Roßnagel, HeikoFritsch, LotharRoßnagel, HeikoHühnlein, Detlef2017-08-282017-08-282017978-3-88579-671-8Electronic transactions are an integral component of private and business life. For this purpose, a certification of trustworthy electronic identities supported from authorities is often required. Within the EU-funded LIGHTest project, a global trust infrastructure based on DNS is built, where arbitrary authorities can publish their trust information. A high level description of the LIGHTest reference architecture is presented. Then, the Trust Scheme Publication Authority, which enables discovery and verification of trust scheme memberships is introduced.entrust infrastructuretrust schemetrust scheme verificationelectronic transactiontrust managementidentity management1617-5468