diff --git a/test/fixtures.py b/test/fixtures.py
index 67a973992..b07e63a80 100644
--- a/test/fixtures.py
+++ b/test/fixtures.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from data.model.user import LoginWrappedDBUser
 from endpoints.api import api_bp
 from endpoints.appr import appr_bp
 from endpoints.web import web
+from endpoints.v1 import v1_bp
 from endpoints.v2 import v2_bp
 from endpoints.verbs import verbs as verbs_bp
 from endpoints.webhooks import webhooks
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ def app(appconfig, initialized_db):
   app.register_blueprint(appr_bp, url_prefix='/cnr')
   app.register_blueprint(web, url_prefix='/')
   app.register_blueprint(verbs_bp, url_prefix='/c1')
+  app.register_blueprint(v1_bp, url_prefix='/v1')
   app.register_blueprint(v2_bp, url_prefix='/v2')
   app.register_blueprint(webhooks, url_prefix='/webhooks')
 
diff --git a/test/registry/fixtures.py b/test/registry/fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abfb4d95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import copy
+import logging.config
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+import pytest
+
+from Crypto import Random
+from flask import jsonify, g
+from flask_principal import Identity
+
+from app import storage
+from data.database import close_db_filter, configure, DerivedStorageForImage, QueueItem, Image
+from data import model
+from endpoints.csrf import generate_csrf_token
+from util.log import logfile_path
+
+from test.registry.liveserverfixture import LiveServerExecutor
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def registry_server_executor(app):
+  def generate_csrf():
+    return generate_csrf_token()
+
+  def set_supports_direct_download(enabled):
+    storage.put_content(['local_us'], 'supports_direct_download', enabled)
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def delete_image(image_id):
+    image = Image.get(docker_image_id=image_id)
+    image.docker_image_id = 'DELETED'
+    image.save()
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def get_storage_replication_entry(image_id):
+    image = Image.get(docker_image_id=image_id)
+    QueueItem.select().where(QueueItem.queue_name ** ('%' + image.storage.uuid + '%')).get()
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def set_feature(feature_name, value):
+    import features
+    old_value = features._FEATURES[feature_name].value
+    features._FEATURES[feature_name].value = value
+    return jsonify({'old_value': old_value})
+
+  def clear_derived_cache():
+    DerivedStorageForImage.delete().execute()
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def clear_uncompressed_size(image_id):
+    image = model.image.get_image_by_id('devtable', 'newrepo', image_id)
+    image.storage.uncompressed_size = None
+    image.storage.save()
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def add_token():
+    another_token = model.token.create_delegate_token('devtable', 'newrepo', 'my-new-token',
+                                                      'write')
+    another_token.code = 'somecooltokencode'
+    another_token.save()
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def break_database():
+    # Close any existing connection.
+    close_db_filter(None)
+
+    # Reload the database config with an invalid connection.
+    config = copy.copy(app.config)
+    config['DB_URI'] = 'sqlite:///not/a/valid/database'
+    configure(config)
+
+    return 'OK'
+
+  def reload_app(server_hostname):
+    # Close any existing connection.
+    close_db_filter(None)
+
+    # Reload the database config.
+    app.config['SERVER_HOSTNAME'] = server_hostname[len('http://'):]
+    configure(app.config)
+
+    # Reload random after the process split, as it cannot be used uninitialized across forks.
+    Random.atfork()
+
+    # Required for anonymous calls to not exception.
+    g.identity = Identity(None, 'none')
+
+    if os.environ.get('DEBUGLOG') == 'true':
+      logging.config.fileConfig(logfile_path(debug=True), disable_existing_loggers=False)
+
+    return 'OK'
+
+  executor = LiveServerExecutor()
+  executor.register('generate_csrf', generate_csrf)
+  executor.register('set_supports_direct_download', set_supports_direct_download)
+  executor.register('delete_image', delete_image)
+  executor.register('get_storage_replication_entry', get_storage_replication_entry)
+  executor.register('set_feature', set_feature)
+  executor.register('clear_derived_cache', clear_derived_cache)
+  executor.register('clear_uncompressed_size', clear_uncompressed_size)
+  executor.register('add_token', add_token)
+  executor.register('break_database', break_database)
+  executor.register('reload_app', reload_app)
+  return executor
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def liveserver_app(app, registry_server_executor, init_db_path):
+  registry_server_executor.apply_blueprint_to_app(app)
+
+  if os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'false').lower() == 'true':
+    app.config['DEBUG'] = True
+
+  # Copy the clean database to a new path. We cannot share the DB created by the
+  # normal app fixture, as it is already open in the local process.
