diff --git a/changelog/18437.txt b/changelog/18437.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ca8a8dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/18437.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+client/pki: Add a new command verify-sign which checks the relationship between two certificates.
+```
diff --git a/command/commands.go b/command/commands.go
index 5b309c6cd..4432a6fbc 100644
--- a/command/commands.go
+++ b/command/commands.go
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ func initCommands(ui, serverCmdUi cli.Ui, runOpts *RunOptions) {
 				BaseCommand: getBaseCommand(),
 			}, nil
 		},
+		"pki verify-sign": func() (cli.Command, error) {
+			return &PKIVerifySignCommand{
+				BaseCommand: getBaseCommand(),
+			}, nil
+		},
 		"plugin": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &PluginCommand{
 				BaseCommand: getBaseCommand(),
diff --git a/command/pki_verify_sign_command.go b/command/pki_verify_sign_command.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2976cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/pki_verify_sign_command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/certutil"
+	"github.com/ryanuber/columnize"
+)
+
+type PKIVerifySignCommand struct {
+	*BaseCommand
+
+	flagConfig          string
+	flagReturnIndicator string
+	flagDefaultDisabled bool
+	flagList            bool
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Check Whether One Certificate Validates Another Specified Certificate"
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) Help() string {
+	helpText := `
+Usage: vault pki verify-sign POSSIBLE-ISSUER POSSIBLE-ISSUED
+Here POSSIBLE-ISSUER and POSSIBLE-ISSUED are the fully name-spaced path to the certificate,
+for instance: 'ns1/mount1/issuer/issuerName/json'
+Returns five fields of information:
+- signature_match: was the key of the issuer used to sign the issued
+- path_match: the possible issuer appears in the valid certificate chain of the issued
+- key_id_match: does the key-id of the issuer match the key_id of the subject
+- subject_match: does the subject name of the issuer match the issuer subject of the issued
+- trust_match: if someone trusted the parent issuer, is the chain provided sufficient to trust the child issued
+`
+	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) Flags() *FlagSets {
+	set := c.flagSet(FlagSetHTTP | FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	return set
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	f := c.Flags()
+	if err := f.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		c.UI.Error(err.Error())
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	args = f.Args()
+
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			c.UI.Error("Not enough arguments (expected potential issuer and issued, got nothing)")
+		} else {
+			c.UI.Error("Not enough arguments (expected both potential issuer and issued, got only one)")
+		}
+		return 1
+	} else if len(args) > 2 {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Too many arguments (expected only potential issuer and issued, got %d arguments)", len(args)))
+		for _, arg := range args {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") {
+				c.UI.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Options (%v) must be specified before positional arguments (%v)", arg, args[0]))
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	issuer := sanitizePath(args[0])
+	issued := sanitizePath(args[1])
+
+	client, err := c.Client()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to obtain client: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	err, results := verifySignBetween(client, issuer, issued)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to run verification: %v", err))
+		return pkiRetUsage
+	}
+
+	c.outputResults(results, issuer, issued)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func verifySignBetween(client *api.Client, issuerPath string, issuedPath string) (error, map[string]bool) {
+	// Note that this eats warnings
+
+	// Fetch and Parse the Potential Issuer:
+	issuerResp, err := client.Logical().Read(issuerPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error: unable to fetch issuer %v: %w", issuerPath, err), nil
+	}
+	issuerCertPem := issuerResp.Data["certificate"].(string)
+	issuerCertBundle, err := certutil.ParsePEMBundle(issuerCertPem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err, nil
+	}
+	issuerKeyId := issuerCertBundle.Certificate.SubjectKeyId
+
+	// Fetch and Parse the Potential Issued Cert
+	issuedCertResp, err := client.Logical().Read(issuedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error: unable to fetch issuer %v: %w", issuerPath, err), nil
+	}
+	if len(issuedPath) <= 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("%v", issuedPath)), nil
+	}
+	caChainRaw := issuedCertResp.Data["ca_chain"]
+	if caChainRaw == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no ca_chain information on %v", issuedPath), nil
+	}
