diff --git a/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection.go b/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection.go
index 71110a6..1a109c3 100644
--- a/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection.go
+++ b/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package connections
 
 import (
-	//"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/peer/peer"
-	//"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/protocol"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/peer/peer"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/protocol"
 	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet"
-	//"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/channels"
+	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/channels"
 	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/connection"
-	//"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/identity"
+	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/identity"
 	//"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/utils"
-	//"time"
+	"time"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/model"
 )
 
 type PeerPeerConnection struct {
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ type PeerPeerConnection struct {
 	PeerHostname string
 	state        ConnectionState
 	connection   connection.Connection
+	profile *model.Profile
 }
 
-func NewPeerPeerConnection(peerhostname string) *PeerPeerConnection {
+func NewPeerPeerConnection(peerhostname string, profile *model.Profile) *PeerPeerConnection {
 	ppc := new(PeerPeerConnection)
 	ppc.PeerHostname = peerhostname
+	ppc.profile = profile
 	ppc.Init()
 	return ppc
 }
@@ -30,6 +33,12 @@ func (ppc *PeerPeerConnection) GetState() ConnectionState {
 	return ppc.state
 }
 
+func (ppc *PeerPeerConnection) ClientIdentity(ci *protocol.CwtchIdentity) {
+}
+
+func (ppc *PeerPeerConnection) HandleGroupInvite() {
+}
+
 // Run manages the setup and teardown of a peer->peer connection
 func (ppc *PeerPeerConnection) Run() error {
 	rc, err := goricochet.Open(ppc.PeerHostname)
@@ -37,6 +46,31 @@ func (ppc *PeerPeerConnection) Run() error {
 		rc.TraceLog(true)
 		ppc.connection = *rc
 		ppc.state = CONNECTED
+		_, err := connection.HandleOutboundConnection(&ppc.connection).ProcessAuthAsClient(identity.Initialize(ppc.profile.Name, ppc.profile.OnionPrivateKey))
+		if err == nil {
+			ppc.state = AUTHENTICATED
+			go func() {
+				ppc.connection.Do(func() error {
+					ppc.connection.RequestOpenChannel("im.cwtch.peer", &peer.CwtchPeerChannel{Handler: ppc})
+					return nil
+				})
+
+	                        time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+	                        ppc.connection.Do(func() error {
+		                        channel := ppc.connection.Channel("im.cwtch.peer", channels.Outbound)
+		                        if channel != nil {
+			                        peerchannel, ok := channel.Handler.(*peer.CwtchPeerChannel)
+			                        if ok {
+				                        peerchannel.SendMessage(ppc.profile.GetCwtchIdentityPacket())
+			                        }
+		                        }
+		                        return nil
+	                        })
+
+			}()
+
+			ppc.connection.Process(ppc)
+		}
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection_test.go b/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection_test.go
index ff08628..db2338f 100644
--- a/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection_test.go
+++ b/peer/connections/peerpeerconnection_test.go
@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/connection"
 	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/identity"
 	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/utils"
+	"github.com/s-rah/go-ricochet/channels"
 	"net"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/model"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/protocol"
+	"git.mascherari.press/cwtch/peer/peer"
 )
 
 func PeerAuthValid(hostname string, publicKey rsa.PublicKey) (allowed, known bool) {
 	return true, true
 }
 
-func runtestserver(t *testing.T) {
+func runtestserver(t *testing.T,tp *TestPeer) {
 	ln, _ := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:5452")
 	conn, _ := ln.Accept()
 	defer conn.Close()
@@ -32,20 +36,46 @@ func runtestserver(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ServerAuth Error: %v", err)
 	}
+	tp.RegisterChannelHandler("im.cwtch.peer", func() channels.Handler {
+		peer := new(peer.CwtchPeerChannel)
+		peer.Handler = tp
+		return peer
+	})
+
+	rc.Process(tp)
+}
+
+type TestPeer struct {
+        connection.AutoConnectionHandler
+        ReceivedIdentityPacket bool
+}
+
+func (tp *TestPeer) ClientIdentity(ci *protocol.CwtchIdentity) {
+        tp.ReceivedIdentityPacket = true
+}
+
+func (tp *TestPeer) HandleGroupInvite() {
 }
 
 func TestPeerPeerConnection(t *testing.T) {
-	ppc := NewPeerPeerConnection("127.0.0.1:5452|kwke2hntvyfqm7dr")
+        profile := model.GenerateNewProfile("sarah")
+	ppc := NewPeerPeerConnection("127.0.0.1:5452|kwke2hntvyfqm7dr", profile)
 	//numcalls := 0
-	go runtestserver(t)
+	tp := new(TestPeer)
+	tp.Init()
+	go runtestserver(t, tp)
 	state := ppc.GetState()
 	if state != DISCONNECTED {
 		t.Errorf("new connections should start in disconnected state")
 	}
 	go ppc.Run()
-	time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
 	state = ppc.GetState()
-	if state != CONNECTED {
-		t.Errorf("connection state should be connected, was instead %v", state)
+	if state != AUTHENTICATED {
+		t.Errorf("connection state should be authenticated(3), was instead %v", state)
+	}
+	
+	if tp.ReceivedIdentityPacket == false {
+	        t.Errorf("should have received an identity packet")
 	}
 }