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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NTT Data
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import testtools
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.adm_client = cls.os_adm.security_groups_client
+        cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
+
+    def _delete_security_group(self, securitygroup_id, admin=True):
+        if admin:
+            resp, _ = self.adm_client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+        else:
+            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
+    @testtools.skipIf(config.TempestConfig().service_available.neutron,
+                      "Skipped because neutron do not support all_tenants"
+                      "search filter.")
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_security_groups_list_all_tenants_filter(self):
+        # Admin can list security groups of all tenants
+        # List of all security groups created
+        security_group_list = []
+        # Create two security groups for a non-admin tenant
+        for i in range(2):
+            name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
+            description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
+            resp, securitygroup = (self.client
+                                   .create_security_group(name, description))
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                            securitygroup['id'], admin=False)
+            security_group_list.append(securitygroup)
+
+        client_tenant_id = securitygroup['tenant_id']
+        # Create two security groups for admin tenant
+        for i in range(2):
+            name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
+            description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
+            resp, adm_securitygroup = (self.adm_client
+                                       .create_security_group(name,
+                                                              description))
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                            adm_securitygroup['id'])
+            security_group_list.append(adm_securitygroup)
+
+        # Fetch all security groups based on 'all_tenants' search filter
+        param = {'all_tenants': 'true'}
+        resp, fetched_list = self.adm_client.list_security_groups(params=param)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        sec_group_id_list = map(lambda sg: sg['id'], fetched_list)
+        # Now check if all created Security Groups are present in fetched list
+        for sec_group in security_group_list:
+            self.assertIn(sec_group['id'], sec_group_id_list)
+
+        # Fetch all security groups for non-admin user with 'all_tenants'
+        # search filter
+        resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups(params=param)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Now check if all created Security Groups are present in fetched list
+        for sec_group in fetched_list:
+            self.assertEqual(sec_group['tenant_id'], client_tenant_id,
+                             "Failed to get all security groups for "
+                             "non admin user.")
+
+
+class SecurityGroupsTestAdminXML(SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'