Verifiable Health Link
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Requirements: Receive PKI material

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/ReceivePKIMaterial Version: 0.0.2-current
Active as of 2025-09-19 Computable Name: ReceivePKIMaterial

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 mTLS sessions
  • Monitor certificate expiration or revocation status where applicable

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Statements Steps in the requirement:
  1. Cache received Trust list :

    Cache the received trust list or certificate material to reduce network and server load

  2. Validate digital signatures :

    Validate digital signatures or trust paths

  3. Monitor certificate expiration :

    Monitor certificate expiration or revocation status where applicable
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