KAIA Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement

Purpose

To enable users to use all domestic public transportation modes with a single transportation card, thereby enhancing convenience for public transportation users and promoting the use of public transportation

Certification Procedure

1. STEP 01

   Application Received
2. STEP 02

   Conformity Testing
3. STEP 03

   Result Determination
4. STEP 04

   Certificate Issuance

• Validity Period: 5 years upon initial certification
• Eligibility: Public transportation operators, transportation card business operators, transportation card developers and manufacturers
• Required Documents: Application for Nationwide Interoperability Certification, samples subject to certification and sample descriptions, other supporting documents
• Application Period: Accepted at any time throughout the year
• Processing Period: Within 40 days from the date the application is received (excluding the supplementation period)
• Contact: Technology Certification Center, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (031-389-6475)

Certification Scope

Provides information on the certification scope and definitions (legal terms)

Scope	Definition (Legal Term)
Transportation Card	A card or other medium used to electronically pay and settle the cost of using transportation services
Payment Security Application Module (Payment SAM)	A device installed in a payment terminal that processes transportation card data each time a payment transaction occurs, utilizing encryption algorithms and authentication algorithms