diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
index 2f63f3e..e0937f9 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
@@ -345,6 +345,38 @@
             1.0.0 and the key size is larger than 1024; older OpenSSL versions
             do not support keys larger than 1024 bits.
 
+    .. method:: create_dsa_verification_ctx(public_key, signature, algorithm)
+
+        :param public_key: An instance of a
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPublicKey`
+            provider.
+
+        :param bytes signature: The signature to verify.
+
+        :param algorithm: An instance of a
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm`
+            provider.
+
+        :returns:
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricVerificationContext`
+
+    .. method:: dsa_signature_from_components(r, s)
+
+        :param int r: The r value which is part of a DSA signature.
+
+        :param int s: The s value which is part of a DSA signature.
+
+        :returns: A DSA signature in DER format.
+
+    .. method:: dsa_hash_supported(algorithm):
+        
+        :param algorithm: An instance of a
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm`
+            provider.
+
+        :returns: ``True`` if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this
+            backend, otherwise ``False``.
+
 
 .. class:: CMACBackend
 
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst
index 43e5d8f..f15bc28 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     It implements the following interfaces:
 
     * :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.CipherBackend`
+    * :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
     * :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HashBackend`
     * :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HMACBackend`
     * :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.PBKDF2HMACBackend`
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
index 2819bbd..5cee570 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,55 @@
                         ``subgroup_order``, ``generator``, or ``y``
                         do not match the bounds specified in `FIPS 186-4`_.
 
+    .. method:: verifier(signature, algorithm, backend)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.4
+
+        Verify data was signed by the private key associated with this public
+        key.
+
+        .. code-block:: pycon
+
+            >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+            >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
+            >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa
+            >>> parameters = dsa.DSAParameters.generate(
+            ...     key_size=1024,
+            ...     backend=default_backend()
+            ... )
+            >>> private_key = dsa.DSAPrivateKey.generate(
+            ...     parameters=parameters,
+            ...     backend=default_backend()
+            ... )
+            >>> signer = private_key.signer(
+            ...     hashes.SHA256(),
+            ...     default_backend()
+            ... )
+            >>> data= b"this is some data I'd like to sign"
+            >>> signer.update(data)
+            >>> signature = signer.finalize()
+            >>> public_key = private_key.public_key()
+            >>> verifier = public_key.verifier(
+            ...     signature,
+            ...     hashes.SHA256(),
+            ...     default_backend()
+            ... )
+            >>> verifier.update(data)
+            >>> verifier.verify()
+
+        :param bytes signature: The signature to verify in DER encoding as
+            specified in :rfc:`6979`.
+
+        :param algorithm: An instance of a
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm`
+            provider.
+
+        :param backend: A
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
+            provider.
+
+        :returns:
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricVerificationContext`
 
 .. _`DSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm
 .. _`public-key`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
index c76582c..c1d01f7 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
@@ -412,17 +412,37 @@
 
         The bit length of the modulus.
 
+    .. attribute:: y
+
+        :type: int
+
+        The public key.
+
     .. method:: parameters()
 
         :return: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters`
 
         The DSAParameters object associated with this public key.
 
-    .. attribute:: y
+    .. method:: verifier(signature, algorithm, backend)
 
-        :type: int
+        .. versionadded:: 0.4
 
-        The public key.
+        Verify data was signed by the private key associated with this public
+        key.
+
+        :param bytes signature: The signature to verify.
+
+        :param algorithm: An instance of a
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm`
+            provider.
+
+        :param backend: A
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
+            provider.
+
+        :returns:
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricVerificationContext`
 
 
 .. class:: AsymmetricSignatureContext