Certification path validation algorithm: Difference between revisions

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The '''certification path validation algorithm''' is the [[algorithm]] which verifies that a given '''certificate path''' (also called a '''certificate chain''') is valid under a given [[PKI]]. A path starts with the Subject certificate and proceeds through a number of intermediate certificates up to a trusted [[root certificate]], typically issued by a trusted [[Certification Authority]] (CA). Verifying the chain includes checking that each certificate is valied (meaning that it is inside its validity period), that each certificate after the Subject certificate actually

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