By the End of This Year, 55 Public Websites to Implement 'Kakao·PASS Simple Authentication Service'

Expanding from 5 in the First Half to 55 in the Second Half to Promote Simple Authentication in the Public Sector

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The number of public websites accessible through private simple authentication methods such as Kakao and PASS will be significantly expanded.

On the 1st, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that the private electronic signature "simple authentication service," which was piloted in January this year on three public websites including Hometax, Government24, and the National Petition Board, will be expanded to 5 public websites in the first half and 50 in the second half, totaling 55 sites this year.

The target sites include many major public websites closely related to citizens' daily lives, such as Wetax, Bokjiro, and the National Health Insurance, which is expected to greatly improve the convenience of using public services.

Following the abolition of the certified certificate system with the enforcement of the revised Electronic Signature Act at the end of last year, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducted a "pilot project for the introduction of private electronic signatures in the public sector" to allow citizens to experience the convenience early. Five pilot operators were selected: Kakao, telecom company PASS, Korea Information Certificate (Samsung PASS), KB Kookmin Bank, and NHN Payco.

As a result of the pilot application to the year-end tax settlement service on Hometax, the number of simple authentication uses exceeded 10 million, confirming the high expectations and interest of many citizens. Following Hometax, Government24, and the National Petition Board, simple authentication has been additionally applied to the Personal Customs Clearance Unique Code Issuance Service and the National Secretary Service since June.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to expand simple authentication to 13 public websites in July, 17 in August and September, and 20 from October to December. Simple authentication, which was only available in PC web environments, will be improved to be accessible on mobile web and apps, enabling citizens to use mobile services more conveniently.

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