+  local_db_file = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=True)
+  local_db_file.close()
+
+  shutil.copy2(init_db_path, local_db_file.name)
+  app.config['DB_URI'] = 'sqlite:///{0}'.format(local_db_file.name)
+  return app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def app_reloader(liveserver, registry_server_executor):
+  registry_server_executor.on(liveserver).reload_app(liveserver.url)
+  yield
+
+
+class FeatureFlagValue(object):
+  """ Helper object which temporarily sets the value of a feature flag.
+
+      Usage:
+
+      with FeatureFlagValue('ANONYMOUS_ACCESS', False, registry_server_executor.on(liveserver)):
+        ... Features.ANONYMOUS_ACCESS is False in this context ...
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, feature_flag, test_value, executor):
+    self.feature_flag = feature_flag
+    self.test_value = test_value
+    self.executor = executor
+
+    self.old_value = None
+
+  def __enter__(self):
+    result = self.executor.set_feature(self.feature_flag, self.test_value)
+    self.old_value = result.json['old_value']
+
+  def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+    self.executor.set_feature(self.feature_flag, self.old_value)
diff --git a/test/registry/protocol_fixtures.py b/test/registry/protocol_fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c678b85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/protocol_fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import pytest
+
+from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
+from jwkest.jwk import RSAKey
+
+from test.registry.protocols import Image, layer_bytes_for_contents
+from test.registry.protocol_v1 import V1Protocol
+from test.registry.protocol_v2 import V2Protocol
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def basic_images():
+  """ Returns basic images for push and pull testing. """
+  # Note: order is from base layer down to leaf.
+  return [
+    Image(id='parentid', bytes=layer_bytes_for_contents('parent contents'),
+          parent_id=None, size=None),
+    Image(id='someid', bytes=layer_bytes_for_contents('some contents'),
+          parent_id='parentid', size=None),
+  ]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def jwk():
+  return RSAKey(key=RSA.generate(2048))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=[V1Protocol, V2Protocol])
+def pusher(request, jwk):
+  return request.param(jwk)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=[V1Protocol, V2Protocol])
+def puller(request, jwk):
+  return request.param(jwk)
diff --git a/test/registry/protocol_v1.py b/test/registry/protocol_v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f38aa6bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/protocol_v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import json
+
+from cStringIO import StringIO
+from enum import Enum, unique
+
+from digest.checksums import compute_simple
+from test.registry.protocols import (RegistryProtocol, Failures, ProtocolOptions, PushResult,
+                                     PullResult)
+
+@unique
+class V1ProtocolSteps(Enum):
+  """ Defines the various steps of the protocol, for matching failures. """
+  PUT_IMAGES = 'put-images'
+  GET_IMAGES = 'get-images'
+
+
+class V1Protocol(RegistryProtocol):
+  FAILURE_CODES = {
+    V1ProtocolSteps.PUT_IMAGES: {
+      Failures.UNAUTHENTICATED: 401,
+      Failures.UNAUTHORIZED: 403,
+    },
+    V1ProtocolSteps.GET_IMAGES: {
+      Failures.UNAUTHENTICATED: 403,
+      Failures.UNAUTHORIZED: 403,
+    },
+  }
+
+  def __init__(self, jwk):
+    pass
+
+  def _auth_for_credentials(self, credentials):
+    if credentials is None:
+      return None
+
+    return credentials
+
+  def ping(self, session):
+    assert session.get('/v1/_ping').status_code == 200
+
+  def pull(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    options = options or ProtocolOptions()
+    auth = self._auth_for_credentials(credentials)
+    tag_names = [tag_names] if isinstance(tag_names, str) else tag_names
+    prefix = '/v1/repositories/%s/%s/' % (namespace, repo_name)
+
+    # Ping!