+	caChainCast := caChainRaw.([]interface{})
+	caChain := make([]string, len(caChainCast))
+	for i, cert := range caChainCast {
+		caChain[i] = cert.(string)
+	}
+	issuedCertPem := issuedCertResp.Data["certificate"].(string)
+	issuedCertBundle, err := certutil.ParsePEMBundle(issuedCertPem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err, nil
+	}
+	parentKeyId := issuedCertBundle.Certificate.AuthorityKeyId
+
+	// Check the Chain-Match
+	rootCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	rootCertPool.AddCert(issuerCertBundle.Certificate)
+	checkTrustPathOptions := x509.VerifyOptions{
+		Roots: rootCertPool,
+	}
+	trust := false
+	trusts, err := issuedCertBundle.Certificate.Verify(checkTrustPathOptions)
+	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "certificate signed by unknown authority") {
+		return err, nil
+	} else if err == nil {
+		for _, chain := range trusts {
+			// Output of this Should Only Have One Trust with Chain of Length Two (Child followed by Parent)
+			for _, cert := range chain {
+				if issuedCertBundle.Certificate.Equal(cert) {
+					trust = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	pathMatch := false
+	for _, cert := range caChain {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(cert) == strings.TrimSpace(issuerCertPem) { // TODO: Decode into ASN1 to Check
+			pathMatch = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	signatureMatch := false
+	err = issuedCertBundle.Certificate.CheckSignatureFrom(issuerCertBundle.Certificate)
+	if err == nil {
+		signatureMatch = true
+	}
+
+	result := map[string]bool{
+		// This comparison isn't strictly correct, despite a standard ordering these are sets
+		"subject_match":   bytes.Equal(issuerCertBundle.Certificate.RawSubject, issuedCertBundle.Certificate.RawIssuer),
+		"path_match":      pathMatch,
+		"trust_match":     trust, // TODO: Refactor into a reasonable function
+		"key_id_match":    bytes.Equal(parentKeyId, issuerKeyId),
+		"signature_match": signatureMatch,
+	}
+
+	return nil, result
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) outputResults(results map[string]bool, potentialParent, potentialChild string) error {
+	switch Format(c.UI) {
+	case "", "table":
+		return c.outputResultsTable(results, potentialParent, potentialChild)
+	case "json":
+		return c.outputResultsJSON(results)
+	case "yaml":
+		return c.outputResultsYAML(results)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown output format: %v", Format(c.UI))
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) outputResultsTable(results map[string]bool, potentialParent, potentialChild string) error {
+	c.UI.Output("issuer:" + potentialParent)
+	c.UI.Output("issued:" + potentialChild + "\n")
+	data := []string{"field" + hopeDelim + "value"}
+	for field, finding := range results {
+		row := field + hopeDelim + strconv.FormatBool(finding)
+		data = append(data, row)
+	}
+	c.UI.Output(tableOutput(data, &columnize.Config{
+		Delim: hopeDelim,
+	}))
+	c.UI.Output("\n")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) outputResultsJSON(results map[string]bool) error {
+	bytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(results, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.UI.Output(string(bytes))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *PKIVerifySignCommand) outputResultsYAML(results map[string]bool) error {
+	bytes, err := yaml.Marshal(results)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.UI.Output(string(bytes))
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/command/pki_verify_sign_test.go b/command/pki_verify_sign_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a3b239bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/pki_verify_sign_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
+)
+
+func TestPKIVerifySign(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client, closer := testVaultServer(t)
+	defer closer()
+
+	// Relationship Map to Create
+	//          pki-root			| pki-newroot
+	// RootX1    RootX2    RootX4     RootX3
+	//   |								 |
+	// ----------------------------------------------
+	//   v								 v
+	// IntX1					  	   IntX2       pki-int
+	//   |								 |
+	//   v								 v
+	// IntX3 (-----------------------) IntX3
+	//
+	// Here X1,X2 have the same name (same mount)
+	// RootX4 uses the same key as RootX1 (but a different common_name/subject)
+	// RootX3 has the same name, and is on a different mount
+	// RootX1 has issued IntX1; RootX3 has issued IntX2
+	createComplicatedIssuerSetUp(t, client)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name               string
+		args               []string
+		expectedMatches    map[string]bool
+		jsonOut            bool
+		shouldError        bool
+		expectErrorCont    string
+		expectErrorNotCont string
+		nonJsonOutputCont  string
+	}{
+		{
+			"rootX1-matches-rootX1",
+			[]string{"pki", "verify-sign", "-format=json", "pki-root/issuer/rootX1", "pki-root/issuer/rootX1"},
+			map[string]bool{
