-echo "### testuser connecting to sshd socket..."
-PROXY_COMMAND="monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand --no-connect %h && socat STDIO UNIX:${SOCKET}"
-GNUPGHOME="$TEMPDIR"/testuser/.gnupg \
-MONKEYSPHERE_HOME="$TEMPDIR"/testuser/.monkeysphere \
- ssh -F "$TEMPDIR"/testuser/.ssh/config -v -v -v -oProxyCommand="$PROXY_COMMAND" testhost
+echo "### ssh connection test for success..."
+ssh_test
+
+# remove the testuser's authorized_user_ids file, update, and make
+# sure that the ssh authentication FAILS
+echo "### removing testuser authorized_user_ids and updating..."
+mv "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids{,.bak}
+monkeysphere-server update-users $(whoami)
+echo "### ssh connection test for server authentication denial..."
+ssh_test 255
+mv "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids{.bak,}
+
+# put improper permissions on authorized_user_ids file, update, and
+# make sure ssh authentication FAILS
+echo "### setting group writability on authorized_user_ids and updating..."
+chmod g+w "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids
+monkeysphere-server update-users $(whoami)
+echo "### ssh connection test for server authentication denial..."
+ssh_test 255
+chmod g-w "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids
+echo "### setting other writability on authorized_user_ids and updating..."
+chmod o+w "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids
+monkeysphere-server update-users $(whoami)
+echo "### ssh connection test for server authentication denial..."
+ssh_test 255
+chmod o-w "$TESTHOME"/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids
+
+
+trap - EXIT
+
+echo
+echo "Monkeysphere basic tests completed successfully!"
+echo
+
+cleanup