# Trust Anchor - Verifiable Health Link v0.0.2-current

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Trust Anchor**

## ActorDefinition: Trust Anchor 

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| *Official URL*:https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/ActorDefinition/TrustAnchor | *Version*:0.0.2-current |
| Active as of 2026-03-12 | *Computable Name*:TrustAnchor |

 
An authorized organization in the trust framework that manages and distributes PKI material—such as public key certificates and revocation lists—to participants in the network. It ensures that this material is trustworthy and available, enabling VHL Sharers and VHL Receivers to verify digital signatures and authenticate the origin of shared data. 

* Requirements: Contact Email
  * This actor fulfills the following requirements:* Upon receipt of Retrieve Trust List Request from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) or [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md), the [Trust Anchor](ActorDefinition-TrustAnchor.md) SHALL organize, sign, and expose the PKI material as part of a trusted, canonical trust list.


  This MAY include:


  The Trust Anchor SHALL only respond with validated and trustworthy material in accordance with the governance policies of the VHL trust framework. This signed trust list enables all participants in the VHL trust network to verify digital signatures and establish secure connections in accordance with the governance policies of the Trust Anchor.


  Upon receipt of this response, participants SHALL process the trust list as described in [Receive Trust List](Requirements-ReceiveTrustList.md).
* Upon receipt of public key material from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) or [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md), the [Trust Anchor](ActorDefinition-TrustAnchor.md) SHALL validate, organize, sign, and expose the PKI material as part of a trusted, canonical trust list.: No contact email has been registered.
* Requirements: Jurisdiction
  * This actor fulfills the following requirements:* Upon receipt of Retrieve Trust List Request from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) or [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md), the [Trust Anchor](ActorDefinition-TrustAnchor.md) SHALL organize, sign, and expose the PKI material as part of a trusted, canonical trust list.


  This MAY include:


  The Trust Anchor SHALL only respond with validated and trustworthy material in accordance with the governance policies of the VHL trust framework. This signed trust list enables all participants in the VHL trust network to verify digital signatures and establish secure connections in accordance with the governance policies of the Trust Anchor.


  Upon receipt of this response, participants SHALL process the trust list as described in [Receive Trust List](Requirements-ReceiveTrustList.md).
* Upon receipt of public key material from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) or [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md), the [Trust Anchor](ActorDefinition-TrustAnchor.md) SHALL validate, organize, sign, and expose the PKI material as part of a trusted, canonical trust list.: 001

