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Korean Web:
a quicksand for
non-MS solution providers
Open Web
http://openweb.or.kr
“Official” certificate:
How it shapes the Korean Web
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Use of “official” certificate is mandatory for
most e-commerce and i-banking services.
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To obtain and use “official” certificate, users
must have Windows OS and IE browser.
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Currently, 6 certificate authorities (CA's) are
licensed to issue “official” certificates.
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ALL of them use ActiveX controls: they
serve MS clients only.
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Is it lawful to do so?
No.
Regulatory framework
for “official” certificate
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CA’s wishing to issue “official” certificates
must meet the requirements of Electronic
Signature Act (ESA).
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ESA requires: “official” CA's must provide
certificate UI for Linux and Mac as well.
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ESA requires: “official” CA's shall not
arbitrarily refuse provision of certicate
services.
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ESA requires: “official” CA's shall not
discriminate among certificate service
users.
Minister of Information & Comm'n
his power and his duty
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MIC oversees provision of “official”
certificate services.
MIC has the licensing power for “official”
CA's.
MIC can demand “official” CA's to comply
with the requirements of ESA.
MIC can revoke the license of “official” CA's
who fail to comply.
What has MIC done to rectify the current
non-compliance of “official” CA's ?
Nothing!
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Didn't people complain? Hell, yes!
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How did MIC respond? He didn't .
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Why? Don't know. Ask him.
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Consequences?
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The market share of Windows OS for client
PC's in Korea rose to 99.4% (as of 2002).
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95% of Korean websites are “MS optimized”
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100% of government websites use ActiveX
technology.
Convergence:
A “fatal attraction”
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In Korea, the majority of home appliances,
mobile devices have so far been using
Linux based embedded solutions.
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That was possible because those devices
remained separate from the internet.
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However, Broadband Convergence
Network, Ubiquitous Computing are
imminent.
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All those devices WILL go online, meeting
the “Korean” internet...
Facts:
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Non-MS embedded solutions cannot cope
with Korean web pages.
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Non-MS web browsers cannot handle
Korean “official” certificates.
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No Korean consumer will buy mobile
phones, PDA, PMP, DMB receivers which
cannot cope with Korean Web.
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What will you do?
Open Web!
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Open Web group is preparing a lawsuit
against the Korean government.
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We shall seek the following judgments:
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1. It is unlawful for a public body to run
browser-specific or OS-specific websites.
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2. The “official” certificate services, in their
present form, are in violation of competition
law and GATT / WTO treaties.
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3. MIC's failure to discharge his regulatory
responsibilities is unlawful.
What you can do.
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Join us!
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Spread the word. Let people know.
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Let's party! Be a party, together with us, in
the lawsuit.
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We believe in fair competition.
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We believe in free trade.
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We believe in fair and open internet.
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We believe in YOUR CHOICE !
http://openweb.or.kr