+    self.ping(session)
+
+    # GET /v1/repositories/{namespace}/{repository}/images
+    result = self.conduct(session, 'GET', prefix + 'images', auth=auth,
+                          expected_status=(200, expected_failure, V1ProtocolSteps.GET_IMAGES))
+    if expected_failure is not None:
+      return
+
+    # GET /v1/repositories/{namespace}/{repository}/tags
+    tags_result = self.conduct(session, 'GET', prefix + 'tags', auth=auth).json()
+    assert len(tags_result.values()) == len(tag_names)
+
+    tag_image_id = tags_result['latest']
+    if not options.munge_shas:
+      # Ensure we have a matching image ID.
+      known_ids = {image.id for image in images}
+      assert tag_image_id in known_ids
+
+    # Retrieve the ancestry of the tagged image.
+    image_prefix = '/v1/images/%s/' % tag_image_id
+    ancestors = self.conduct(session, 'GET', image_prefix + 'ancestry', auth=auth).json()
+
+    assert len(ancestors) == len(images)
+    for index, image_id in enumerate(reversed(ancestors)):
+      # /v1/images/{imageID}/{ancestry, json, layer}
+      image_prefix = '/v1/images/%s/' % image_id
+      self.conduct(session, 'GET', image_prefix + 'ancestry', auth=auth)
+
+      result = self.conduct(session, 'GET', image_prefix + 'json', auth=auth)
+      assert result.json()['id'] == image_id
+
+      # Ensure we can HEAD the image layer.
+      self.conduct(session, 'HEAD', image_prefix + 'layer', auth=auth)
+
+      # And retrieve the layer data.
+      result = self.conduct(session, 'GET', image_prefix + 'layer', auth=auth)
+      assert result.content == images[index].bytes
+
+    return PullResult(manifests=None)
+
+  def push(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    auth = self._auth_for_credentials(credentials)
+    tag_names = [tag_names] if isinstance(tag_names, str) else tag_names
+
+    # Ping!
+    self.ping(session)
+
+    # PUT /v1/repositories/{namespace}/{repository}/
+    result = self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v1/repositories/%s/%s/' % (namespace, repo_name),
+                          expected_status=(201, expected_failure, V1ProtocolSteps.PUT_IMAGES),
+                          json_data={},
+                          auth=auth)
+
+    if expected_failure is not None:
+      return
+
+    headers = {}
+    headers['Authorization'] = 'token ' + result.headers['www-authenticate']
+
+    for image in images:
+      # PUT /v1/images/{imageID}/json
+      image_json_data = {'id': image.id}
+      if image.size is not None:
+        image_json_data['Size'] = image.size
+
+      if image.parent_id is not None:
+        image_json_data['parent'] = image.parent_id
+
+      self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v1/images/%s/json' % image.id,
+                   json_data=image_json_data, headers=headers)
+
+      # PUT /v1/images/{imageID}/layer
+      self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v1/images/%s/layer' % image.id,
+                   data=StringIO(image.bytes), headers=headers)
+
+      # PUT /v1/images/{imageID}/checksum
+      checksum = compute_simple(StringIO(image.bytes), json.dumps(image_json_data))
+      checksum_headers = {'X-Docker-Checksum-Payload': checksum}
+      checksum_headers.update(headers)
+
+      self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v1/images/%s/checksum' % image.id,
+                   headers=checksum_headers)
+
+    # PUT /v1/repositories/{namespace}/{repository}/tags/latest
+    for tag_name in tag_names:
+      self.conduct(session, 'PUT',
+                   '/v1/repositories/%s/%s/tags/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, tag_name),
+                   data='"%s"' % images[-1].id,
+                   headers=headers)
+
+    # PUT /v1/repositories/{namespace}/{repository}/images
+    self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v1/repositories/%s/%s/images' % (namespace, repo_name),
+                 expected_status=204, headers=headers)
+
+    return PushResult(checksums=None, manifests=None)
diff --git a/test/registry/protocol_v2.py b/test/registry/protocol_v2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab626bcca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/protocol_v2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+import hashlib
+import json
+
+from enum import Enum, unique
+
+from image.docker.schema1 import DockerSchema1ManifestBuilder, DockerSchema1Manifest
+from test.registry.protocols import (RegistryProtocol, Failures, ProtocolOptions, PushResult,
+                                     PullResult)
+
+
+@unique
+class V2ProtocolSteps(Enum):
+  """ Defines the various steps of the protocol, for matching failures. """
+  AUTH = 'auth'
+  BLOB_HEAD_CHECK = 'blob-head-check'
+  GET_MANIFEST = 'get-manifest'
+
+
+class V2Protocol(RegistryProtocol):
+  FAILURE_CODES = {
+    V2ProtocolSteps.AUTH: {
+      Failures.UNAUTHENTICATED: 401,
+      Failures.UNAUTHORIZED: 403,
+      Failures.INVALID_REGISTRY: 400,
+      Failures.APP_REPOSITORY: 405,
+    },
+    V2ProtocolSteps.GET_MANIFEST: {
+      Failures.UNKNOWN_TAG: 404,
+    },
+  }
+
+  def __init__(self, jwk):
+    self.jwk = jwk
+
+  def ping(self, session):
+    result = session.get('/v2/')
+    assert result.status_code == 401
+    assert result.headers['Docker-Distribution-API-Version'] == 'registry/2.0'
+
+  def auth(self, session, credentials, namespace, repository, scopes=None,
+           expected_failure=None):
+    """
+    Performs the V2 Auth flow, returning the token (if any) and the response.
