diff --git a/src/utils/dbus_path_utils.hpp b/src/utils/dbus_path_utils.hpp
index a1b5709..3798d98 100644
--- a/src/utils/dbus_path_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/dbus_path_utils.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
 constexpr std::string_view allowedCharactersInPath =
     "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_/";
 constexpr size_t maxPrefixesInId = 1;
+constexpr size_t maxPrefixLength{TELEMETRY_MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH};
+constexpr size_t maxIdNameLength{TELEMETRY_MAX_ID_NAME_LENGTH};
+constexpr size_t maxDbusPathLength{TELEMETRY_MAX_DBUS_PATH_LENGTH};
+
+constexpr size_t maxTriggeFullIdLength{maxDbusPathLength -
+                                       triggerDirStr.length()};
+constexpr size_t maxReportFullIdLength{maxDbusPathLength -
+                                       reportDirStr.length()};
+
+static_assert(maxPrefixesInId * (maxPrefixLength + 1) + maxIdNameLength <=
+                  maxTriggeFullIdLength,
+              "Misconfigured prefix/id/name lengths.");
+static_assert(maxPrefixesInId * (maxPrefixLength + 1) + maxIdNameLength <=
+                  maxReportFullIdLength,
+              "Misconfigured prefix/id/name lengths.");
 
 const sdbusplus::message::object_path triggerDirPath =
     sdbusplus::message::object_path(std::string(triggerDirStr));
@@ -33,9 +48,22 @@
            !path.ends_with('/');
 }
 
+inline void verifyIdCharacters(std::string_view id)
+{
+    if (id.find_first_not_of(utils::constants::allowedCharactersInPath) !=
+        std::string::npos)
+    {
+        throw sdbusplus::exception::SdBusError(
+            static_cast<int>(std::errc::invalid_argument),
+            "Invalid character in id");
+    }
+}
+
 sdbusplus::message::object_path pathAppend(sdbusplus::message::object_path path,
                                            const std::string& appended);
 
 std::string reportPathToId(const sdbusplus::message::object_path& path);
 
+void verifyIdPrefixes(std::string_view id);
+
 } // namespace utils