I recently gave a long presentation on the topic of lawful access to encrypted data, first during the CSIRTs Network meeting, then at a local security meetup.

I don't want to share the slides, as they heavily depend on the voice track. In order to make the content accessible, I converted it into two posts on the cert.at website:

* Why is this so hard? https://www.cert.at/en/blog/2026/2/lawful-access-to-encrypted-data-why-is-this-so-hard-to-do

* General considerations https://www.cert.at/en/blog/2026/2/lawful-access-to-encrypted-data-general-considerations

Feedback is welcome.

CERT.at Lawful access to encrypted data: why is this so hard to do?

@otmar would you be interested to give that talk also in Graz? E.g., at a security meetup or at a security lecture at TU?

(we are also in contact with the law faculty people about this topic, but I don't know if that's your target audience.)

@stefan Theoretisch ja, wenn sich das zeitlich rechtfertigen lässt.