+
+    Spec: https://docs.docker.com/registry/spec/auth/token/
+    """
+
+    scopes = scopes or []
+    auth = None
+    if credentials is not None:
+      username, _ = credentials
+      auth = credentials
+
+    params = {
+      'account': username,
+      'service': 'localhost:5000',
+    }
+
+    if scopes:
+      params['scope'] = 'repository:%s/%s:%s' % (namespace, repository, ','.join(scopes))
+
+    response = self.conduct(session, 'GET', '/v2/auth', params=params, auth=auth,
+                            expected_status=(200, expected_failure, V2ProtocolSteps.AUTH))
+
+    if expected_failure is None:
+      assert response.json().get('token') is not None
+      return response.json().get('token'), response
+
+    return None, response
+
+  def push(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    options = options or ProtocolOptions()
+    scopes = options.scopes or ['push', 'pull']
+    tag_names = [tag_names] if isinstance(tag_names, str) else tag_names
+
+    # Ping!
+    self.ping(session)
+
+    # Perform auth and retrieve a token.
+    token, _ = self.auth(session, credentials, namespace, repo_name, scopes=scopes,
+                         expected_failure=expected_failure)
+    if token is None:
+      return
+
+    headers = {
+      'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
+    }
+
+    # Build fake manifests.
+    manifests = {}
+    for tag_name in tag_names:
+      builder = DockerSchema1ManifestBuilder(namespace, repo_name, tag_name)
+
+      for image in reversed(images):
+        checksum = 'sha256:' + hashlib.sha256(image.bytes).hexdigest()
+
+        # If invalid blob references were requested, just make it up.
+        if options.manifest_invalid_blob_references:
+          checksum = 'sha256:' + hashlib.sha256('notarealthing').hexdigest()
+
+        builder.add_layer(checksum, json.dumps({'id': image.id, 'parent': image.parent_id}))
+
+      # Build the manifest.
+      manifests[tag_name] = builder.build(self.jwk)
+
+    # Push the layer data.
+    checksums = {}
+    for image in reversed(images):
+      checksum = 'sha256:' + hashlib.sha256(image.bytes).hexdigest()
+      checksums[image.id] = checksum
+
+      # Layer data should not yet exist.
+      self.conduct(session, 'HEAD', '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, checksum),
+                   expected_status=(404, expected_failure, V2ProtocolSteps.BLOB_HEAD_CHECK),
+                   headers=headers)
+
+      # Start a new upload of the layer data.
+      response = self.conduct(session, 'POST', '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/uploads/' % (namespace, repo_name),
+                              expected_status=202,
+                              headers=headers)
+
+      upload_uuid = response.headers['Docker-Upload-UUID']
+      new_upload_location = response.headers['Location']
+      assert new_upload_location.startswith('http://localhost:5000')
+
+      # We need to make this relative just for the tests because the live server test
+      # case modifies the port.
+      location = response.headers['Location'][len('http://localhost:5000'):]
+
+      # PATCH the image data into the layer.
+      if options.chunks_for_upload is None:
+        self.conduct(session, 'PATCH', location, data=image.bytes, expected_status=204,
+                     headers=headers)
+      else:
+        # If chunked upload is requested, upload the data as a series of chunks, checking
+        # status at every point.
