「ACT ON PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK UTILIZATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION」 Article 23-4 (Suspension of Identification Services and Revocation of Designation of Identification Service Agencies) (1) When an identification service agency falls under any of the following, the Korea Communications Commission may order full or partial suspension of its identification service for a specified period of up to six months or revoke the designation of the identification service agency: Provided, That in cases falling under subparagraph 1 or 2, the Korea Communications Commission shall revoke the designation of the identification service agency: 1. Where the identification service agency is designated by fraud or other improper means; 2. Where a person who has received an order to suspend the identification service fails to suspend such service in violation of the order; 3. Where a person fails to start the identification service within six months from the date of designation, or has suspended the service for at least six consecutive months; 4. Where the identification service agency no longer meets the standards for designation pursuant to Article 23-3 (4). (2) Standards and procedures for disposition granted under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. [This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 5, 2011] Article 23-5 (Creation and Processing of Connecting Information) (1) An identification service agency shall not create, provide, use, compare, link irreversibly encrypted form of any user's resident registration number (hereinafter referred to as "connecting information") or perform other similar acts (hereinafter referred to as "processing") for the purpose of interlinking the services of a provider of information and communication services, except in cases falling under any of the following subparagraphs: 1. Where providing services to safely identify and authenticate users using information entered by the users; 2. Where administrative agencies and public institutions (hereinafter referred to as "administrative agencies, etc.") holding uniquely identifiable information under Article 24 of the Personal Information Protection Act (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "uniquely identifiable information") utilize connecting information to provide electronic government service defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Electronic Government Act, in any of the following cases: 법제처 13 국가법령정보센 터