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## Requirements: Receive Trust List

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

A VHL Sharer or VHL Receiver, after receiving PKI material from a Trust Anchor, SHALL validate and process the trust information for subsequent cryptographic operations.

Participants SHOULD:

- Cache the received trust list or certificate material to reduce network and server load
- Validate digital signatures or trust paths before use in VHL validation or secure channel sessions
- Monitor certificate expiration or revocation status where applicable

These requirements apply to the following actors:

- VHL Sharer
- VHL Receiver

These requirements derive from Establish Trust

Cache received Trust list | SHALL | Cache the received trust list or certificate material to reduce network and server load
Validate digital signatures | SHALL | Validate digital signatures or trust paths
Monitor certificate expiration | SHALL | Monitor certificate expiration or revocation status where applicable