전자거래에 있어서 서명·인증법제 개선을 위한 제언

Recently, according to claims that current certification system is vulnerable to a security and the government leading certification system impedes a variety of security system, amendments of the Digital Signature Act which regulates authorized certification system and the Electronic Financial Transaction Act are discussed. A proposal of Electronic Financial Transactions Act suggests that paragraph 3 of Article 21 of the current Act which forces the use of the authorized certificate would be amended. The Digital Signature Act amendment bill abolishes the government leading certification system by deleting all the ‘authorized' from the ‘authorized certificate’, and eliminates the distinction between qualified electronic signature and general electronic signature in accordance with the agreements between the parties. There are three major issues on the amendment:First, whether it is appropriate that the authorized certification system for electronic signature is abolished is an issue. Second, whether the current law does violate the technology neutrality should be considered. Finally, whether the current Digital Signature Act is in accordance with the international standards should also be considered. To examine these issues, it is necessary to review whether current issues are caused from statutory provisions, operational system, or enforcement of the law. Thus, this study reviews the background of electronic signature and certification system introduction and abroad legislations to resolve the above three issues.