+				"key_id_match":    true,
+				"path_match":      true,
+				"signature_match": true,
+				"subject_match":   true,
+				"trust_match":     true,
+			},
+			true,
+			false,
+			"",
+			"",
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"rootX1-on-rootX2-onlySameName",
+			[]string{"pki", "verify-sign", "-format=json", "pki-root/issuer/rootX1", "pki-root/issuer/rootX2"},
+			map[string]bool{
+				"key_id_match":    false,
+				"path_match":      false,
+				"signature_match": false,
+				"subject_match":   true,
+				"trust_match":     false,
+			},
+			true,
+			false,
+			"",
+			"",
+			"",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, testCase := range cases {
+		var errString string
+		var results map[string]interface{}
+		var stdOut string
+
+		if testCase.jsonOut {
+			results, errString = execPKIVerifyJson(t, client, false, testCase.shouldError, testCase.args)
+		} else {
+			stdOut, errString = execPKIVerifyNonJson(t, client, testCase.shouldError, testCase.args)
+		}
+
+		// Verify Error Behavior
+		if testCase.shouldError {
+			if errString == "" {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected error in Testcase %s : no error produced, got results %s", testCase.name, results)
+			}
+			if testCase.expectErrorCont != "" && !strings.Contains(errString, testCase.expectErrorCont) {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected error in Testcase %s to contain %s, but got error %s", testCase.name, testCase.expectErrorCont, errString)
+			}
+			if testCase.expectErrorNotCont != "" && strings.Contains(errString, testCase.expectErrorNotCont) {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected error in Testcase %s to not contain %s, but got error %s", testCase.name, testCase.expectErrorNotCont, errString)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if errString != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("Error in Testcase %s : no error expected, but got error: %s", testCase.name, errString)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Verify Output
+		if testCase.jsonOut {
+			isMatch, errString := verifyExpectedJson(testCase.expectedMatches, results)
+			if !isMatch {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected Results for Testcase %s, do not match returned results %s", testCase.name, errString)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if !strings.Contains(stdOut, testCase.nonJsonOutputCont) {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected standard output for Testcase %s to contain %s, but got %s", testCase.name, testCase.nonJsonOutputCont, stdOut)
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+func execPKIVerifyJson(t *testing.T, client *api.Client, expectErrorUnmarshalling bool, expectErrorOut bool, callArgs []string) (map[string]interface{}, string) {
+	stdout, stderr := execPKIVerifyNonJson(t, client, expectErrorOut, callArgs)
+
+	var results map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdout), &results); err != nil && !expectErrorUnmarshalling {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode json response : %v \n json: \n%v", err, stdout)
+	}
+
+	return results, stderr
+}
+
+func execPKIVerifyNonJson(t *testing.T, client *api.Client, expectErrorOut bool, callArgs []string) (string, string) {
+	stdout := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	stderr := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	runOpts := &RunOptions{
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
+		Client: client,
+	}
+
+	code := RunCustom(callArgs, runOpts)
+	if !expectErrorOut && code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("running command `%v` unsuccessful (ret %v)\nerr: %v", strings.Join(callArgs, " "), code, stderr.String())
+	}
+
+	t.Log(stdout.String() + stderr.String())
+
+	return stdout.String(), stderr.String()
+}
+
+func convertListOfInterfaceToString(list []interface{}, sep string) string {
+	newList := make([]string, len(list))
+	for i, interfa := range list {
+		newList[i] = interfa.(string)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(newList, sep)
+}
+
+func createComplicatedIssuerSetUp(t *testing.T, client *api.Client) {
+	// Relationship Map to Create
+	//          pki-root			| pki-newroot
+	// RootX1    RootX2    RootX4     RootX3
+	//   |								 |
+	// ----------------------------------------------
+	//   v								 v
+	// IntX1					  	   IntX2       pki-int
+	//   |								 |
+	//   v								 v
+	// IntX3 (-----------------------) IntX3
+	//
+	// Here X1,X2 have the same name (same mount)
+	// RootX4 uses the same key as RootX1 (but a different common_name/subject)
+	// RootX3 has the same name, and is on a different mount
+	// RootX1 has issued IntX1; RootX3 has issued IntX2
+
+	if err := client.Sys().Mount("pki-root", &api.MountInput{
+		Type: "pki",
+		Config: api.MountConfigInput{
+			MaxLeaseTTL: "36500d",
+		},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pki mount error: %#v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := client.Sys().Mount("pki-newroot", &api.MountInput{
