diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..411e1064c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+import { authReducer, AuthState } from './auth.reducers';
+import {
+  AddAuthenticationMessageAction,
+  AuthenticateAction,
+  AuthenticatedAction,
+  AuthenticatedErrorAction,
+  AuthenticatedSuccessAction,
+  AuthenticationErrorAction,
+  AuthenticationSuccessAction,
+  CheckAuthenticationTokenAction,
+  CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction,
+  LogOutAction,
+  LogOutErrorAction,
+  LogOutSuccessAction,
+  RedirectWhenAuthenticationIsRequiredAction, RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction,
+  RefreshTokenAction,
+  RefreshTokenErrorAction,
+  RefreshTokenSuccessAction, ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction, SetRedirectUrlAction
+} from './auth.actions';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { Eperson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { Group } from '../eperson/models/group.model';
+import { EpersonMock } from '../../shared/testing/eperson-mock';
+
+describe('authReducer', () => {
+
+  let initialState: AuthState;
+  let state: AuthState;
+  const mockTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('test_token');
+  const mockError = new Error('Test error message');
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATE action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticateAction('user', 'password');
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticationSuccessAction(mockTokenInfo);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(initialState);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATE_ERROR action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticationErrorAction(mockError);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      authToken: undefined,
+      error: 'Test error message'
+    };
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATED action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticatedAction(mockTokenInfo);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(initialState);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticatedSuccessAction(true, mockTokenInfo, EpersonMock);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a AUTHENTICATED_ERROR action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    const action = new AuthenticatedErrorAction(mockError);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      authToken: undefined,
+      error: 'Test error message',
+      loaded: true,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+    };
+    const action = new CheckAuthenticationTokenAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: true,
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN_ERROR action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: true,
+    };
+    const action = new CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a LOG_OUT action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+
+    const action = new LogOutAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(initialState);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a LOG_OUT_SUCCESS action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+
+    const action = new LogOutSuccessAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      authToken: undefined,
+      error: undefined,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      refreshing: false,
+      user: undefined
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a LOG_OUT_ERROR action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+
+    const action = new LogOutErrorAction(mockError);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: 'Test error message',
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a REFRESH_TOKEN action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+    const newTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('Refreshed token');
+    const action = new RefreshTokenAction(newTokenInfo);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock,
+      refreshing: true
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock,
+      refreshing: true
+    };
+    const newTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('Refreshed token');
+    const action = new RefreshTokenSuccessAction(newTokenInfo);
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: newTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock,
+      refreshing: false
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock,
+      refreshing: true
+    };
+    const action = new RefreshTokenErrorAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      authToken: undefined,
+      error: undefined,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      refreshing: false,
+      user: undefined
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      authToken: mockTokenInfo,
+      loaded: true,
+      error: undefined,
+      loading: false,
+      info: undefined,
+      user: EpersonMock
+    };
+
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      authToken: undefined,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      info: 'Message',
+      user: undefined
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a REDIRECT_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED action', () => {
+    const action = new RedirectWhenAuthenticationIsRequiredAction('Message');
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a REDIRECT_TOKEN_EXPIRED action', () => {
+    const action = new RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction('Message');
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a ADD_MESSAGE action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+    };
+    const action = new AddAuthenticationMessageAction('Message');
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      info: 'Message'
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a RESET_MESSAGES action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      error: 'Error',
+      info: 'Message'
+    };
+    const action = new ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction();
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      error: undefined,
+      info: undefined
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('should properly set the state, in response to a SET_REDIRECT_URL action', () => {
+    initialState = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false
+    };
+    const action = new SetRedirectUrlAction('redirect.url');
+    const newState = authReducer(initialState, action);
+    state = {
+      authenticated: false,
