SignatureValidationProvider (OpenSAML :: XML Security API 4.0.1 API)

```
@ThreadSafe
public interface SignatureValidationProvider
```
Interface for a provider component that cryptographically validates an XML Signature Signature using a candidate validation Credential.
Implementations must be thread-safe.

Instances of this classes are usually used via the SignatureValidator service class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`validate(Signature signature, Credential validationCredential)`	Validate the given XML Signature using the given candidate validation Credential.

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
void validate(@Nonnull
              Signature signature,
              @Nonnull
              Credential validationCredential)
       throws SignatureException
```
    Validate the given XML Signature using the given candidate validation Credential.
    
    Parameters:
    
    signature - the XMLSignature to validate
    
    validationCredential - the candidate validation Credential
    
    Throws:
    
    SignatureException - if the signature does not validate using the candiate Credential, or if there is otherwise an error during the validation operation