diff --git a/lib/saml2.coffee b/lib/saml2.coffee
index 2e1e9b6..179d662 100644
--- a/lib/saml2.coffee
+++ b/lib/saml2.coffee
@@ -160,12 +160,17 @@ certificate_to_keyinfo = (use, certificate) ->
 check_saml_signature = (xml, certificate, cb) ->
   doc = (new xmldom.DOMParser()).parseFromString(xml)
 
-  signature = xmlcrypto.xpath(doc, ".//*[local-name(.)='Signature' and namespace-uri(.)='http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#']")
-  return false unless signature.length is 1
+  signatures = xmlcrypto.xpath(doc, ".//*[local-name(.)='Signature' and namespace-uri(.)='http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#']")
+  return false unless signatures.length
+
   sig = new xmlcrypto.SignedXml()
   sig.keyInfoProvider = getKey: -> format_pem(certificate, 'CERTIFICATE')
-  sig.loadSignature signature[0].toString()
-  return sig.checkSignature xml
+
+  for signature in signatures
+    sig.loadSignature signature.toString()
+    return false unless sig.checkSignature(xml)
+
+  return true
 
 # Takes in an xml @dom containing a SAML Status and returns true if at least one status is Success.
 check_status_success = (dom) ->
@@ -541,4 +546,3 @@ if process.env.NODE_ENV is "test"
   module.exports.get_session_index = get_session_index
   module.exports.parse_assertion_attributes = parse_assertion_attributes
   module.exports.set_option_defaults = set_option_defaults
-
diff --git a/test/data/good_assertion_multiple.xml b/test/data/good_assertion_multiple.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8375447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/good_assertion_multiple.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<root><book><name Id="name">Harry Potter</name><Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><SignedInfo><CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/><SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/><Reference URI="#name"><Transforms><Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/></Transforms><DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><DigestValue>vfIC/QjiDGknywC9PImPk1nEbr4=</DigestValue></Reference></SignedInfo><SignatureValue>gv0nnrEvrQg8P8apOJGGwkANWyCnkbIID0Ds8pUNMayP1Jh23VLRli+J983RpXa8haPfHpPJB72ByXp/ElpFdFaHL5wh2GmsIKgMpWPshFi9Xu/S7zTTZ87I/ax1eo0hA07dS4GGZGrWXKjNEQrllYsYyhxGm3V11F0gYruNgwGwUoFSpL59KbpbQi4yfKjqesS8jRTAREzEhalyUvy2IgrZ9chFIxtqyylhaRSxWY2NbdsmC+cbMf2BQb52FEYQmQmtS6stRrRpJUIlFAHUz0lHTWgzGibqWwc5AHLuN1fyVr0CyqTZs2/jxeYt/czn/pxZQLOXIfI9OsRbHIgqXA==</SignatureValue></Signature></book><banana><age Id="age">22</age><Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><SignedInfo><CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/><SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/><Reference URI="#age"><Transforms><Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/></Transforms><DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><DigestValue>zQy/Rr+zKlp9CcZvPmWaskedAMM=</DigestValue></Reference></SignedInfo><SignatureValue>dazQQsLS8kyLAl30KL/ntwJ0Cg59w9rL2V4iXypAsecJ33AsCiN+5KEZTgb/+aj04/R3Y/HXjKw8qq9zQUTiXs6uJYI+cMBNrm3hNNSVF7yZ6QbeIe6WRREyQM0xNa2q6GMBqhgcF35Chwtf8Y93pYKYFQ301QZXCiM0WqnFXMA7UrwsuNTgWkC2u89fKk3kVDjDUenwHCAsplvt5q7MwnMd9+vOJGWyQMme0pBZ6liTxsVUwcLa7ximhYXtWCqdPrkqy7XZB60MoOAYBlmxqT+ZFb+cxWVRp0K+LjLlXpAS39lrVhZZ75rgjFYIyUuZTQ2PLC/ILBod4LgICUGzLg==</SignatureValue></Signature></banana></root>
diff --git a/test/saml2.coffee b/test/saml2.coffee
index 444bc41..d35d504 100644
--- a/test/saml2.coffee
+++ b/test/saml2.coffee
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ describe 'saml2', ->
       it 'rejects xml with an invalid signature', ->
         assert.equal false, saml2.check_saml_signature(get_test_file("good_assertion.xml"), get_test_file("test2.crt"))
 
+      it 'validates all signatures if more than one exist', ->
+        assert saml2.check_saml_signature(get_test_file("good_assertion_multiple.xml"), get_test_file("test.crt"))
+
     describe 'check_status_success', =>
       it 'accepts a valid success status', =>
         assert saml2.check_status_success(@good_response_dom), "Did not get 'true' for valid response."
@@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ describe 'saml2', ->
               'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/claims/CommonName': [ 'Test Student' ]
         assert.deepEqual response, expected_response
         # make sure response can be deflated, since redirect requests need to be inflated
-        zlib.deflateRaw new Buffer(response, 'base64'), (err, deflated) =>
+        zlib.deflateRaw new Buffer(JSON.stringify(response), 'base64'), (err, deflated) =>
           assert not err?, "Got error: #{err}"
           done()
 
@@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ describe 'saml2', ->
         sso_login_url: 'https://idp.example.com/login'
         sso_logout_url:  'https://idp.example.com/logout'
         certificates: 'other_service_cert'
-      request_options = 
+      request_options =
         assert_endpoint: 'https://sp.example.com/assert'
         relay_state: 'Some Relay State!'
         nameid_format: "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress"
@@ -438,7 +441,7 @@ describe 'saml2', ->
         sso_login_url: 'https://idp.example.com/login'
         sso_logout_url:  'https://idp.example.com/logout'
         certificates: 'other_service_cert'
-      request_options = 
+      request_options =
         assert_endpoint: 'https://sp.example.com/assert'
         relay_state: 'Some Relay State!'
 
@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@ describe 'saml2', ->
         name_id: 'name_id'
         session_index: 'session_index'
         sign_get_request: true
-      
+
       sp = new saml2.ServiceProvider sp_options
       idp = new saml2.IdentityProvider idp_options