diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/pom.xml b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/pom.xml
index 72647601ae..81d6be9ba4 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/pom.xml
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>org.wso2.carbon.devicemgt</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/CertificateGenerator.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/CertificateGenerator.java
index a1ddb3c20e..e0c999ad07 100755
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/CertificateGenerator.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/CertificateGenerator.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import java.security.PrivateKey;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.Security;
 import java.security.SignatureException;
+import java.security.cert.Certificate;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException;
@@ -283,6 +284,53 @@ public class CertificateGenerator {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean verifySignature(String headerSignature) throws KeystoreException {
+
+        if (headerSignature == null || headerSignature.isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            KeyStoreReader keyStoreReader = new KeyStoreReader();
+            CMSSignedData signedData = new CMSSignedData(Base64.decodeBase64(headerSignature.getBytes()));
+            Store reqStore = signedData.getCertificates();
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Collection<X509CertificateHolder> reqCerts = reqStore.getMatches(null);
+
+            if (reqCerts != null && reqCerts.size() > 0) {
+                CertificateFactory certificateFactory = CertificateFactory.getInstance(ConfigurationUtil.X_509);
+                X509CertificateHolder holder = reqCerts.iterator().next();
+                ByteArrayInputStream byteArrayInputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(holder.getEncoded());
+                X509Certificate reqCert = (X509Certificate) certificateFactory.
+                        generateCertificate(byteArrayInputStream);
+
+                if(reqCert != null && reqCert.getSerialNumber() != null) {
+                    Certificate lookUpCertificate = keyStoreReader.getCertificateByAlias(
+                            reqCert.getSerialNumber().toString());
+
+                    if (lookUpCertificate != null) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+            }
+        } catch (CMSException e) {
+            String errorMsg = "CMSException when decoding certificate signature";
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new KeystoreException(errorMsg, e);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            String errorMsg = "IOException when decoding certificate signature";
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new KeystoreException(errorMsg, e);
+        } catch (CertificateException e) {
+            String errorMsg = "CertificateException when decoding certificate signature";
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new KeystoreException(errorMsg, e);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public X509Certificate generateCertificateFromCSR(PrivateKey privateKey,
                                                              PKCS10CertificationRequest request,
                                                              String issueSubject)
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/KeyStoreReader.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/KeyStoreReader.java
index f714a4746b..1b82bb9683 100755
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/KeyStoreReader.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/impl/KeyStoreReader.java
@@ -204,6 +204,25 @@ public class KeyStoreReader {
         return raCertificate;
     }
 
+    public Certificate getCertificateByAlias(String alias) throws KeystoreException {
+
+        KeyStore keystore = loadCertificateKeyStore();
+        Certificate raCertificate;
+        try {
+            raCertificate = keystore.getCertificate(alias);
+        } catch (KeyStoreException e) {
+            String errorMsg = "KeyStore issue occurred when retrieving RA private key";
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new KeystoreException(errorMsg, e);
+        }
+
+        if (raCertificate == null) {
+            throw new KeystoreException("RA certificate not found in KeyStore");
+        }
+
+        return raCertificate;
+    }
+
     PrivateKey getRAPrivateKey() throws KeystoreException {
 
         KeyStore keystore = loadCertificateKeyStore();
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
index c9b1ca5c96..67171a3f93 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
@@ -33,17 +33,20 @@ public interface CertificateManagementService {
 
     Certificate getRACertificate() throws KeystoreException;
 
-    public List<X509Certificate> getRootCertificates(byte[] ca, byte[] ra) throws KeystoreException;
+    List<X509Certificate> getRootCertificates(byte[] ca, byte[] ra) throws KeystoreException;
 
-    public X509Certificate generateX509Certificate() throws KeystoreException;
+    X509Certificate generateX509Certificate() throws KeystoreException;
 
-    public SCEPResponse getCACertSCEP() throws KeystoreException;
+    SCEPResponse getCACertSCEP() throws KeystoreException;
 
-    public byte[] getCACapsSCEP();
+    byte[] getCACapsSCEP();
 
-    public byte[] getPKIMessageSCEP(InputStream inputStream) throws KeystoreException;
+    byte[] getPKIMessageSCEP(InputStream inputStream) throws KeystoreException;
 
-    public X509Certificate generateCertificateFromCSR(PrivateKey privateKey,
-                                                              PKCS10CertificationRequest request,
+    X509Certificate generateCertificateFromCSR(PrivateKey privateKey, PKCS10CertificationRequest request,
                                                               String issueSubject) throws KeystoreException;
+
+    Certificate getCertificateByAlias(String alias) throws KeystoreException;
+
+    boolean verifySignature(String headerSignature) throws KeystoreException;
 }
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
index a294acbc16..014363e90d 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -84,4 +84,12 @@ public class CertificateManagementServiceImpl implements CertificateManagementSe
                                                               String issueSubject) throws KeystoreException {
         return certificateGenerator.generateCertificateFromCSR(privateKey, request, issueSubject);
     }
+
+    public Certificate getCertificateByAlias(String alias) throws KeystoreException {
+        return keyStoreReader.getCertificateByAlias(alias);
+    }
+
+    public boolean verifySignature(String headerSignature) throws KeystoreException {
+        return certificateGenerator.verifySignature(headerSignature);
+    }
 }