Legal issues involving cryptography in India

The value of information is increasing day by day. Technological advancement had brought radical change in the exchange of information, which also gave birth to issues relating to freedom of information, the flow of information and the use of technology. Encryption and other advanced technologies can be use as a solution to these problems. But, the problem however, is to whether and to what extent the use of encryption techniques should be restricted by law. In most of the countries regulations on encryption techniques comes as a conflicting interest between the privacy rights of individuals and national security. By this paper we address major issues relating to the encryption laws in India namely issues relating to the commercial use of encryption software and hardware by private individuals and companies, credibility of the concept of key escrow or back door entry, and issues relating to the export of encryption software and hardware. And solutions are provided in the form of daft recommendations to the government.