diff --git a/acceptance/01-authentication.go b/acceptance/01-authentication.go
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+++ b/acceptance/01-authentication.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	provider := os.Getenv("SDK_PROVIDER")
+	username := os.Getenv("SDK_USERNAME")
+	password := os.Getenv("SDK_PASSWORD")
+
+	if (provider == "") || (username == "") || (password == "") {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "One or more of the following environment variables aren't set:\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  SDK_PROVIDER=\"%s\"\n", provider)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  SDK_USERNAME=\"%s\"\n", username)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  SDK_PASSWORD=\"%s\"\n", password)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	_, err := gophercloud.Authenticate(
+		provider,
+		gophercloud.AuthOptions{
+			Username: username,
+			Password: password,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}