diff --git a/_modules/runtest/tempest_sections/validation.py b/_modules/runtest/tempest_sections/validation.py
index 9adf570..c2b1c47 100644
--- a/_modules/runtest/tempest_sections/validation.py
+++ b/_modules/runtest/tempest_sections/validation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 import base_section
 
+from runtest import conditions
+
 class Validation(base_section.BaseSection):
 
     name = "validation"
@@ -30,7 +32,19 @@
 
     @property
     def connect_method(self):
-        pass
+        c = conditions.BaseRule(field='keystone.client.enabled', op='eq',
+                                val=True)
+        nodes = self.get_nodes_where_condition_match(c)
+
+        keystone_profile_admin = self.runtest_opts.get('keystone_profile_admin', {})
+        res = self.authenticated_openstack_module_call(
+            nodes[0], 'neutronng.list_networks', profile=keystone_profile_admin)[nodes[0]]['networks']
+        external_routers = [net['router:external'] for net in res]
+
+        if True in external_routers:
+            return 'floating'
+        else:
+            return 'fixed'
 
     @property
     def connect_timeout(self):
@@ -42,11 +56,25 @@
 
     @property
     def image_ssh_password(self):
-        pass
+        image_name = self.runtest_opts.get('convert_to_uuid', {}).get(
+            'compute', {}).get('image_ref')
+        if not image_name:
+            return
+
+        image_map = {'TestCirros-0.3.5': 'cubswin:)', 'TestFedora-27-1.6': ''}
+
+        return image_map.get(image_name)
 
     @property
     def image_ssh_user(self):
-        pass
+        image_name = self.runtest_opts.get('convert_to_uuid', {}).get(
+            'compute', {}).get('image_ref')
+        if not image_name:
+            return
+
+        image_map = {'TestCirros-0.3.5': 'cirros', 'TestFedora-27-1.6': 'fedora'}
+
+        return image_map.get(image_name)
 
     @property
     def ip_version_for_ssh(self):
diff --git a/metadata/service/tempest/init.yml b/metadata/service/tempest/init.yml
index 33fca88..2c61d2f 100644
--- a/metadata/service/tempest/init.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/tempest/init.yml
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@
       scenario:
         img_file: ${_param:runtest_local_img_file}
         img_dir: ${_param:runtest_local_img_dir}
+      validation:
+        run_validation: true