+		Type: "pki",
+		Config: api.MountConfigInput{
+			MaxLeaseTTL: "36500d",
+		},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pki mount error: %#v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := client.Sys().Mount("pki-int", &api.MountInput{
+		Type: "pki",
+		Config: api.MountConfigInput{
+			MaxLeaseTTL: "36500d",
+		},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pki mount error: %#v", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-root/root/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "ec",
+		"common_name": "Root X",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+		"issuer_name": "rootX1",
+		"key_name":    "rootX1",
+	})
+	t.Logf("%s", resp.Data)
+	if err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to prime CA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = client.Logical().Write("pki-root/root/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "ec",
+		"common_name": "Root X",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+		"issuer_name": "rootX2",
+	})
+	t.Logf("%s", resp.Data)
+	if err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to prime CA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-newroot/root/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "ec",
+		"common_name": "Root X",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+		"issuer_name": "rootX3",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to prime CA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-root/root/generate/existing", map[string]interface{}{
+		"common_name": "Root X4",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+		"issuer_name": "rootX4",
+		"key_ref":     "rootX1",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to prime CA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Intermediate X1
+	int1CsrResp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/intermediate/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "rsa",
+		"common_name": "Int X1",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+	})
+	if err != nil || int1CsrResp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to generate CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int1CsrRaw, ok := int1CsrResp.Data["csr"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no csr produced when generating intermediate, resp: %v", int1CsrResp)
+	}
+	int1Csr := int1CsrRaw.(string)
+	int1CertResp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-root/issuer/rootX1/sign-intermediate", map[string]interface{}{
+		"csr": int1Csr,
+	})
+	if err != nil || int1CertResp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to sign CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int1CertChainRaw, ok := int1CertResp.Data["ca_chain"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no ca_chain produced when signing intermediate, resp: %v", int1CertResp)
+	}
+	int1CertChain := convertListOfInterfaceToString(int1CertChainRaw.([]interface{}), "\n")
+	importInt1Resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuers/import/cert", map[string]interface{}{
+		"pem_bundle": int1CertChain,
+	})
+	if err != nil || importInt1Resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to import certificate: %v", err)
+	}
+	importIssuerIdMap, ok := importInt1Resp.Data["mapping"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no mapping data returned on issuer import: %v", importInt1Resp)
+	}
+	importIssuerId := ""
+	for key, value := range importIssuerIdMap.(map[string]interface{}) {
+		if value != nil && len(value.(string)) > 0 {
+			importIssuerId = key
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/"+importIssuerId, map[string]interface{}{
+		"issuer_name": "intX1",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error naming issuer %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Intermediate X2
+	int2CsrResp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/intermediate/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "ed25519",
+		"common_name": "Int X2",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+	})
+	if err != nil || int2CsrResp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to generate CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int2CsrRaw, ok := int2CsrResp.Data["csr"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no csr produced when generating intermediate, resp: %v", int2CsrResp)
+	}
+	int2Csr := int2CsrRaw.(string)
+	int2CertResp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-newroot/issuer/rootX3/sign-intermediate", map[string]interface{}{
+		"csr": int2Csr,
+	})
+	if err != nil || int2CertResp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to sign CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int2CertChainRaw, ok := int2CertResp.Data["ca_chain"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no ca_chain produced when signing intermediate, resp: %v", int2CertResp)
+	}
+	int2CertChain := convertListOfInterfaceToString(int2CertChainRaw.([]interface{}), "\n")
