Editing Delegated Path Validation (section)

{{Short description|Public-key-certificate-validation-involved-work-offloading method to trusted server}}
'''Delegated Path Validation''' ('''DPV''') is a [[Cryptography|cryptographic method]] used to offload the task of validating the [[Certification path validation algorithm|certification path]] of [[digital certificates]] from the [[Client–server model|client]] to a trusted [[Server (computing)|server]].<ref name="RFC3379" /> This process is integral to various security protocols that rely on [[Public Key Infrastructure]] (PKI). DPV aim to enhance the efficiency of [[Certification path validation algorithm|certification path validation]] by leveraging a [[Server (computing)|server]] dedicated to this task, which provides validation results to the client. This approach is particularly useful in resource-constrained environments where clients may not have the [[computational power]] to perform extensive certificate validation themselves.<ref name=RFC3379>{{IETF RFC|3379}} (September 2002), chapter 4, Delegated Path Validation and Delegated Path Discovery Protocol Requirements.</ref>