diff --git a/src/credentials/CertificationDeclaration.h b/src/credentials/CertificationDeclaration.h
index 8d4b6b2662e6aa..3c5fee096466f7 100644
--- a/src/credentials/CertificationDeclaration.h
+++ b/src/credentials/CertificationDeclaration.h
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ struct CertificationElementsWithoutPIDs
     char certificateId[kCertificateIdLength + 1] = { 0 };
 };
 
+enum class CertificationType : uint8_t
+{
+    kDevelopmentAndTest,
+    kProvisional,
+    kOfficial,
+    kReserved,
+};
+
 class CertificationElementsDecoder
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/credentials/attestation_verifier/DefaultDeviceAttestationVerifier.cpp b/src/credentials/attestation_verifier/DefaultDeviceAttestationVerifier.cpp
index 475feddb475163..75c2135cf33799 100644
--- a/src/credentials/attestation_verifier/DefaultDeviceAttestationVerifier.cpp
+++ b/src/credentials/attestation_verifier/DefaultDeviceAttestationVerifier.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,14 @@ AttestationVerificationResult DefaultDACVerifier::ValidateCertificateDeclaration
         // TODO: validate contents based on DCL
     }
 
+    // Verify the cd elements are as required by the spec
+    // security_level, security_information are meant to be ignored. version_number is not meant to be interpreted by the
+    // commissioners.
+    if (cdContent.formatVersion != 1 || cdContent.certificationType >= chip::to_underlying(CertificationType::kReserved))
+    {
+        return AttestationVerificationResult::kAttestationElementsMalformed;
+    }
+
     // The vendor_id field in the Certification Declaration SHALL match the VendorID attribute found in the Basic Information
     // cluster
     VerifyOrReturnError(cdContent.vendorId == deviceInfo.vendorId,
diff --git a/src/credentials/tests/TestCommissionerDUTVectors.cpp b/src/credentials/tests/TestCommissionerDUTVectors.cpp
index 99a586d1b5b5b8..4c7efea882c4c2 100644
--- a/src/credentials/tests/TestCommissionerDUTVectors.cpp
+++ b/src/credentials/tests/TestCommissionerDUTVectors.cpp
@@ -148,10 +148,18 @@ static void TestCommissionerDUTVectors(nlTestSuite * inSuite, void * inContext)
         example_dac_verifier->VerifyAttestationInformation(info, &attestationInformationVerificationCallback);
 
         bool isSuccessCase = dacProvider.IsSuccessCase();
-        // The DefaultDACVerifier doesn't currently check validity of CD elements values.
+        // The following test vectors are success conditions for an SDK commissioner for the following reasons:
+        // struct_cd_device_type_id_mismatch - requires DCL access, which the SDK does not have and is not required
+        // struct_cd_security_info_wrong - while devices are required to set this to 0, commissioners are required to ignore it
+        //                                 (see 6.3.1)
+        //                                 hence this is marked as a failure for devices, but should be a success case for
+        //                                 commissioners
+        // struct_cd_security_level_wrong - as with security info, commissioners are required to ignore this value (see 6.3.1)
+        // struct_cd_version_number_wrong - this value is not meant to be interpreted by commissioners, so errors here should be
+        //                                  ignored (6.3.1)
+        // struct_cd_cert_id_mismatch - requires DCL access, which the SDK does not have and is not required.
         if (strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_device_type_id_mismatch") || strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_security_info_wrong") ||
-            strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_cert_type_wrong") || strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_security_level_wrong") ||
-            strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_version_number_wrong") || strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_format_version_2") ||
+            strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_security_level_wrong") || strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_version_number_wrong") ||
             strstr(entry->d_name, "struct_cd_cert_id_mismatch"))
         {
             isSuccessCase = true;