diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtil.java
index 21232ad293b..102485ebd54 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtil.java
@@ -231,14 +231,8 @@ private static List<X509Certificate> extractCert(List<Map<String, ?>> keysNode,
     for (Map<String, ?> keyNode : keysNode) {
       checkJwkEntry(keyNode, trustDomainName);
       List<String> rawCerts = JsonUtil.getListOfStrings(keyNode, "x5c");
-      if (rawCerts == null) {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("'x5c' parameter is required. Certificate "
-            + "loading for trust domain '%s' failed.", trustDomainName));
-      }
-      if (rawCerts.size() != 1) {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Exactly 1 certificate is expected, but "
-            + "%s found. Certificate loading for trust domain '%s' failed.", rawCerts.size(),
-            trustDomainName));
+      if (rawCerts == null || rawCerts.isEmpty()) {
+        continue;
       }
       InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream((CERTIFICATE_PREFIX + rawCerts.get(0) + "\n"
           + CERTIFICATE_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtilTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtilTest.java
index 8888046c586..bea79704c66 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtilTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/SpiffeUtilTest.java
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ public static class CertificateApiTest {
     private static final String SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_ROOT = "spiffebundle_wrong_root.json";
     private static final String SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_SEQ = "spiffebundle_wrong_seq_type.json";
     private static final String SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_MISSING_X5C = "spiffebundle_missing_x5c.json";
+    private static final String SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_EMPTY_X5C = "spiffebundle_empty_x5c.json";
+    private static final String SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_IGNORED_KEYS = "spiffebundle_ignored_keys.json";
     private static final String DOMAIN_ERROR_MESSAGE =
         " Certificate loading for trust domain 'google.com' failed.";
 
@@ -330,6 +332,54 @@ public void loadTrustBundleFromFileSuccessTest() throws Exception {
       assertEquals("foo.bar.com", spiffeId_ec.get().getTrustDomain());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void loadTrustBundleFromFileWithMultiCertsSuccessTest() throws Exception {
+      SpiffeBundle tb = SpiffeUtil.loadTrustBundleFromFile(
+          copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_MULTI_CERTS));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getSequenceNumbers().size());
+      assertEquals(123L, (long) tb.getSequenceNumbers().get("google.com"));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().size());
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").size());
+      Optional<SpiffeId> spiffeId = SpiffeUtil.extractSpiffeId(
+          tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").toArray(new X509Certificate[0]));
+      assertTrue(spiffeId.isPresent());
+      assertEquals("foo.bar.com", spiffeId.get().getTrustDomain());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void loadTrustBundleFromFileWithMissingX5cSuccessTest() throws Exception {
+      SpiffeBundle tb = SpiffeUtil.loadTrustBundleFromFile(
+          copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_MISSING_X5C));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().size());
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void loadTrustBundleFromFileWithEmptyX5cSuccessTest() throws Exception {
+      SpiffeBundle tb = SpiffeUtil.loadTrustBundleFromFile(
+          copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_EMPTY_X5C));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().size());
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").size());
+      Optional<SpiffeId> spiffeId = SpiffeUtil.extractSpiffeId(
+          tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").toArray(new X509Certificate[0]));
+      assertTrue(spiffeId.isPresent());
+      assertEquals("foo.bar.com", spiffeId.get().getTrustDomain());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void loadTrustBundleFromFileWithIgnoredKeysSuccessTest() throws Exception {
+      SpiffeBundle tb = SpiffeUtil.loadTrustBundleFromFile(
+          copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_IGNORED_KEYS));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getSequenceNumbers().size());
+      assertEquals(123L, (long) tb.getSequenceNumbers().get("google.com"));
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().size());
+      assertEquals(1, tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").size());
+      Optional<SpiffeId> spiffeId = SpiffeUtil.extractSpiffeId(
+          tb.getBundleMap().get("google.com").toArray(new X509Certificate[0]));
+      assertTrue(spiffeId.isPresent());
+      assertEquals("foo.bar.com", spiffeId.get().getTrustDomain());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void loadTrustBundleFromFileFailureTest() {
       // Check the exception if JSON root element is different from 'trust_domains'
@@ -352,10 +402,6 @@ public void loadTrustBundleFromFileFailureTest() {
       iae = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> SpiffeUtil
           .loadTrustBundleFromFile(copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_CORRUPTED_CERT)));
       assertEquals("Certificate can't be parsed." + DOMAIN_ERROR_MESSAGE, iae.getMessage());
-      // Check the exception if a key entry is missing the 'x5c' parameter
-      iae = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> SpiffeUtil
-          .loadTrustBundleFromFile(copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_MISSING_X5C)));
-      assertEquals("'x5c' parameter is required." + DOMAIN_ERROR_MESSAGE, iae.getMessage());
       // Check the exception if 'kty' value differs from 'RSA'
       iae = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> SpiffeUtil
           .loadTrustBundleFromFile(copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_KTY)));
@@ -371,11 +417,6 @@ public void loadTrustBundleFromFileFailureTest() {
           .loadTrustBundleFromFile(copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_USE)));
       assertEquals("'use' parameter must be 'x509-svid' but 'i_am_not_x509-svid' found."
           + DOMAIN_ERROR_MESSAGE, iae.getMessage());
-      // Check the exception if multiple certs are provided for 'x5c'
-      iae = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> SpiffeUtil
-          .loadTrustBundleFromFile(copyFileToTmp(SPIFFE_TRUST_BUNDLE_WRONG_MULTI_CERTS)));
-      assertEquals("Exactly 1 certificate is expected, but 2 found." + DOMAIN_ERROR_MESSAGE,
-          iae.getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_empty_x5c.json b/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_empty_x5c.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70eabf2233c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_empty_x5c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "trust_domains": {
+    "google.com": {
+      "spiffe_sequence": 123,
+      "keys": [
+        {
+          "kty": "RSA",
+          "use": "x509-svid",
+          "x5c": []
+        },
+        {
+          "kty": "RSA",
+          "use": "x509-svid",
+          "x5c": ["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"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_ignored_keys.json b/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_ignored_keys.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1daffba60e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/io/grpc/internal/spiffebundle_ignored_keys.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "trust_domains": {
+    "google.com": {
+      "spiffe_sequence": 123,
+      "keys": [
+        {
+          "kty": "RSA",
+          "use": "x509-svid"
+        },
+        {
+          "kty": "RSA",
+          "use": "x509-svid",
+          "x5c": []
+        },
+        {
+          "kty": "RSA",
+          "use": "x509-svid",
+          "x5c": ["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"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}