diff --git a/passbook/providers/saml/api.py b/passbook/providers/saml/api.py
index f2023eae7..2a95287df 100644
--- a/passbook/providers/saml/api.py
+++ b/passbook/providers/saml/api.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class SAMLProviderSerializer(ModelSerializer):
             "signature_algorithm",
             "signing_kp",
             "require_signing",
+            "verification_kp",
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/passbook/providers/saml/forms.py b/passbook/providers/saml/forms.py
index e1247575a..dff79a24e 100644
--- a/passbook/providers/saml/forms.py
+++ b/passbook/providers/saml/forms.py
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ class SAMLProviderForm(forms.ModelForm):
             "assertion_valid_not_before",
             "assertion_valid_not_on_or_after",
             "session_valid_not_on_or_after",
-            "property_mappings",
             "digest_algorithm",
             "require_signing",
             "signature_algorithm",
             "signing_kp",
+            "verification_kp",
+            "property_mappings",
         ]
         widgets = {
             "name": forms.TextInput(),
diff --git a/passbook/providers/saml/migrations/0007_samlprovider_verification_kp.py b/passbook/providers/saml/migrations/0007_samlprovider_verification_kp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e87edb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/passbook/providers/saml/migrations/0007_samlprovider_verification_kp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.3 on 2020-11-08 21:22
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("passbook_crypto", "0002_create_self_signed_kp"),
+        ("passbook_providers_saml", "0006_remove_samlprovider_name"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="samlprovider",
+            name="verification_kp",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                default=None,
+                help_text="If selected, incoming assertion's Signatures will be validated.",
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                related_name="+",
+                to="passbook_crypto.certificatekeypair",
+                verbose_name="Verification Keypair",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/passbook/providers/saml/models.py b/passbook/providers/saml/models.py
index 5e5ad8b6a..e0ff57286 100644
--- a/passbook/providers/saml/models.py
+++ b/passbook/providers/saml/models.py
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ class SAMLProvider(Provider):
         default="rsa-sha256",
     )
 
+    verification_kp = models.ForeignKey(
+        CertificateKeyPair,
+        default=None,
+        null=True,
+        help_text=_("If selected, incoming assertion's Signatures will be validated."),
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        verbose_name=_("Verification Keypair"),
+        related_name="+",
+    )
     signing_kp = models.ForeignKey(
         CertificateKeyPair,
         default=None,
diff --git a/passbook/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py b/passbook/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
index a4454d40c..c7df85544 100644
--- a/passbook/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
+++ b/passbook/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
         """Validate and parse raw request with enveloped signautre."""
         decoded_xml = decode_base64_and_inflate(saml_request)
 
-        if self.provider.signing_kp:
+        if self.provider.verification_kp:
             try:
                 XMLVerifier().verify(
-                    decoded_xml, x509_cert=self.provider.signing_kp.certificate_data
+                    decoded_xml,
+                    x509_cert=self.provider.verification_kp.certificate_data,
                 )
             except InvalidSignature as exc:
                 raise CannotHandleAssertion("Failed to verify signature") from exc
@@ -98,7 +99,11 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
                 querystring += f"RelayState={quote_plus(relay_state)}&"
             querystring += f"SigAlg={sig_alg}"
 
-            public_key = self.provider.signing_kp.private_key.public_key()
+            if not self.provider.verification_kp:
+                raise CannotHandleAssertion(
+                    "Provider does not have a Validation Certificate configured."
+                )
+            public_key = self.provider.verification_kp.private_key.public_key()
             try:
                 public_key.verify(
                     b64decode(signature),