Korean Job Discussion Forums

[aaromero]

As a great big nerd, I very much looked forward to building my own computer and playing online games with the Koreans.

From my research you can do this most easily from the english version of the i-pin.go.kr website.

You need IE (surprise surprise) and you have to install some variation of Java.
You need your Foreign ID number from your ARC and that's it.
There are other website that you can use to get an i-pin but none of them are as foreigner friendly.

The problem is that it just doesn't work for me.

It could be my four given names (I blame my parents and an ignorance of the trickle down effect of having to use your passport legal name),
or it could be something that I can't read on the website or when installing Java.

I'm wondering if anyone here has successfully achieved their own i-pin.

When and if I ever get this figured out I'll write a great big ol guide, so if you've heard anything from friends or feel like you'd be interested in this kind of thing please feel free to comment.

[shostahoosier]

I use I-pin and love it. It helps me register at sites that can't figure out how to accept roman characters.


I registered for I-pin using my ARC. My name had to be entered exactly the way it was on my ARC (last name first, all caps). If you are registered and logged in incorrectly more than 5 times you will have to change your password.

[CentralCali]

I found out that entering my name with a space between my last name and given names doesn't work either, so no spaces. Besides that, there's only one other exception to entering your name exactly as it's listed on your ARC. If there's a hyphen (unless that was actually part of your name), enter the hyphen.

[joesp]

The rules are different depending on the issuer of the ipin number

you can select from where you want to get the ipin .... apparently, there are 4 choices

I choose poorly and failed to get the iPIN but I think if I went back now and tried with the other issuers, I may succeed

[linkthe2nd]

I tried to use i-pin.go.kr with my number, but it's asking for identification? what is a 공인인증서??

[Jake_Kim]

There was a time I was setting things up online for someone else, and in many cases, identity verification procedure starts with putting in your name and ARC number. I-Pin is just another variation.

Rule of thumb is that you type in as if you were a Korean yourself. Your name must be spelled out as FAMILY GIVEN MIDDLE on your ARC. There's no comma. Then you follow this suit precisely, oftentimes all caps even without blanks - FAMILYGIVENMIDDLE. The system is simply algorithm-matching your spelling with the ARC Number. No need to get cute by shortening it as Giv Family in the Name field as you otherwise would have done back home.

If you're faced with a demand for 공인인증서, a.k.a. Digital Certificate, it's a technologically-outdated yet alive and enforced form of digital security file. You get this issued when you sign up for banking, mostly, which means your banker had verified your identity face-to-face for the institution to issue you this digital token. There are more sub-variants to this thing, but I'm not getting into details.