diff --git a/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.crt b/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.crt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ac51c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.xml b/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c37260df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmldsig/golang/ExampleElement.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<ExampleElement ID="id1234"><ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds:SignedInfo><ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11"/><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#id1234"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>iMfmOOPBujUYLEbhg97cVxdcyx3WNgw5OrLsVf1+I6E=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>U0py5MnWOTSicSGPPY2LOA44fIy8A9E6GznXcljRWzjFGljqcrWd4L84mm45TUIi1r+X+6p9/iZRpESTIJ495LokX4abaoam7CuxYirDPKfpz18mBnejAZhpgOGTNLIPCn2PNLMQZc+WABJC6aszPJKrNol760rk0MwdQESQOYM=</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:X509Data><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></ExampleElement>
diff --git a/xmldsig/golang/README.md b/xmldsig/golang/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db7a91c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmldsig/golang/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+# Go
+
+First, install the dependency. You can use `go get`
+
+    $ go get github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig
+    $ go run golang/xmldsignverify.go
+
+Or, on Ubuntu, `apt-get`
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install golang-go golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig-dev
+    $ GOPATH=/usr/share/gocode/ go run golang/xmldsignverify.go
+
diff --git a/xmldsig/golang/go.mod b/xmldsig/golang/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f264d71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmldsig/golang/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module github.com/alphawallet/xmldsig
+
+go 1.15
+
+require (
+	github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig v1.1.1-0.20201210191726-3541f5e554ee
+)
diff --git a/xmldsig/golang/xmldsignverify.go b/xmldsig/golang/xmldsignverify.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96f04a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmldsig/golang/xmldsignverify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/beevik/etree"
+	dsig "github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Generate a key and self-signed certificate for signing
+	randomKeyStore := dsig.RandomKeyStoreForTest()
+	ctx := dsig.NewDefaultSigningContext(randomKeyStore)
+	elementToSign := &etree.Element{
+		Tag: "ExampleElement",
+	}
+	elementToSign.CreateAttr("ID", "id1234")
+
+	// Sign the element
+	signedElement, err := ctx.SignEnveloped(elementToSign)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Serialize the signed element. It is important not to modify the element
+	// after it has been signed - even pretty-printing the XML will invalidate
+	// the signature.
+	doc := etree.NewDocument()
+	doc.SetRoot(signedElement)
+	str, err := doc.WriteToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	println(str)
+
+	// Replace ExampleElement.crt with the X509Certificate in your tsml accordingly.
+	cf, e := ioutil.ReadFile("ExampleElement.crt")
+	if e != nil {
+		fmt.Println("cfload:", e.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	//fmt.Println(string(cf))
+	cpb, cr := pem.Decode(cf)
+	fmt.Println(string(cr))
+	fmt.Println(string(cpb.Type))
+	cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(cpb.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("x509.ParseCertificate:", e.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(cert.PublicKeyAlgorithm)
+
+	for i := 1; i < len(os.Args); i++ {
+		doc2 := etree.NewDocument()
+		errdoc := doc2.ReadFromFile(os.Args[i])
+		if errdoc != nil {
+			panic(errdoc)
+		}
+		root := doc2.SelectElements("ts:token")
+		fmt.Println(root[0].Tag)
+		defer func() {
+			if p := recover(); p != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("panic: %s\n", p)
+			}
+		}()
+		validate(cert, root[0])
+	}
+}
+
+// Validate an element against a root certificate
+func validate(root *x509.Certificate, el *etree.Element) {
+	// Construct a signing context with one or more roots of trust.
+	ctx := dsig.NewDefaultValidationContext(&dsig.MemoryX509CertificateStore{
+		Roots: []*x509.Certificate{root},
+	})
+
+	// It is important to only use the returned validated element.
+	// See: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-bestpractices/#check-what-is-signed
+	validated, err := ctx.Validate(el)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	if validated == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	doc := etree.NewDocument()
+	doc.SetRoot(validated)
+	str, err := doc.WriteToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	println(str)
+}