Verifiable Health Links
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This page is part of the Verifiable Health Links (v1.0.0-comment: Publication Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Requirements: Respond to Submit PKI Material Request

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/RespondtoSubmitPKIMaterialRequest Version: 1.0.0-comment
Active as of 2026-06-14 Computable Name: RespondtoSubmitPKIMaterialRequest

Upon receipt of public key material from a VHL Sharer or VHL Receiver, the Trust Anchor SHALL validate, organize, sign, and expose the PKI material as part of a trusted, canonical trust list.

These requirements apply to the actor Trust Anchor

These requirements derive from Establish Trust

Validate PKI MaterialSHALL

Validate submitted PKI material in accordance with the certificate governance policies of the Trust Anchor. Validation SHALL include checks on cryptographic algorithm conformity, expiration dates, and valid certificate chains to a trusted authority.