Existing accredited certificate/private digital signature service,’joint certificate’ recognized
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| ▲ From the 10th, the accredited certificate will be revoked. Photo = Yonhap News |
[아시아타임즈=류빈 기자] The accredited certificate will be completely abolished from tomorrow. In the future, when electronic signatures are issued, the inconvenience of installing Active X (X) or keyboard security programs will disappear.
According to the Ministry of Science, ICT, and the like on the 9th, the amendment to the Electronic Signature Act with the main idea of repealing the accredited certificate passed the state council meeting on the 1st, and from the 10th the monopoly status that the government had given to accredited certificates will be extinguished.
Accordingly, both public certificates and electronic signature services issued by private companies are recognized as’joint certificates’.
However, it does not mean that you cannot use the accredited certificate at all. In the case of a previously issued public certificate, it can be used until the expiration date expires. After the expiration date, you can renew it with a joint certificate or issue a private certificate.
Instead, public institutions and banks can also choose private certificates such as Kakao Pay, Pass, and NHN Payco. In the past, a system that had to verify identity and obtain a certificate face-to-face can now receive a certificate through a non-face-to-face PC or mobile phone.
You don’t even need a complicated password with more than 10 digits. Biometric information such as iris and fingerprint, or simple password (PIN) can be used.
Now, when using a financial institution, you can use a joint certificate or a certificate issued by each bank. It can be used by financial and public institutions affiliated with private certificate companies such as Kakao Pay and Pass, and affiliates are also expected to expand gradually.
Financial certification services developed by the KFTC can also be issued by most banks. If you download a financial certificate and save it in the KFTC cloud, you can use it on your computer or mobile device.
The government plans to actively introduce private certificates to the National Tax Service’s year-end settlement, Government 24, and the National Newspaper early next year. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security selected five candidates for the pilot project, including Kakao, KB Kookmin Bank, NHN Payco, Pass (3 mobile communication companies), and Korea Information Certificate in order to expand and introduce electronic signatures in the public sector.
From the beginning of next year, private certificates can be used for year-end settlement of workers.
Private companies such as Kakao Pay and Pass use security technologies such as public key-based (PKI) structures or virtual identification methods (Virtual ID), the same as public certificates. These companies guarantee safety based on this.
The Ministry of Science and ICT selects an evaluation agency through the amendment to this enforcement decree and establishes the criteria for accreditation. The plan is to secure safety by evaluating whether private companies are preparing measures to prevent forgery or alteration or to protect facilities and data.
The private electronic signature market is also expected to expand. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the issuance of private certificates is spreading after the announcement of the policy to abolish the official digital signature system in 2018.
An official from the Ministry of Science and ICT said, “As of the end of last month, the number of private electronic signature service subscriptions was 66.46 million, exceeding 46.7 million registered electronic signature services.”
Meanwhile, the public certificate developed in 1999 was used as a certificate to verify the identity on the Internet instead of a resident registration card or seal. The government has granted authority to issue accredited certificates only to six accredited certification institutions, including the Korea Information Certificate and Financial Clearance Agency.
From now on, when accessing online sites such as public institutions and banks, the public certificate, which was required for personal authentication, has disappeared into history.