diff --git a/tests/authentication/authenticatorForSource.php b/tests/authentication/authenticatorForSource.php
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+++ b/tests/authentication/authenticatorForSource.php
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+<?php
+
+require_once("../../config/dmsDefaults.php");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . '/authentication/authenticationsource.inc.php');
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR .  '/authentication/authenticationproviderregistry.inc.php');
+
+
+$oSource = KTAuthenticationSource::get(2);
+$sProvider = $oSource->getAuthenticationProvider();
+$oRegistry = KTAuthenticationProviderRegistry::getSingleton();
+$oProvider =& $oRegistry->getAuthenticationProvider($sProvider);
+$oAuthenticator = $oProvider->getAuthenticator($oSource);
+$oUser = User::getByUserName('nbm');
+$foo = $oAuthenticator->checkPassword($oUser, 'asdfa');
+var_dump($foo);
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/authentication/checkPassword.php b/tests/authentication/checkPassword.php
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+++ b/tests/authentication/checkPassword.php
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+<?php
+
+require_once("../../config/dmsDefaults.php");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . '/authentication/authenticationutil.inc.php');
+
+$oUser =& User::getByUserName('nbm2');
+$foo = KTAuthenticationUtil::checkPassword($oUser, 'asdfa');
+var_dump($foo);
+
+?>