+        for chunk_data in options.chunks_for_upload:
+          if len(chunk_data) == 3:
+            (start_byte, end_byte, expected_code) = chunk_data
+          else:
+            (start_byte, end_byte) = chunk_data
+            expected_code = 204
+
+          patch_headers = {'Range': 'bytes=%s-%s' % (start_byte, end_byte)}
+          patch_headers.update(headers)
+
+          contents_chunk = image.bytes[start_byte:end_byte]
+          self.conduct(session, 'PATCH', location, data=contents_chunk,
+                       expected_status=expected_code,
+                       headers=patch_headers)
+          if expected_code != 204:
+            return
+
+          # Retrieve the upload status at each point, and ensure it is valid.
+          status_url = '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/uploads/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, upload_uuid)
+          response = self.conduct(session, 'GET', status_url, expected_status=204, headers=headers)
+          assert response.headers['Docker-Upload-UUID'] == upload_uuid
+          assert response.headers['Range'] == "bytes=0-%s" % end_byte
+
+      if options.cancel_blob_upload:
+        self.conduct(session, 'DELETE', location, params=dict(digest=checksum), expected_status=204,
+                     headers=headers)
+
+        # Ensure the upload was canceled.
+        status_url = '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/uploads/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, upload_uuid)
+        self.conduct(session, 'GET', status_url, expected_status=404, headers=headers)
+        return
+
+      # Finish the layer upload with a PUT.
+      response = self.conduct(session, 'PUT', location, params=dict(digest=checksum),
+                              expected_status=201, headers=headers)
+      assert response.headers['Docker-Content-Digest'] == checksum
+
+      # Ensure the layer exists now.
+      response = self.conduct(session, 'HEAD',
+                              '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, checksum),
+                              expected_status=200, headers=headers)
+
+      assert response.headers['Docker-Content-Digest'] == checksum
+      assert response.headers['Content-Length'] == str(len(image.bytes))
+
+      # And retrieve the layer data.
+      result = self.conduct(session, 'GET', '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, checksum),
+                            headers=headers, expected_status=200)
+      assert result.content == image.bytes
+
+    # Write a manifest for each tag.
+    for tag_name in tag_names:
+      manifest = manifests[tag_name]
+
+      # Write the manifest. If we expect it to be invalid, we expect a 404 code. Otherwise, we
+      # expect a 202 response for success.
+      put_code = 404 if options.manifest_invalid_blob_references else 202
+      manifest_headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+      manifest_headers.update(headers)
+
+      self.conduct(session, 'PUT', '/v2/%s/%s/manifests/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, tag_name),
+                   data=manifest.bytes, expected_status=put_code,
+                   headers=manifest_headers)
+
+    return PushResult(checksums=checksums, manifests=manifests)
+
+
+  def pull(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    options = options or ProtocolOptions()
+    scopes = options.scopes or ['pull']
+    tag_names = [tag_names] if isinstance(tag_names, str) else tag_names
+
+    # Ping!
+    self.ping(session)
+
+    # Perform auth and retrieve a token.
+    token, _ = self.auth(session, credentials, namespace, repo_name, scopes=scopes,
+                         expected_failure=expected_failure)
+    if token is None:
+      return None
+
+    headers = {
+      'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
+    }
+
+    manifests = {}
+    for tag_name in tag_names:
+      # Retrieve the manifest for the tag or digest.
+      response = self.conduct(session, 'GET',
+                              '/v2/%s/%s/manifests/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, tag_name),
+                              expected_status=(200, expected_failure, V2ProtocolSteps.GET_MANIFEST),
+                              headers=headers)
+      if expected_failure is not None:
+        return None
+
+      # Ensure the manifest returned by us is valid.
+      manifest = DockerSchema1Manifest(response.text)
+      manifests[tag_name] = manifest
+
+      # Verify the layers.
