diff --git a/v2/signature/sign.go b/v2/signature/sign.go
index d0fddc56..e17e90ee 100644
--- a/v2/signature/sign.go
+++ b/v2/signature/sign.go
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-type SignedRequest interface {
+type serviceRequest interface {
 	GetMetaHeader() *service.RequestMetaHeader
 	GetVerificationHeader() *service.RequestVerificationHeader
 	SetVerificationHeader(*service.RequestVerificationHeader)
 }
 
+type serviceResponse interface {
+	GetMetaHeader() *service.ResponseMetaHeader
+	GetVerificationHeader() *service.ResponseVerificationHeader
+	SetVerificationHeader(*service.ResponseVerificationHeader)
+}
+
 type stableMarshaler interface {
 	StableMarshal([]byte) ([]byte, error)
 	StableSize() int
@@ -25,12 +31,99 @@ type stableMarshalerWrapper struct {
 	sm stableMarshaler
 }
 
+type metaHeader interface {
+	stableMarshaler
+	getOrigin() metaHeader
+}
+
+type verificationHeader interface {
+	stableMarshaler
+
+	GetBodySignature() *service.Signature
+	SetBodySignature(*service.Signature)
+	GetMetaSignature() *service.Signature
+	SetMetaSignature(*service.Signature)
+	GetOriginSignature() *service.Signature
+	SetOriginSignature(*service.Signature)
+
+	setOrigin(stableMarshaler)
+	getOrigin() verificationHeader
+}
+
+type requestMetaHeader struct {
+	*service.RequestMetaHeader
+}
+
+type responseMetaHeader struct {
+	*service.ResponseMetaHeader
+}
+
+type requestVerificationHeader struct {
+	*service.RequestVerificationHeader
+}
+
+type responseVerificationHeader struct {
+	*service.ResponseVerificationHeader
+}
+
+func (h *requestMetaHeader) getOrigin() metaHeader {
+	return &requestMetaHeader{
+		RequestMetaHeader: h.GetOrigin(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *responseMetaHeader) getOrigin() metaHeader {
+	return &responseMetaHeader{
+		ResponseMetaHeader: h.GetOrigin(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *requestVerificationHeader) getOrigin() verificationHeader {
+	if origin := h.GetOrigin(); origin != nil {
+		return &requestVerificationHeader{
+			RequestVerificationHeader: origin,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *requestVerificationHeader) setOrigin(m stableMarshaler) {
+	if m != nil {
+		h.SetOrigin(m.(*service.RequestVerificationHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *responseVerificationHeader) getOrigin() verificationHeader {
+	if origin := r.GetOrigin(); origin != nil {
+		return &responseVerificationHeader{
+			ResponseVerificationHeader: origin,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *responseVerificationHeader) setOrigin(m stableMarshaler) {
+	if m != nil {
+		r.SetOrigin(m.(*service.ResponseVerificationHeader))
+	}
+}
+
 func (s stableMarshalerWrapper) ReadSignedData(buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return s.sm.StableMarshal(buf)
+	if s.sm != nil {
+		return s.sm.StableMarshal(buf)
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (s stableMarshalerWrapper) SignedDataSize() int {
-	return s.sm.StableSize()
+	if s.sm != nil {
+		return s.sm.StableSize()
+	}
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 func keySignatureHandler(s *service.Signature) signature.KeySignatureHandler {
@@ -46,48 +139,69 @@ func keySignatureSource(s *service.Signature) signature.KeySignatureSource {
 	}
 }
 
-func requestBody(req SignedRequest) stableMarshaler {
-	switch v := req.(type) {
-	case *accounting.BalanceRequest:
-		return v.GetBody()
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown request %T", req))
-	}
-}
+func SignServiceMessage(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, msg interface{}) error {
+	var (
+		body, meta, verifyOrigin stableMarshaler
+		verifyHdr                verificationHeader
+		verifyHdrSetter          func(verificationHeader)
+	)
 
-func SignRequest(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, req SignedRequest) error {
-	if req == nil {
+	switch v := msg.(type) {
+	case nil:
 		return nil
+	case serviceRequest:
+		body = serviceMessageBody(v)
+		meta = v.GetMetaHeader()
+		verifyHdr = &requestVerificationHeader{new(service.RequestVerificationHeader)}
+		verifyHdrSetter = func(h verificationHeader) {
+			v.SetVerificationHeader(h.(*requestVerificationHeader).RequestVerificationHeader)
+		}
+
+		if h := v.GetVerificationHeader(); h != nil {
+			verifyOrigin = h
+		}
+	case serviceResponse:
+		body = serviceMessageBody(v)
+		meta = v.GetMetaHeader()
+		verifyHdr = &responseVerificationHeader{new(service.ResponseVerificationHeader)}
+		verifyHdrSetter = func(h verificationHeader) {
+			v.SetVerificationHeader(h.(*responseVerificationHeader).ResponseVerificationHeader)
+		}
+
+		if h := v.GetVerificationHeader(); h != nil {
+			verifyOrigin = h
+		}
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported service message %T", v))
 	}
 
