diff --git a/pkg/cryptoutil/verifier.go b/pkg/cryptoutil/verifier.go
index 82e4acb2..b243e286 100644
--- a/pkg/cryptoutil/verifier.go
+++ b/pkg/cryptoutil/verifier.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type Verifier interface {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ type verifierOptions struct {
 	roots         []*x509.Certificate
 	intermediates []*x509.Certificate
 	hash          crypto.Hash
+	trustedTime   time.Time
 }
 
 func VerifyWithRoots(roots []*x509.Certificate) VerifierOption {
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@ func VerifyWithHash(h crypto.Hash) VerifierOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func VerifyWithTrustedTime(t time.Time) VerifierOption {
+	return func(vo *verifierOptions) {
+		vo.trustedTime = t
+	}
+}
+
 func NewVerifier(pub interface{}, opts ...VerifierOption) (Verifier, error) {
 	options := &verifierOptions{
 		hash: crypto.SHA256,
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ func NewVerifier(pub interface{}, opts ...VerifierOption) (Verifier, error) {
 	case ed25519.PublicKey:
 		return NewED25519Verifier(key), nil
 	case *x509.Certificate:
-		return NewX509Verifier(key, options.intermediates, options.roots)
+		return NewX509Verifier(key, options.intermediates, options.roots, options.trustedTime)
 	default:
 		return nil, ErrUnsupportedKeyType{
 			t: fmt.Sprintf("%T", pub),
diff --git a/pkg/cryptoutil/x509.go b/pkg/cryptoutil/x509.go
index c2b89baf..c9a3d28c 100644
--- a/pkg/cryptoutil/x509.go
+++ b/pkg/cryptoutil/x509.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type X509Verifier struct {
@@ -25,9 +26,10 @@ type X509Verifier struct {
 	roots         []*x509.Certificate
 	intermediates []*x509.Certificate
 	verifier      Verifier
+	trustedTime   time.Time
 }
 
-func NewX509Verifier(cert *x509.Certificate, intermediates, roots []*x509.Certificate) (*X509Verifier, error) {
+func NewX509Verifier(cert *x509.Certificate, intermediates, roots []*x509.Certificate, trustedTime time.Time) (*X509Verifier, error) {
 	verifier, err := NewVerifier(cert.PublicKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ func NewX509Verifier(cert *x509.Certificate, intermediates, roots []*x509.Certif
 		roots:         roots,
 		intermediates: intermediates,
 		verifier:      verifier,
+		trustedTime:   trustedTime,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ func (v *X509Verifier) Verify(body io.Reader, sig []byte) error {
 	rootPool := certificatesToPool(v.roots)
 	intermediatePool := certificatesToPool(v.intermediates)
 	if _, err := v.cert.Verify(x509.VerifyOptions{
+		CurrentTime:   v.trustedTime,
 		Roots:         rootPool,
 		Intermediates: intermediatePool,
 	}); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cryptoutil/x509_test.go b/pkg/cryptoutil/x509_test.go
index b43c319b..b8d9d676 100644
--- a/pkg/cryptoutil/x509_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cryptoutil/x509_test.go
@@ -143,16 +143,23 @@ func TestX509(t *testing.T) {
 	sig, err := signer.Sign(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	verifier, err := NewX509Verifier(leaf, []*x509.Certificate{intermediate}, []*x509.Certificate{root})
+	// test success and failure with expected and unexpected data
+	verifier, err := NewX509Verifier(leaf, []*x509.Certificate{intermediate}, []*x509.Certificate{root}, time.Time{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = verifier.Verify(bytes.NewReader(data), sig)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	err = verifier.Verify(bytes.NewReader([]byte("this is not the signed data")), sig)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
-	verifier, err = NewX509Verifier(leaf, []*x509.Certificate{intermediate}, nil)
+	// test without roots
+	verifier, err = NewX509Verifier(leaf, []*x509.Certificate{intermediate}, nil, time.Time{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = verifier.Verify(bytes.NewReader(data), sig)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
+	// test invalid time, certificate didn't exist at the "trusted time"
+	verifier, err = NewX509Verifier(leaf, []*x509.Certificate{intermediate}, []*x509.Certificate{root}, time.Now().Add(-1*time.Hour))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = verifier.Verify(bytes.NewReader(data), sig)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dsse/dsse.go b/pkg/dsse/dsse.go
index 4ffde80c..1aef0869 100644
--- a/pkg/dsse/dsse.go
+++ b/pkg/dsse/dsse.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/testifysec/witness/pkg/cryptoutil"
 )
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ type verificationOptions struct {
 	roots         []*x509.Certificate
 	intermediates []*x509.Certificate
 	verifiers     []cryptoutil.Verifier
+	trustedTime   time.Time
 }
 
 func WithRoots(roots []*x509.Certificate) VerificationOption {
@@ -131,6 +133,12 @@ func WithVerifiers(verifiers []cryptoutil.Verifier) VerificationOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithTrustedTime(time time.Time) VerificationOption {
+	return func(vo *verificationOptions) {
+		vo.trustedTime = time
+	}
+}
+
 func (e Envelope) Verify(opts ...VerificationOption) ([]cryptoutil.Verifier, error) {
 	options := &verificationOptions{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Verify(opts ...VerificationOption) ([]cryptoutil.Verifier, err
 				continue
 			}
 
-			verifier, err := cryptoutil.NewX509Verifier(cert, options.intermediates, options.roots)
+			verifier, err := cryptoutil.NewX509Verifier(cert, options.intermediates, options.roots, options.trustedTime)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/rekor/rekor.go b/pkg/rekor/rekor.go
index 63a66d82..aac023c7 100644
--- a/pkg/rekor/rekor.go
+++ b/pkg/rekor/rekor.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 	"github.com/sigstore/rekor/pkg/client"
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func ParseEnvelopeFromEntry(entry *models.LogEntryAnon) (dsse.Envelope, error) {
 			return env, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode signature: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		verifier, err := cryptoutil.NewVerifierFromReader(bytes.NewReader(sig.PublicKey))
+		verifier, err := cryptoutil.NewVerifierFromReader(bytes.NewReader(sig.PublicKey), cryptoutil.VerifyWithTrustedTime(time.Unix(*entry.IntegratedTime, 0)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return env, fmt.Errorf("failed to create verifier from public key on rekor entry: %w", err)
 		}