Path Validation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003056",
  "term": "Path Validation",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "The process of verifying the binding between the subject identifier and subject public key in a certificate, based on the public key of a trust anchor, through the validation of a chain of certificates that begins with a certificate issued by the trust anchor and ends with the target certificate. Successful path validation provides strong evidence that the information in the target certificate is trustworthy.",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 201-3",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/path-validation/"
}