diff --git a/crates/attestation/src/azure/ak_certificate.rs b/crates/attestation/src/azure/ak_certificate.rs
index cc2264e..c06ed63 100644
--- a/crates/attestation/src/azure/ak_certificate.rs
+++ b/crates/attestation/src/azure/ak_certificate.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use tokio_rustls::rustls::pki_types::{CertificateDer, TrustAnchor, UnixTime};
 use webpki::EndEntityCert;
+use x509_parser::prelude::{FromDer, X509Certificate};
 
 use crate::azure::{MaaError, nv_index};
 
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ const AZURE_VIRTUAL_TPM_ROOT_2023: &str =
 // Valid: 2025-04-24 to 2027-04-24
 const GLOBAL_VIRTUAL_TPMCA03_PEM: &str = include_str!("../../assets/global-virtual-tpm-ca-03.pem");
 
-/// The intermediate chain for azure
-static GLOBAL_VIRTUAL_TPMCA03: Lazy<Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+/// Documented intermediate certificates for Azure.
+static DOCUMENTED_AZURE_INTERMEDIATES: Lazy<Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
     let (_type_label, cert_der) =
         pem_rfc7468::decode_vec(GLOBAL_VIRTUAL_TPMCA03_PEM.as_bytes()).expect("Cannot decode PEM");
     vec![CertificateDer::from(cert_der)]
@@ -49,18 +50,24 @@ static AZURE_ROOT_ANCHORS: Lazy<Vec<TrustAnchor<'static>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
 
 /// Verify an AK certificate against azure root CA
 pub(crate) fn verify_ak_cert_with_azure_roots(
-    ak_cert_der: &[u8],
+    ak_cert_der_chain: &[u8],
     now_secs: u64,
 ) -> Result<(), MaaError> {
-    let ak_cert_der: CertificateDer = ak_cert_der.into();
+    let (remaining_bytes, _) = X509Certificate::from_der(ak_cert_der_chain)?;
+    let leaf_len = ak_cert_der_chain.len() - remaining_bytes.len();
+
+    let ak_cert_der = CertificateDer::from(ak_cert_der_chain[..leaf_len].to_vec());
     let end_entity_cert = EndEntityCert::try_from(&ak_cert_der)?;
 
+    let mut intermediates = DOCUMENTED_AZURE_INTERMEDIATES.clone();
+    intermediates.extend(parse_trailing_der_certificates(remaining_bytes)?);
+
     let now = UnixTime::since_unix_epoch(Duration::from_secs(now_secs));
 
     end_entity_cert.verify_for_usage(
         webpki::ALL_VERIFICATION_ALGS,
         &AZURE_ROOT_ANCHORS,
-        &GLOBAL_VIRTUAL_TPMCA03,
+        &intermediates,
         now,
         AnyEku,
         None,
@@ -71,6 +78,26 @@ pub(crate) fn verify_ak_cert_with_azure_roots(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Parse DER certificates appended after the AK leaf cert
+fn parse_trailing_der_certificates(
+    mut remaining_bytes: &[u8],
+) -> Result<Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>, MaaError> {
+    let mut certificates = Vec::new();
+
+    while !remaining_bytes.is_empty() {
+        if remaining_bytes.iter().all(|byte| *byte == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let (next_remaining_bytes, _) = X509Certificate::from_der(remaining_bytes)?;
+        let cert_len = remaining_bytes.len() - next_remaining_bytes.len();
+        certificates.push(CertificateDer::from(remaining_bytes[..cert_len].to_vec()));
+        remaining_bytes = next_remaining_bytes;
+    }
+
+    Ok(certificates)
+}
+
 /// Retrieve an AK certificate from the vTPM
 pub(crate) fn read_ak_certificate_from_tpm() -> Result<Vec<u8>, tss_esapi::Error> {
     tracing::debug!("Reading AK certificate from vTPM");
diff --git a/crates/attestation/src/azure/mod.rs b/crates/attestation/src/azure/mod.rs
index 45d4e4c..748872e 100644
--- a/crates/attestation/src/azure/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/attestation/src/azure/mod.rs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ fn finish_azure_attestation_verification(
     let (_type_label, ak_certificate_der) =
         pem_rfc7468::decode_vec(tpm_attestation.ak_certificate_pem.as_bytes())?;
 
-    let (remaining_bytes, ak_certificate) = X509Certificate::from_der(&ak_certificate_der)?;
+    let (_, ak_certificate) = X509Certificate::from_der(&ak_certificate_der)?;
 
     // Check that AK public key matches that from TPM quote and HCL claims
     let ak_from_certificate = RsaPubKey::from_certificate(&ak_certificate)?;
@@ -309,12 +309,8 @@ fn finish_azure_attestation_verification(
         return Err(MaaError::AkFromClaimsNotEqualAkFromCertificate);
     }
 
-    // Strip trailing data from AK certificate
-    let leaf_len = ak_certificate_der.len() - remaining_bytes.len();
-    let ak_certificate_der_without_trailing_data = &ak_certificate_der[..leaf_len];
-
     // Verify the AK certificate against microsoft root cert
-    verify_ak_cert_with_azure_roots(ak_certificate_der_without_trailing_data, now)?;
+    verify_ak_cert_with_azure_roots(&ak_certificate_der, now)?;
 
     Ok(MultiMeasurements::from_pcrs(pcrs))
 }