According to the developing digitalized information and network, international commerce that based on paper document transaction has adopted the international electronic commerce that based on paperless transaction. As a rapid development of internati...
According to the developing digitalized information and network, international commerce that based on paper document transaction has adopted the international electronic commerce that based on paperless transaction. As a rapid development of international electronic commerce transactions in these days, the security and private protection problems became more important matters under the electronic transaction base because electronic transaction using electronic documents is carried without direct person-to-person meeting. There is the possibility to use other's identity without notice and to verity authenticity of transaction.
As electronic commerce is a new type in transact business, which has specific property like ‘paperless’, or ‘non-faced’, it had confronted with the danger that is forging documents or not and also having much difficulty in maintaining transmitting secret. Therefore, to solve the problems on electronic transactions, the digital signature and certification system with cryptography skill are inevitably necessary.
Especially, international electronic commerce is different from international commerce in the aspect using electronic media and non-faced transaction, so there are problems as authentication, integrity and non-reputation. These problems of electronic document and signature are resolved from electronic certification system.
Several countries and international organizations have legislated the law of electronic signature and electronic transaction. Also our country legislated the fundamental law of electronic transaction and electronic signature in 1999. These laws are done to aid mutually in electronic commerce but there are disagreement of definition, redundancy of contents and deficiency in several parts between the two laws.
The purpose of this study is to comprehend and resolve problems on electronic signature and certification in international electronic commerce.
The problems from adopting electronic certification system in the international electronic commerce are as followed:
First, the definition of electronic signature on the law of electronic signature is different from the fundamental law of electronic transaction.
Second, the reliability and the interpretation of certification authority are different each nation so there is problem to adopt international electronic certification system in the international electronic commerce.
Third, authorization of certification authority is different each nation and it suggest different trust level and make confuse the trade company.
Finally, notion and scope of electronic signature are different from each nation so there is problem to develop international electronic certification system in the international electronic commerce. Also, there is no international uniform rule that related to electronic certification in the world.