Verifiable Health Link
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Requirements: Initiate mTLS

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

The VHL Receiver, when acting as a client in a Verified Health Link (VHL) transaction, SHALL initiate a mutually authenticated TLS (mTLS) connection to the VHL Sharer.

This initiation includes:

  • Presenting a valid X.509 client certificate
  • Validating the Sharer's server certificate against an accepted Trust Anchor

Successful completion of the mTLS handshake is a prerequisite for all subsequent transactions involving sensitive data exchange, including the retrieval of VHLs or associated health documents.

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