Mobile IDs Can Be Issued to Only One Smartphone in the Holder's Name

[Financial News]  Starting on the 28th, mobile IDs will be issued to only one smartphone registered in the holder's name. The law will also specify the types of IDs that can be issued on mobile devices, such as resident registration cards and driver's licenses, as well as the safety standards that issuing agencies must follow.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 27th that the Enforcement Decree of the Electronic Government Act, which sets out the types of mobile IDs and measures to ensure security and reliability, will take effect on the 28th.
The decree specifically defines the IDs that may be issued in mobile form under the Electronic Government Act. They include resident registration cards, driver's licenses, disability registration cards, national merit and veteran registration cards, foreign resident cards, permanent residence cards, overseas Korean resident cards, and civil servant IDs issued by central administrative agencies.
Issuance procedures and management standards will also be tightened. After verifying the applicant's identity, a mobile ID must be issued to only one smartphone in the applicant's name. The validity period of the electronic information used to encrypt identity data has been set at no more than three years.
Issuing agencies must manage mobile IDs so that the information they contain remains accurate and up to date. If an ID is issued or discarded, the agency must notify MOIS through the common mobile ID platform.
The revised law also provides a basis for agencies to use MOIS's common platform together instead of building separate mobile ID operating systems. The platform supports the issuance, use, and disposal of mobile IDs, and stores and manages the information needed to verify authenticity and validity. It also handles the retention and access of verification records and ensures continuity in service operations.
The revised Electronic Government Act, which includes penalties for the illegal use, forgery, and alteration of mobile IDs, will also take effect alongside the decree.
Hwang Gyu-cheol, head of MOIS's Artificial Intelligence Government Bureau, said, "We will continue expanding a safe and reliable digital identity verification system so that people can use mobile IDs with confidence and convenience in their daily lives."
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