System and Method for issuing an Electronic Identification Card based on Certificates

PURPOSE: A system and a method for issuing an electronic identification card based on a certificate are provided to identify a personal information such as a social security number by introducing an electronic identification card without changing a current certificate. CONSTITUTION: A system and a method for issuing an electronic identification card based on a certificate includes a user's terminal(210) provided with a plug-in module(211) for supplying a sign for a personal information required to issue the certificate and the electronic identification card to an electronic identification card issuing center(230), a certificate issuing server(221) for implementing the certificate issue examination based on the user's public key and the user's information received together with the certificate issue request of the user, a certification authority(220) provided with a private key(223), a public key certificate(224) and a DB server(222) for managing and storaging the user's information, an identification card issuing server(231) for issuing the electronic identification card by using the certificate extracted from a distinguished name(DN) and a certificate serial number, a certificate serial number and a user's personal information and the electronic identification card issuing center(230) provided with the public key(232) for being used in the issue of the electronic identification card and the public key certificate(233).