+      loaded: false,
+      loading: false,
+      redirectUrl: 'redirect.url'
+    };
+    expect(newState).toEqual(state);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
index 9664773ac5..70efddf11e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
         loading: false
       });
 
+    case AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED:
     case AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS:
+    case AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT:
       return state;
 
     case AuthActionTypes.CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN:
@@ -114,8 +116,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT_ERROR:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: true,
-        error: (action as LogOutErrorAction).payload.message,
-        user: undefined
+        error: (action as LogOutErrorAction).payload.message
       });
 
     case AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT_SUCCESS:
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79d56c58dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+import { async, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { Store, StoreModule } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { REQUEST } from '@nguniversal/express-engine/tokens';
+import 'rxjs/add/observable/of';
+
+import { authReducer, AuthState } from './auth.reducers';
+import { NativeWindowRef, NativeWindowService } from '../../shared/services/window.service';
+import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router-stub';
+
+import { CookieService } from '../../shared/services/cookie.service';
+import { AuthRequestServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/auth-request-service-stub';
+import { AuthRequestService } from './auth-request.service';
+import { AuthStatus } from './models/auth-status.model';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { Eperson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { EpersonMock } from '../../shared/testing/eperson-mock';
+import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
+import { ClientCookieService } from '../../shared/services/client-cookie.service';
+
+describe('AuthService test', () => {
+
+  const mockStore: Store<AuthState> = jasmine.createSpyObj('store', {
+    dispatch: {},
+    select: Observable.of(true)
+  });
+  let authService: AuthService;
+  const authRequest = new AuthRequestServiceStub();
+  const window = new NativeWindowRef();
+  const routerStub = new RouterStub();
+  const routeStub = new ActivatedRouteStub();
+  let storage: CookieService;
+  const token: AuthTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('test_token');
+  token.expires = Date.now() + (1000 * 60 * 60);
+  let authenticatedState = {
+    authenticated: true,
+    loaded: true,
+    loading: false,
+    authToken: token,
+    user: EpersonMock
+  };
+
+  describe('', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [
+          CommonModule,
+          StoreModule.forRoot({authReducer}),
+        ],
+        declarations: [],
+        providers: [
+          {provide: AuthRequestService, useValue: authRequest},
+          {provide: NativeWindowService, useValue: window},
+          {provide: REQUEST, useValue: {}},
+          {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+          {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+          {provide: Store, useValue: mockStore},
+          CookieService,
+          AuthService
+        ],
+      });
+      authService = TestBed.get(AuthService);
+    });
+
+    it('should return the authentication status object when user credentials are correct', () => {
+      authService.authenticate('user', 'password').subscribe((status: AuthStatus) => {
+        expect(status).toBeDefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error when user credentials are wrong', () => {
+      expect(authService.authenticate.bind(null, 'user', 'passwordwrong')).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should return the authenticated user object when user token is valid', () => {
+      authService.authenticatedUser(new AuthTokenInfo('test_token')).subscribe((user: Eperson) => {
+        expect(user).toBeDefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error when user credentials when user token is not valid', () => {
+      expect(authService.authenticatedUser.bind(null, new AuthTokenInfo('test_token_expired'))).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should return a valid refreshed token', () => {
+      authService.refreshAuthenticationToken(new AuthTokenInfo('test_token')).subscribe((tokenState: AuthTokenInfo) => {
+        expect(tokenState).toBeDefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error when is not possible to refresh token', () => {
+      expect(authService.refreshAuthenticationToken.bind(null, new AuthTokenInfo('test_token_expired'))).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when logout succeeded', () => {
+      authService.logout().subscribe((status: boolean) => {
+        expect(status).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error when logout is not succeeded', () => {
+      expect(authService.logout.bind(null)).toThrow();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [
+          StoreModule.forRoot({authReducer})
+        ],
+        providers: [
+          {provide: AuthRequestService, useValue: authRequest},
+          {provide: REQUEST, useValue: {}},
+          {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+          CookieService
+        ]
+      }).compileComponents();
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(inject([CookieService, AuthRequestService, Store, Router], (cookieService: CookieService, authReqService: AuthRequestService, store: Store<AppState>, router: Router) => {
+      store
+        .subscribe((state) => {
+          (state as any).core = Object.create({});
+          (state as any).core.auth = authenticatedState;
+        });
+      authService = new AuthService({}, window, authReqService, router, cookieService, store);
+    }));
+
+    it('should return true when user is logged in', () => {
+      authService.isAuthenticated().subscribe((status: boolean) => {
+        expect(status).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return token object when it is valid', () => {
+      authService.hasValidAuthenticationToken().subscribe((tokenState: AuthTokenInfo) => {
+        expect(tokenState).toBe(token);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return a token object', () => {
+      const result = authService.getToken();
