition du fantôme
Qu’est-ce que la proposition dite « du fantôme », et pourquoi devrions-nous nous en préoccuper ? Au moins un gouvernement a récemment...
Fiche d’information: L’analyse côté client
Publié initialement: 24 mars 2020Mise à jour: 26 septembre 2022 Le cryptage est une technologie conçue pour aider les...
Le cryptage : Essentiel pour la communauté LGBTQ+
Pour certaines communautés, comme les communautés LGBTQ+, le cryptage est particulièrement crucial pour assurer la sécurité des personnes en...
6 Moyens par Lesquels « l’Accès Légal » au Cryptage Compromet la Sécurité
Le cryptage est un processus qui consiste à brouiller ou à cacher des informations afin qu’elles ne puissent être...
Briefing sur la politique publique: Cryptage
Les technologies de chiffrement permettent aux internautes de protéger la confidentialité de leurs données et communications contre des observations...

Reports

L’impact économique des lois qui affaiblissent le cryptage
En 2018, le Parlement australien a adopté la loi corrective de TOLA sur les télécommunications et autres (assistance et...
Traçabilité et cybersécurité
La traçabilité ou la capacité de retrouver le créateur d’un contenu ou d’un message particulier est au centre du...

Webcasts and Events

Archive of past encryption-related events.

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Open Letters, Statements and Submissions

Open letters, statements and submissions that the Internet Society has authored or contributed to.

Comments to EU on Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Interoperability of Encrypted Messaging, 11 March 2022

Global Encryption Day Statement, 21 October 2021

Open Letter to Members of UK Parliament: End-to-End Encryption Keeps Us Safe – Global Encryption Coalition, 15 June 2021

Mauritius IGF and Internet Society Response to Mauritius ICTA Consultation Paper, 21 May 2021

UK Online Public Safety Bill is trying to legislate the impossible – a safe Internet without strong encryption, 12 May 2021

EU Commission Recommendation on Ensuring Safety of Journalists in the European Union, 12 May 2021

CDT, GPD and Internet Society Reject Time-Worn Argument for Encryption Backdoors – Global Encryption Coalition, 30 October 2020

EDRi – Civil Society Views on Defending Privacy While Preventing Criminal Acts, 20 October 2020

Open Letter Against Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act – Global Encryption Coalition, 7 July 2020

Open Letter Opposing EARN IT bill – Global Encryption Coalition, 6 March 2020

Concerns with Amendments to India’s Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules under the Information Technology Act, 9 January 2020

Open Letter: Facebook’s End-to-End Encryption Plans, 4 October 2019

LAC Technical Community Letter on Encryption, 24 October 2019

A Joint Call to G7 World Leaders for a Secure and Trusted Digital Economy, 23 August 2019

Statement on Government Action in Kazakhstan Regarding Encrypted Internet Traffic, 23 July 2019

Joint Call to G20 World Leaders for a Healthy Digital Society, 30 November 2018

Call for Australian Government to Abandon Plans to Introduce Legislation That Undermines Strong Encryption, 17 July 2018

Internet Society-Chatham House Roundtable on Encryption and Lawful Access, 19 April 2018

Secure the Internet: An Open Letter to the Leaders of the World’s Governments, 15 February 2016

Internet Society submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of the Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion regarding the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications, 10 February 2015

In the Press

Articles written by Internet Society staff.

From LGBT+ People to Journalists, Strong Encryption is Crucial for Making the Internet Safer for Everyone – Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 17 November, 2021
Encryption Protects the Marginalised – and It’s Under Threat – Computer Weekly, 14 October, 2021
If You See Something, Say Something – maskmatters.org, September 2021 (originally published in subscription-only publication)
I Confess I’ve Got Things to Hide – EurActiv, 19 August 2021
The Role of Encryption in Protecting LGBTQ+ Community Members – Dark Reading, 28 June 2021
The Online Safety Bill Puts the Security of All Citizens and Communities at Risk – The House, 15 June 2021
WhatsApp Complying with Traceability Will Create Technical Vulnerabilities that Can be Exploited – DataQuest India, 3 June 2021
The New IT Rules would undermine end-to-end encryption – CIOL, 2 June 2021
What Public Servants Need to Know About Securing their Communications – Apolitical, 6 May 2021
The False Promise of Lawful Access to Private Data – Wired, 16 May 2019
Laisser les Etats décrypter et filtrer Internet peut créer un préjudice pour les citoyens et l’économie (Allowing States to Decipher and Filter the Internet Can Harm Citizens and the Economy) – Le Monde, 16 May 2019

Blog Posts

Our latest blog posts on encryption.

L’Internet « fonctionne tout simplement » : La loi EARN IT constitue une menace en la matière notamment

3 juillet 2020

Rendre les intermédiaires responsables des contenus cryptés compromet la confiance et la sécurité

4 juin 2020

Sans cryptage fort, le devoir de digilence n’existe pas

27 mai 2020

Annonce du lancement de la Global Encryption Coalition

14 mai 2020

Ce n’est pas le moment de mettre la sécurité de tout un chacun en jeu

1 mai 2020

Les jeunes ont aussi besoin de cryptage

28 avril 2020

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Technical Community Resources

Technical community initiatives that the Internet Society has contributed to or supported.

Let’s Encrypt: The Internet Society supports the Let’s Encrypt Initiative, which provides free certificates to websites for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and automates the process, making it easier and cheaper for websites to use TLS.
IAB Statement: Avoiding Unintended Harm to Internet Infrastructure, 4 September 2019
W3C: Securing the Web, 22 January 2015
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Technical Report: Keys Under Doormats: Mandating insecurity by requiring government access to all data and communications, 6 July 2015
IETF 2528: Pervasive Monitoring Is an Attack, May 2014
IAB Statement on Internet Confidentiality, 14 November 2014

Community Highlights

Activities and initiatives on encryption from our chapters, special interest groups (SIGs) and members around the world.

Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure reform must not undermine encryption

28 June 2021

Four Internet Society chapters sign Global Encryption Coalition open letter urging Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure reform not to undermine encryption

The Internet Society Brazil Chapter created a fact sheet explaining why encryption is essential for the LGBTQIA+ community

16 June 2021

Open Letter to the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union on the Freedom of Use of Encryption

14 April 2021

Signed by 12 European chapters of the Internet Society

Don’t Poke Holes in Our Digital Security Shield

13 April 2021

Lennart Schulze urged people to tell the EU that their narrative that ‘encryption harms kids’ isn’t correct. Encryption is foundational to security – and is key to keeping children and youth safe online.

Encryption in the News

Media coverage on encryption.

Developpez.com

Sécurité 17 janvier 2022

Le gouvernement UK a embauché une agence de publicité pour mobiliser l’opinion publique contre les communications chiffrées