Updating digital certificates associated with a virtual cloud network

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a first entity associated with a virtual cloud network, a first certificate bundle comprising a first updated set of certificate authority (CA) certificates;
• applying a validation process to a first entity certificate based on the first certificate bundle, the first entity certificate being issued to the first entity prior to the first entity receiving the first certificate bundle, wherein the validation process comprises:
• validating, by the first entity, a first certificate chain comprising the first entity certificate, having been issued to the first entity, and a first CA certificate included in the first updated set of CA certificates;
• responsive to validating the first certificate chain, installing the first certificate bundle in a first storage medium associated with the first entity, and utilizing, by the first entity, the first certificate bundle to authenticate at least one additional entity associated with the virtual cloud network;
• wherein the method is performed using at least one hardware device.

A system, comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• the system being configured to execute operations, using the at least one hardware processor, the operations comprising:
• receiving, at a first entity associated with a virtual cloud network, a first certificate bundle comprising a first updated set of certificate authority (CA) certificates;
• applying a validation process to a first entity certificate based on the first certificate bundle, the first entity certificate being issued to the first entity prior to the first entity receiving the first certificate bundle, wherein the validation process comprises:
• validating, by the first entity, a first certificate chain comprising the first entity certificate, having been issued to the first entity, and a first CA certificate included in the first updated set of CA certificates;
• responsive to validating the first certificate chain, installing the first certificate bundle in a first storage medium associated with the first entity, and utilizing, by the first entity, the first certificate bundle to authenticate at least one additional entity associated with the virtual cloud network.