/// <summary>
        /// Validates that the signature, if found and / or required is valid.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="token">A 'JSON Web Token' (JWT) that has been encoded as a JSON object. May be signed 
        /// using 'JSON Web Signature' (JWS).</param>
        /// <param name="validationParameters"><see cref="TokenValidationParameters"/> that contains signing keys.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> thrown if 'token is null or whitespace.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> thrown if 'validationParameters is null.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="SecurityTokenValidationException"> thrown if a signature is not found and <see cref="TokenValidationParameters.RequireSignedTokens"/> is true.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="SecurityTokenSignatureKeyNotFoundException"> thrown if the 'token' has a key identifier and none of the <see cref="SecurityKey"/>(s) provided result in a validated signature. 
        /// This can indicate that a key refresh is required.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="SignatureVerificationFailedException"> thrown if after trying all the <see cref="SecurityKey"/>(s), none result in a validated signture AND the 'token' does not have a key identifier.</exception>
        /// <returns><see cref="JwtSecurityToken"/> that has the signature validated if token was signed and <see cref="TokenValidationParameters.RequireSignedTokens"/> is true.</returns>
        /// <remarks><para>If the 'token' is signed, the signature is validated even if <see cref="TokenValidationParameters.RequireSignedTokens"/> is false.</para>
        /// <para>If the 'token' signature is validated, then the <see cref="JwtSecurityToken.SigningKey"/> will be set to the key that signed the 'token'.</para></remarks>
        protected virtual JwtSecurityToken ValidateSignature(string token, TokenValidationParameters validationParameters)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("token");
            }

            if (validationParameters == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("validationParameters");
            }

            JwtSecurityToken jwt = this.ReadToken(token) as JwtSecurityToken;
            byte[] encodedBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jwt.RawHeader + "." + jwt.RawPayload);
            byte[] signatureBytes = Base64UrlEncoder.DecodeBytes(jwt.RawSignature);

            if (signatureBytes == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("signatureBytes");
            }

            if (signatureBytes.Length == 0)
            {
                if (!validationParameters.RequireSignedTokens)
                {
                    return jwt;
                }

                throw new SecurityTokenValidationException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10504, jwt.ToString()));
            }

            string mappedAlgorithm = jwt.Header.Alg;
            if (mappedAlgorithm != null && InboundAlgorithmMap.ContainsKey(mappedAlgorithm))
            {
                mappedAlgorithm = InboundAlgorithmMap[mappedAlgorithm];
            }

            SecurityKeyIdentifier ski = jwt.Header.SigningKeyIdentifier;
            // if a securityKeyIdentifier exists, look for match.
            if (ski.Count > 0)
            {
                SecurityKey securityKey = null;

                if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeyResolver != null)
                {
                    securityKey = validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeyResolver(token, jwt, ski, validationParameters);
                    if (securityKey == null)
                    {
                        throw new SecurityTokenSignatureKeyNotFoundException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10505, ski, jwt.ToString()));
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    securityKey = ResolveIssuerSigningKey(token, jwt, ski, validationParameters);
                    if (securityKey == null)
                    {
                        throw new SecurityTokenSignatureKeyNotFoundException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10500, ski, jwt.ToString()));
                    }
                }

                try
                {
                    if (this.ValidateSignature(encodedBytes, signatureBytes, securityKey, mappedAlgorithm))
                    {
                        jwt.SigningKey = securityKey;
                        return jwt;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    throw new SignatureVerificationFailedException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10502, CreateKeyString(securityKey), ex.ToString(), jwt.ToString()), ex);
                }

                throw new SignatureVerificationFailedException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10501, CreateKeyString(securityKey), jwt.ToString()));
            }
            else
            {
                Exception firstException = null;
                StringBuilder exceptionStrings = new StringBuilder();
                StringBuilder keysAttempted = new StringBuilder();

                // Try all keys since there is no keyidentifier
                foreach (SecurityKey securityKey in GetAllKeys(token, jwt, ski, validationParameters))
                {
                    try
                    {
                        if (this.ValidateSignature(encodedBytes, signatureBytes, securityKey, mappedAlgorithm))
                        {
                            jwt.SigningKey = securityKey;
                            return jwt;
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        if (DiagnosticUtility.IsFatal(ex))
                        {
                            throw;
                        }

                        if (firstException == null)
                        {
                            firstException = ex;
                        }

                        exceptionStrings.AppendLine(ex.ToString());
                    }

                    keysAttempted.AppendLine(CreateKeyString(securityKey));
                }

                throw new SignatureVerificationFailedException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ErrorMessages.IDX10503, keysAttempted.ToString(), exceptionStrings.ToString(), jwt.ToString()), firstException);
            }
        }
        private IEnumerable<SecurityKey> GetAllKeys(string token, SecurityToken securityToken, SecurityKeyIdentifier keyIdentifier, TokenValidationParameters validationParameters)
        {
            // gets keys from metadata
            if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeyResolver != null)
            {
                yield return validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeyResolver(token, securityToken, keyIdentifier, validationParameters);
            }
            else
            {

                if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningKey != null)
                    yield return validationParameters.IssuerSigningKey;

                if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeys != null)
                    foreach (SecurityKey securityKey in validationParameters.IssuerSigningKeys)
                        yield return securityKey;

                if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningToken != null)
                    foreach (SecurityKey k in validationParameters.IssuerSigningToken.SecurityKeys)
                        yield return k;

                if (validationParameters.IssuerSigningTokens != null)
                    foreach (SecurityToken t in validationParameters.IssuerSigningTokens)
                        foreach (SecurityKey securityKey in t.SecurityKeys)
                            yield return securityKey;
            }
        }