diff --git a/spec/integration/network/rest_authconfig_spec.rb b/spec/integration/network/rest_authconfig_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+require 'puppet/network/rest_authconfig'
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :allow do |params|
+
+  match do |auth|
+    begin
+      auth.allowed?(params[0], params[1], params[2], params[3])
+      true
+    rescue Puppet::Network::AuthorizationError
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  failure_message_for_should do |instance|
+    "expected #{params[3][:node]}/#{params[3][:ip]} to be allowed"
+  end
+
+  failure_message_for_should_not do |instance|
+    "expected #{params[3][:node]}/#{params[3][:ip]} to be forbidden"
+  end
+end
+
+describe Puppet::Network::RestAuthConfig do
+  include PuppetSpec::Files
+
+  before(:each) do
+    Puppet[:rest_authconfig] = tmpfile('auth.conf')
+  end
+
+  def add_rule(rule)
+    File.open(Puppet[:rest_authconfig],"w+") do |f|
+      f.print "path /test\n#{rule}\n"
+    end
+    @auth = Puppet::Network::RestAuthConfig.new(Puppet[:rest_authconfig], true)
+  end
+
+  def add_regex_rule(regex, rule)
+    File.open(Puppet[:rest_authconfig],"w+") do |f|
+      f.print "path ~ #{regex}\n#{rule}\n"
+    end
+    @auth = Puppet::Network::RestAuthConfig.new(Puppet[:rest_authconfig], true)
+  end
+
+  def request(args = {})
+    { :ip => '10.1.1.1', :node => 'host.domain.com', :key => 'key', :authenticated => true }.each do |k,v|
+      args[k] ||= v
+    end
+    ['test', :find, args[:key], args]
+  end
+
+  it "should support IPv4 address" do
+    add_rule("allow 10.1.1.1")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support CIDR IPv4 address" do
+    add_rule("allow 10.0.0.0/8")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support wildcard IPv4 address" do
+    add_rule("allow 10.1.1.*")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support IPv6 address" do
+    add_rule("allow 2001:DB8::8:800:200C:417A")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:ip => '2001:DB8::8:800:200C:417A'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support hostname" do
+    add_rule("allow host.domain.com")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support wildcard host" do
+    add_rule("allow *.domain.com")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support hostname backreferences" do
+    add_regex_rule('^/test/([^/]+)$', "allow $1.domain.com")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:key => 'host'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support opaque strings" do
+    add_rule("allow this-is-opaque@or-not")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:node => 'this-is-opaque@or-not'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support opaque strings and backreferences" do
+    add_regex_rule('^/test/([^/]+)$', "allow $1")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:key => 'this-is-opaque@or-not', :node => 'this-is-opaque@or-not'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support hostname ending with '.'" do
+    pending('bug #7589')
+    add_rule("allow host.domain.com.")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:node => 'host.domain.com.'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support hostname ending with '.' and backreferences" do
+    pending('bug #7589')
+    add_regex_rule('^/test/([^/]+)$',"allow $1")
+
+    @auth.should allow(request(:node => 'host.domain.com.'))
+  end
+
+  it "should support trailing whitespace" do
+    pending('bug #5010')
+    add_rule('allow host.domain.com    ')
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should support inlined comments" do
+    pending('bug #6026')
+    add_rule('allow host.domain.com # will it work?')
+
+    @auth.should allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should deny non-matching host" do
+    add_rule("allow inexistant")
+
+    @auth.should_not allow(request)
+  end
+
+  it "should deny denied hosts" do
+    add_rule("deny host.domain.com")
+
+    @auth.should_not allow(request)
+  end
+
+end
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