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Korean Web: a quicksand for non-MS solution providers

Open Web http://openweb.or.kr. Korean Web: a quicksand for non-MS solution providers. “Official” certificate: How it shapes the Korean Web. Use of “official” certificate is mandatory for most e-commerce and i-banking services.

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Korean Web: a quicksand for non-MS solution providers

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  1. Open Web http://openweb.or.kr Korean Web: a quicksand for non-MS solution providers

  2. “Official” certificate:How it shapes the Korean Web • Use of “official” certificate is mandatory for most e-commerce and i-banking services. • To obtain and use “official” certificate, users must have Windows OS and IE browser. • Currently, 6 certificate authorities (CA's) are licensed to issue “official” certificates. • ALL of them use ActiveX controls: they serve MS clients only. • Is it lawful to do so? No.

  3. Regulatory frameworkfor “official” certificate • CA’s wishing to issue “official” certificates must meet the requirements of Electronic Signature Act (ESA). • ESA requires: “official” CA's must provide certificate UI for Linux and Mac as well. • ESA requires: “official” CA's shall not arbitrarily refuse provision of certicate services. • ESA requires: “official” CA's shall not discriminate among certificate service users.

  4. Minister of Information & Comm'nhis power and his duty • 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 ?

  5. Nothing! • Didn't people complain? Hell, yes! • How did MIC respond? He didn't . • Why? Don't know. Ask him. • Consequences? • The market share of Windows OS for client PC's in Korea rose to 99.4% (as of 2002). • 95% of Korean websites are “MS optimized” • 100% of government websites use ActiveX technology.

  6. Convergence:A “fatal attraction” • In Korea, the majority of home appliances, mobile devices have so far been using Linux based embedded solutions. • That was possible because those devices remained separate from the internet. • However, Broadband Convergence Network, Ubiquitous Computing are imminent. • All those devices WILL go online, meeting the “Korean” internet...

  7. Facts: • Non-MS embedded solutions cannot cope with Korean web pages. • Non-MS web browsers cannot handle Korean “official” certificates. • No Korean consumer will buy mobile phones, PDA, PMP, DMB receivers which cannot cope with Korean Web. • What will you do?

  8. Open Web! • Open Web group is preparing a lawsuit against the Korean government. • We shall seek the following judgments: • 1. It is unlawful for a public body to run browser-specific or OS-specific websites. • 2. The “official” certificate services, in their present form, are in violation of competition law and GATT / WTO treaties. • 3. MIC's failure to discharge his regulatory responsibilities is unlawful.

  9. What you can do. • Join us! • Spread the word. Let people know. • Let's party! Be a party, together with us, in the lawsuit. • We believe in fair competition. • We believe in free trade. • We believe in fair and open internet. • We believe in YOUR CHOICE ! http://openweb.or.kr

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