SignedXML

.NET 1.1

I have been able to do the simple examples from MSDN and such in which I just make up a generic key and then check against that.

eg.

  Dim key As New RSACryptoServiceProvider
  signer.KeyInfo = New KeyInfo
  signer.KeyInfo.AddClause(New RSAKeyValue(key))
  signer.SigningKey = key

Later I verify the sig

Dim verifier As New SignedXml(doc)
Dim myel As XmlElement 
myel = doc.GetElementsByTagName("Signature")(0) 
verifier.LoadXml(myel)
If (verifier.CheckSignature()) Then .... 

Don't I need a public key from the service recieving the message How can I make up a testing public and private key Do I need to create a certificate This is the version trying to use the certificate:

Dim cert As X509Certificates.X509Certificate
cert = cert.CreateFromCertFile("/mycert1.cer")
signer.KeyInfo = New KeyInfo
signer.KeyInfo.AddClause(New KeyInfoX509Data(cert))
'actualy generate the signature! 
Dim mykey As AsymmetricAlgorithm
mykey = mykey.Create("RSA")
signer.SigningKey = mykey

Is there a example using a public key to sign and encrypt an XML document and then to check the XML doc with a private key on the verifing side (in my case the next page). What am I missing Do I have terminology mixed up I just need to sign an xml doc and send it over an SSL connection to a receiving host. Am I making this too complicated