Sign the REST and SOAP messages in the production instance

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title: Sign the REST and SOAP messages in the production instance
description: Use update sets to sign and validate the REST and SOAP messages by enabling the code signing in protected and trusted instances.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/cs-rest-soap.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Code Signing, Code Signing, Platform Security]
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# Sign the REST and SOAP messages in the production instance

Use update sets to sign and validate the REST and SOAP messages by enabling the code signing in protected and trusted instances.

## Before you begin

-   Establish Circle of Trust between the protected and trusted instances.
-   Role required: security\_admin

-   **[Sign the existing REST and SOAP messages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/rest-soap-code-sign.md)**  
Sign and validate the existing REST and SOAP messages by enabling the Code Signing in protected and trusted instances.
-   **[Sign new REST and SOAP messages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/cs-new-rest-soap.md)**  
Sign and validate the new REST and SOAP messages from the trusted instance by enabling the Code Signing in protected and trusted instances.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Code Signing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/using-code-signing.md)