diff --git a/acceptance/00-authentication.go b/acceptance/00-authentication.go
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+++ b/acceptance/00-authentication.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+  "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+  "strings"
+  "fmt"
+  "os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+  provider, username, _, apiKey := getCredentials()
+
+  if !strings.Contains(provider, "rackspace") {
+    fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Skipping test because provider doesn't support API_KEYs\n")
+    return
+  }
+
+  _, err := gophercloud.Authenticate(
+    provider,
+    gophercloud.AuthOptions{
+      Username: username,
+      ApiKey: apiKey,
+    },
+  )
+  if err != nil {
+    panic(err)
+  }
+}