《中华人民共和国密码法》自2020年1月1日起施行，共五章四十四条。这是中国密码领域的第一部法律，旨在规范密码应用和管理，促进密码事业发展，保障网络与信息安全，提升密码工作科学化、规范化、法治化水平。

The Cryptography Law of the People's Republic of China as adopted at the 14th session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on October 26, 2019, is hereby issued and shall come into force on January 1, 2020.