diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/fake_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/lib/fake_credentials.py
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+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.lib import auth
+
+
+class FakeCredentials(auth.Credentials):
+
+    def is_valid(self):
+        return True
+
+
+class FakeKeystoneV2Credentials(auth.KeystoneV2Credentials):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        creds = dict(
+            username='fake_username',
+            password='fake_password',
+            tenant_name='fake_tenant_name'
+        )
+        super(FakeKeystoneV2Credentials, self).__init__(**creds)
+
+
+class FakeKeystoneV3Credentials(auth.KeystoneV3Credentials):
+    """Fake credentials suitable for the Keystone Identity V3 API"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        creds = dict(
+            username='fake_username',
+            password='fake_password',
+            user_domain_name='fake_domain_name',
+            project_name='fake_tenant_name',
+            project_domain_name='fake_domain_name'
+        )
+        super(FakeKeystoneV3Credentials, self).__init__(**creds)
+
+
+class FakeKeystoneV3DomainCredentials(auth.KeystoneV3Credentials):
+    """Fake credentials for the Keystone Identity V3 API, with no scope"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        creds = dict(
+            username='fake_username',
+            password='fake_password',
+            user_domain_name='fake_domain_name'
+        )
+        super(FakeKeystoneV3DomainCredentials, self).__init__(**creds)