+      for index, layer in enumerate(manifest.layers):
+        result = self.conduct(session, 'GET',
+                              '/v2/%s/%s/blobs/%s' % (namespace, repo_name, layer.digest),
+                              expected_status=200,
+                              headers=headers)
+        assert result.content == images[index].bytes
+
+    return PullResult(manifests=manifests)
diff --git a/test/registry/protocols.py b/test/registry/protocols.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b720afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/protocols.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import json
+import tarfile
+
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from collections import namedtuple
+from cStringIO import StringIO
+from enum import Enum, unique
+from six import add_metaclass
+
+Image = namedtuple('Image', ['id', 'parent_id', 'size', 'bytes'])
+PushResult = namedtuple('PushResult', ['checksums', 'manifests'])
+PullResult = namedtuple('PullResult', ['manifests'])
+
+
+def layer_bytes_for_contents(contents):
+  layer_data = StringIO()
+
+  def add_file(name, contents):
+    tar_file_info = tarfile.TarInfo(name=name)
+    tar_file_info.type = tarfile.REGTYPE
+    tar_file_info.size = len(contents)
+    tar_file_info.mtime = 1
+
+    tar_file = tarfile.open(fileobj=layer_data, mode='w|gz')
+    tar_file.addfile(tar_file_info, StringIO(contents))
+    tar_file.close()
+
+  add_file('contents', contents)
+
+  layer_bytes = layer_data.getvalue()
+  layer_data.close()
+  return layer_bytes
+
+
+@unique
+class Failures(Enum):
+  """ Defines the various forms of expected failure. """
+  UNAUTHENTICATED = 'unauthenticated'
+  UNAUTHORIZED = 'unauthorized'
+  INVALID_REGISTRY = 'invalid-registry'
+  APP_REPOSITORY = 'app-repository'
+  UNKNOWN_TAG = 'unknown-tag'
+
+
+class ProtocolOptions(object):
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.munge_shas = False
+    self.scopes = None
+    self.cancel_blob_upload = False
+    self.manifest_invalid_blob_references = False
+    self.chunks_for_upload = None
+
+
+@add_metaclass(ABCMeta)
+class RegistryProtocol(object):
+  """ Interface for protocols. """
+  FAILURE_CODES = {}
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def pull(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    """ Pulls the given tag via the given session, using the given credentials, and
+        ensures the given images match.
+    """
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def push(self, session, namespace, repo_name, tag_names, images, credentials=None,
+           expected_failure=None, options=None):
+    """ Pushes the specified images as the given tag via the given session, using
+        the given credentials.
+    """
+
+  def conduct(self, session, method, url, expected_status=200, params=None, data=None,
+              json_data=None, headers=None, auth=None):
+    if json_data is not None:
+      data = json.dumps(json_data)
+      headers = headers or {}
+      headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+
+    if isinstance(expected_status, tuple):
+      expected_status, expected_failure, protocol_step = expected_status
+      if expected_failure is not None:
+        failures = self.__class__.FAILURE_CODES.get(protocol_step, {})
+        expected_status = failures.get(expected_failure, expected_status)
+
+    result = session.request(method, url, params=params, data=data, headers=headers, auth=auth)
+    msg = "Expected response %s, got %s" % (expected_status, result.status_code)
+    assert result.status_code == expected_status, msg
+    return result
diff --git a/test/registry/registry_tests.py b/test/registry/registry_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69d23c6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registry/registry_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from test.fixtures import *
+from test.registry.liveserverfixture import *
+from test.registry.fixtures import *
+from test.registry.protocol_fixtures import *
+
+from test.registry.protocols import Failures
+
+
+def test_basic_push_pull(pusher, puller, basic_images, liveserver_session, app_reloader):
+  """ Test: Basic push and pull of an image to a new repository. """
+  credentials = ('devtable', 'password')
+
+  # Push a new repository.
+  pusher.push(liveserver_session, 'devtable', 'newrepo', 'latest', basic_images,
+              credentials=credentials)
+
+  # Pull the repository to verify.
+  puller.pull(liveserver_session, 'devtable', 'newrepo', 'latest', basic_images,
+              credentials=credentials)
+
+
+def test_push_invalid_credentials(pusher, basic_images, liveserver_session, app_reloader):
+  """ Test: Ensure we get auth errors when trying to push with invalid credentials. """
+  invalid_credentials = ('devtable', 'notcorrectpassword')
+
+  pusher.push(liveserver_session, 'devtable', 'newrepo', 'latest', basic_images,
+              credentials=invalid_credentials, expected_failure=Failures.UNAUTHENTICATED)
+
+
+def test_pull_invalid_credentials(puller, basic_images, liveserver_session, app_reloader):
+  """ Test: Ensure we get auth errors when trying to pull with invalid credentials. """
+  invalid_credentials = ('devtable', 'notcorrectpassword')
+
+  puller.pull(liveserver_session, 'devtable', 'newrepo', 'latest', basic_images,
+              credentials=invalid_credentials, expected_failure=Failures.UNAUTHENTICATED)