-	// create new level of matryoshka
-	verifyHdr := new(service.RequestVerificationHeader)
-
-	// attach the previous matryoshka
-	verifyHdr.SetOrigin(req.GetVerificationHeader())
-
-	// sign request body
-	if err := signRequestPart(key, requestBody(req), verifyHdr.SetBodySignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign request body")
+	if verifyOrigin == nil {
+		// sign service message body
+		if err := signServiceMessagePart(key, body, verifyHdr.SetBodySignature); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign body")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// sign meta header
-	if err := signRequestPart(key, req.GetMetaHeader(), verifyHdr.SetMetaSignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign request meta header")
+	if err := signServiceMessagePart(key, meta, verifyHdr.SetMetaSignature); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign meta header")
 	}
 
 	// sign verification header origin
-	if err := signRequestPart(key, verifyHdr.GetOrigin(), verifyHdr.SetOriginSignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign origin of request verification header")
+	if err := signServiceMessagePart(key, verifyOrigin, verifyHdr.SetOriginSignature); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not sign origin of verification header")
 	}
 
-	// make a new top of the matryoshka
-	req.SetVerificationHeader(verifyHdr)
+	// wrap origin verification header
+	verifyHdr.setOrigin(verifyOrigin)
+
+	// update matryoshka verification header
+	verifyHdrSetter(verifyHdr)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func signRequestPart(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, part stableMarshaler, sigWrite func(*service.Signature)) error {
+func signServiceMessagePart(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, part stableMarshaler, sigWrite func(*service.Signature)) error {
 	sig := new(service.Signature)
 
 	// sign part
@@ -105,34 +219,78 @@ func signRequestPart(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, part stableMarshaler, sigWrite func(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func VerifyRequest(req SignedRequest) error {
-	verifyHdr := req.GetVerificationHeader()
+func VerifyServiceMessage(msg interface{}) error {
+	var (
+		meta   metaHeader
+		verify verificationHeader
+	)
 
-	// verify body signature
-	if err := verifyRequestPart(requestBody(req), verifyHdr.GetBodySignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify request body")
+	switch v := msg.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		return nil
+	case serviceRequest:
+		meta = &requestMetaHeader{
+			RequestMetaHeader: v.GetMetaHeader(),
+		}
+
+		verify = &requestVerificationHeader{
+			RequestVerificationHeader: v.GetVerificationHeader(),
+		}
+	case serviceResponse:
+		meta = &responseMetaHeader{
+			ResponseMetaHeader: v.GetMetaHeader(),
+		}
+
+		verify = &responseVerificationHeader{
+			ResponseVerificationHeader: v.GetVerificationHeader(),
+		}
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported service message %T", v))
 	}
 
-	// verify meta header
-	if err := verifyRequestPart(req.GetMetaHeader(), verifyHdr.GetMetaSignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify request meta header")
-	}
-
-	// verify verification header origin
-	if err := verifyRequestPart(verifyHdr.GetOrigin(), verifyHdr.GetOriginSignature); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify origin of request verification header")
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return verifyMatryoshkaLevel(serviceMessageBody(msg), meta, verify)
 }
 
-func verifyRequestPart(part stableMarshaler, sigRdr func() *service.Signature) error {
-	if err := signature.VerifyDataWithSource(
+func verifyMatryoshkaLevel(body stableMarshaler, meta metaHeader, verify verificationHeader) error {
+	if err := verifyServiceMessagePart(meta, verify.GetMetaSignature); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify meta header")
+	}
+
+	origin := verify.getOrigin()
+
+	if err := verifyServiceMessagePart(origin, verify.GetOriginSignature); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify origin of verification header")
+	}
+
+	if origin == nil {
+		if err := verifyServiceMessagePart(body, verify.GetBodySignature); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify body")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if verify.GetBodySignature() != nil {
+		return errors.New("body signature at the matryoshka upper level")
+	}
+
+	return verifyMatryoshkaLevel(body, meta.getOrigin(), origin)
+}
+
+func verifyServiceMessagePart(part stableMarshaler, sigRdr func() *service.Signature) error {
+	return signature.VerifyDataWithSource(
 		&stableMarshalerWrapper{part},
 		keySignatureSource(sigRdr()),
-	); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	)
+}
+
+func serviceMessageBody(req interface{}) stableMarshaler {
+	switch v := req.(type) {
+	case *accounting.BalanceRequest:
+		return v.GetBody()
+	case *accounting.BalanceResponse:
+		return v.GetBody()
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported service message %T", req))
+	}
 }