- 1. Objectives
- 2. Certificate Class and Issuance Policy
- 3. Applications and Procedure for Certificates
- 4. Personal Identification
- 5. Responsibilities and Liabilities of Related Parties
- 6. Operation of Certification System and Security Control
- 7. Management of Certification Practice
- 8. Definition of Terms
2. Certificate Class and Issuance Policy
2.1 Type of Certification Services
a. Designated as a licensed Certification Authority to provide certification services, Korea Information Certificate Authority (KICA) performs such functions as certificate issuance (including re-issuance and renewal) or suspension, reinstatement, and revocation of certificates.
b. Type of KICA certificates by class and their issuance policy are as follows:
Class | Class I | Class II | Class III | |||
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Subscribers | Individual | Corporation/Organization | Server Operator | Individual | Individual | Corporation/Organization |
OID | 1.2.410. 20004. 5.2.1.1 | 1.2.410. 20004. 5.2.1.1 | 1.2.410. 20004. 5.2.1.4 | 1.2.410. 20004. 5.2.1.2 | 1.2.410. 20004. 5.2.1.3 | |
Use | Electronic transactionsInternet banking On-line Subscription to insurance policy Cyber securities transaction Access to corporate DB On-line Membership services e-commerce |
Electronic transactionsServer certification |
Special purpose electronic transactionsSpecial purpose electronic transactions i.e. general meeting of stockholders |
* OID: Object Identifier
2.2 Fees
2.2.1 Fees by Certificate Class
Fee schedules for issuance and re-issuance of certificates by certificate class are as follows:
Class I | Class II | Class III | |||
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Individual | Corporation/Organization | Server Operator | Individual | Individual | Corporation/Organization |
₩10,000 | ₩100,000 | ₩500,000 | ₩5,000 | To be decided by contract | To be decided by contract |
Note:
1) VAT is excluded.
2) A current schedule of Discount fees and Membership fees will be available from the KICA homepage at < http://www.signgate.com > separately.
2.2.2 Request and Payment of Fees
KICA may impose fees on subscribers when applications for certification services are filed, and subscribers should prepay them. However, corporations, organizations or subscribers for server certification services are allowed to pay them later. In the latter cases, KICA issues Request for Payment of Fees to the parties concerned.
2.2.3 Refund of Fees
Subscribers may request a refund of fees if they decide to cancel their applications based on the quality of certification services at KICA. If the quality is not to the standards of what has been stipulated in the Rules or the Center has failed to perform major duties provided under the Rules then a refund should be requested within 10 days from the date of certificate issuance. In this case, subscribers should fill out the Application for Cancellation or Request for Refund of Fees prepared by KICA before presenting them to KICA by personal visit, or send in an electronically signed Application for Cancellation or Request for Refund of Fees through on-line communication networks.
When the subscriber requests a cancellation of application and for a refund within the given period, KICA may deduct necessary expenses as dictated by the circumstance and refund the balance. On receipt of the refund, the subscriber's certificate is automatically revoked.
2.2.4 Other Fees
For certification services such as re-issuance of certificate, suspension of certificate validity or reinstatement, and revocation of certificate, KICA may impose additional fees.