Verifiable Health Link
0.0.2-current - ci-build

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## Requirements: Establish Trust

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/EstablishTrust | Version: 0.0.2-current
Active as of 2026-03-12 | 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 MUST validate digital signatures using keys that are anchored in the agreed trust framework.

Publisher | IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee
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Derived from | This requirement is not derived from another requriement.
Derivatives | This requirement has the following derivatives: Create Secure Channel Initiate Retrieve Trust List Request Initiate Submit PKI Material Request Receive Trust List Retrieve Trust List Response Respond to Submit PKI Material Request
Participating Actors | VHL Sharer VHL Receiver