+	importInt2Resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuers/import/cert", map[string]interface{}{
+		"pem_bundle":  int2CertChain,
+		"issuer_name": "intX2",
+	})
+	if err != nil || importInt2Resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to import certificate: %v", err)
+	}
+	importIssuer2IdMap, ok := importInt2Resp.Data["mapping"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no mapping data returned on issuer import: %v", importInt2Resp)
+	}
+	importIssuer2Id := ""
+	for key, value := range importIssuer2IdMap.(map[string]interface{}) {
+		if value != nil && len(value.(string)) > 0 {
+			importIssuer2Id = key
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/"+importIssuer2Id, map[string]interface{}{
+		"issuer_name": "intX2",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error naming issuer %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Intermediate X3
+	int3CsrResp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/intermediate/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"key_type":    "rsa",
+		"common_name": "Int X3",
+		"ttl":         "3650d",
+	})
+	if err != nil || int3CsrResp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to generate CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int3CsrRaw, ok := int3CsrResp.Data["csr"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no csr produced when generating intermediate, resp: %v", int3CsrResp)
+	}
+	int3Csr := int3CsrRaw.(string)
+	// sign by intX1 and import
+	int3CertResp1, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/intX1/sign-intermediate", map[string]interface{}{
+		"csr": int3Csr,
+	})
+	if err != nil || int3CertResp1 == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to sign CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int3CertChainRaw1, ok := int3CertResp1.Data["ca_chain"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no ca_chain produced when signing intermediate, resp: %v", int3CertResp1)
+	}
+	int3CertChain1 := convertListOfInterfaceToString(int3CertChainRaw1.([]interface{}), "\n")
+	importInt3Resp1, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuers/import/cert", map[string]interface{}{
+		"pem_bundle": int3CertChain1,
+	})
+	if err != nil || importInt3Resp1 == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to import certificate: %v", err)
+	}
+	importIssuer3IdMap1, ok := importInt3Resp1.Data["mapping"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no mapping data returned on issuer import: %v", importInt2Resp)
+	}
+	importIssuer3Id1 := ""
+	for key, value := range importIssuer3IdMap1.(map[string]interface{}) {
+		if value != nil && len(value.(string)) > 0 {
+			importIssuer3Id1 = key
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/"+importIssuer3Id1, map[string]interface{}{
+		"issuer_name": "intX3",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error naming issuer %v", err)
+	}
+	// sign by intX2 and import
+	int3CertResp2, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/intX2/sign-intermediate", map[string]interface{}{
+		"csr": int3Csr,
+	})
+	if err != nil || int3CertResp2 == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to sign CSR: %v", err)
+	}
+	int3CertChainRaw2, ok := int3CertResp2.Data["ca_chain"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no ca_chain produced when signing intermediate, resp: %v", int3CertResp2)
+	}
+	int3CertChain2 := convertListOfInterfaceToString(int3CertChainRaw2.([]interface{}), "\n")
+	importInt3Resp2, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuers/import/cert", map[string]interface{}{
+		"pem_bundle": int3CertChain2,
+	})
+	if err != nil || importInt3Resp2 == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to import certificate: %v", err)
+	}
+	importIssuer3IdMap2, ok := importInt3Resp2.Data["mapping"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("no mapping data returned on issuer import: %v", importInt2Resp)
+	}
+	importIssuer3Id2 := ""
+	for key, value := range importIssuer3IdMap2.(map[string]interface{}) {
+		if value != nil && len(value.(string)) > 0 {
+			importIssuer3Id2 = key
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if resp, err := client.Logical().Write("pki-int/issuer/"+importIssuer3Id2, map[string]interface{}{
+		"issuer_name": "intX3also",
+	}); err != nil || resp == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error naming issuer %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyExpectedJson(expectedResults map[string]bool, results map[string]interface{}) (isMatch bool, error string) {
+	if len(expectedResults) != len(results) {
+		return false, fmt.Sprintf("Different Number of Keys in Expected Results (%d), than results (%d)",
+			len(expectedResults), len(results))
+	}
+	for key, value := range expectedResults {
+		if results[key].(bool) != value {
+			return false, fmt.Sprintf("Different value for key %s : expected %t got %s", key, value, results[key])
+		}
+	}
+	return true, ""
+}