diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c434f21..4e2b209 100755
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 	version.hpp \
 	image_manager.hpp \
 	item_updater.hpp \
-	activation.hpp
+	activation.hpp \
+	image_verify.hpp
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = \
 	phosphor-version-software-manager \
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@
 	version.cpp \
 	serialize.cpp \
 	item_updater.cpp \
-	item_updater_main.cpp
+	item_updater_main.cpp  \
+	image_verify.cpp
 
 nodist_phosphor_image_updater_SOURCES = \
 	org/openbmc/Associations/server.cpp
diff --git a/image_verify.cpp b/image_verify.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be5536c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image_verify.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "image_verify.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace image
+{
+
+bool Signature::verify()
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace image
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor
diff --git a/image_verify.hpp b/image_verify.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c4514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image_verify.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace image
+{
+
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+/** @class Signature
+ *  @brief Contains signature verification functions.
+ *  @details The software image class that contains the signature
+ *           verification functions for signed image.
+ */
+class Signature
+{
+  public:
+    Signature() = delete;
+    Signature(const Signature&) = delete;
+    Signature& operator=(const Signature&) = delete;
+    Signature(Signature&&) = default;
+    Signature& operator=(Signature&&) = default;
+    ~Signature() = default;
+
+    /** @brief Constructs Verify Class
+     *
+     * @param[in]  imageDirPath - file path
+     */
+    Signature(const fs::path& imageDirPath) : imageDirPath(imageDirPath){};
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Image signature verification function.
+     *        Verify the Manifest and public key file signature using the
+     *        public keys available in the system first. After successful
+     *        validation, continue the whole image files signature
+     *        validation using the image specific public key and the
+     *        hash function.
+     *
+     *        @return true if signature verification was successful,
+     *                     false if not
+     */
+    bool verify();
+
+  private:
+    /** @brief Directory where software images are placed*/
+    fs::path imageDirPath;
+};
+
+} // namespace image
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor