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Signed Certificates with Unspecified Trust Status

The following applies when the trust status is not specified and the certificate is signed by another certificate:

• If all of the following conditions are met, the status is set to TRUST:
  • The signing certificate can be located in the database.
  • The signing certificate is a Certification Authority (CERTAUTH).
  • The signing certificate has HITRUST
  • The signing certificate has not expired.
  • The validity dates of the certificate being added fall within the range of the signing certificate's validity dates.
• If any of the above conditions are not met, the certificate is added as NOTRUST and a message is issued stating why.