Verifiable Health Links
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## Requirements: Establish Trust

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

Before participating in any Verified Health Link (VHL) transactions, the VHL Sharer and VHL Receiver SHALL establish a trust relationship based on shared acceptance of a designated Trust Anchor.

Trust is established by referencing and accepting public key material published and distributed in accordance with this specification ( via Retrieve Trust List Response).

All participants SHALL validate digital signatures using keys that are anchored in the agreed trust framework.

These requirements apply to the following actors:

- VHL Sharer
- VHL Receiver