| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | certification path | Zertifikationspfad |
| comp., MS | certification path | Zertifizierungspfad (A sequence of certificates, where each certificate in the sequence is signed by the subsequent certificate. The last certificate in the chain is normally a self-signed certificate) |
| gen. | certification path | Zertifizierungs-Pfad |
| gen. | return certification path | Rückzertifikationspfad |
| IT | trusted certification path | vertrauenswürdiger Zertifizierungspfad |