+      expect(result).toBe(token);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when token is not expired', () => {
+      const result = authService.isTokenExpired();
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [
+          StoreModule.forRoot({authReducer})
+        ],
+        providers: [
+          {provide: AuthRequestService, useValue: authRequest},
+          {provide: REQUEST, useValue: {}},
+          {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+          ClientCookieService,
+          CookieService
+        ]
+      }).compileComponents();
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(inject([ClientCookieService, AuthRequestService, Store, Router], (cookieService: ClientCookieService, authReqService: AuthRequestService, store: Store<AppState>, router: Router) => {
+      const expiredToken: AuthTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('test_token');
+      expiredToken.expires = Date.now() - (1000 * 60 * 60);
+      authenticatedState = {
+        authenticated: true,
+        loaded: true,
+        loading: false,
+        authToken: expiredToken,
+        user: EpersonMock
+      };
+      store
+        .subscribe((state) => {
+          (state as any).core = Object.create({});
+          (state as any).core.auth = authenticatedState;
+        });
+      authService = new AuthService({}, window, authReqService, router, cookieService, store);
+      storage = (authService as any).storage;
+      spyOn(storage, 'get');
+      spyOn(storage, 'remove');
+      spyOn(storage, 'set');
+    }));
+
+    it('should throw false when token is not valid', () => {
+      expect(authService.hasValidAuthenticationToken.bind(null)).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when token is expired', () => {
+      const result = authService.isTokenExpired();
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should save token into storage', () => {
+      authService.storeToken(token);
+      expect(storage.set).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should remove token from storage', () => {
+      authService.removeToken();
+      expect(storage.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-request-service-stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-request-service-stub.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b07b7eb406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-request-service-stub.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { HttpOptions } from '../../core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service';
+import { AuthStatus } from '../../core/auth/models/auth-status.model';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from '../../core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { Eperson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../empty.util';
+
+export class AuthRequestServiceStub {
+  protected mockUser: Eperson = Object.assign(new Eperson(), {
+    id: 'test',
+    uuid: 'test',
+    name: 'User Test',
+    handle: 'test',
+    metadata: [
+      {
+        key: 'eperson.firstname',
+        value: 'User',
+        language: null,
+        authority: null,
+        confidence: 0
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'eperson.lastname',
+        value: 'Test',
+        language: null,
+        authority: null,
+        confidence: 0
+      }
+    ],
+    groups: [],
+    netid: 'test',
+    lastActive: '',
+    canLogIn: true,
+    email: 'test@test.com',
+    requireCertificate: true,
+    selfRegistered: false,
+    self: {},
+    type: 'eperson'
+  });
+  protected mockTokenInfo = new AuthTokenInfo('test_token');
+
+  public postToEndpoint(method: string, body: any, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<any> {
+    const authStatusStub: AuthStatus = new AuthStatus();
+    if (isNotEmpty(body)) {
+      const parsedBody = this.parseQueryString(body);
+      authStatusStub.okay = true;
+      if (parsedBody.user === 'user' && parsedBody.password === 'password') {
+        authStatusStub.authenticated = true;
+        authStatusStub.token = this.mockTokenInfo;
+      } else {
+        authStatusStub.authenticated = false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      const token = (options.headers as any).lazyUpdate[1].value;
+      if (this.validateToken(token)) {
+        authStatusStub.authenticated = true;
+        authStatusStub.token = this.mockTokenInfo;
+        authStatusStub.eperson = [this.mockUser];
+      } else {
+        authStatusStub.authenticated = false;
+      }
+    }
+    return Observable.of(authStatusStub);
+  }
+
+  public getRequest(method: string, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<any> {
+    const authStatusStub: AuthStatus = new AuthStatus();
+    switch (method) {
+      case 'logout':
+        authStatusStub.authenticated = false;
+        break;
+      case 'status':
+        const token = (options.headers as any).lazyUpdate[1].value;
+        if (this.validateToken(token)) {
+          authStatusStub.authenticated = true;
+          authStatusStub.token = this.mockTokenInfo;
+          authStatusStub.eperson = [this.mockUser];
+        } else {
+          authStatusStub.authenticated = false;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    return Observable.of(authStatusStub);
+  }
+
+  private validateToken(token): boolean {
+    return (token === 'Bearer test_token');
+  }
+  private parseQueryString(query): any {
+    const obj = Object.create({});
+    const vars = query.split('&');
+    for (const param of vars) {
+      const pair = param.split('=');
+      obj[pair[0]] = pair[1]
+    }
+    return obj;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/eperson-mock.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/eperson-mock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf938fcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/eperson-mock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Eperson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
+
+export const EpersonMock: Eperson = Object.assign(new Eperson(),{
+  handle: null,
+  groups: [],
+  netid: 'test@test.com',
+  lastActive: '2018-05-14T12:25:42.411+0000',
+  canLogIn: true,
+  email: 'test@test.com',
+  requireCertificate: false,
+  selfRegistered: false,
+  self: 'https://dspace.4science.it/dspace-spring-rest/api/eperson/epersons/testid',
+  id: 'testid',
+  uuid: 'testid',
+  type: 'eperson',
+  name: 'User Test',
+  metadata: [
+    {
+      key: 'eperson.firstname',
+      language: null,
+      value: 'User'
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'eperson.lastname',
+      language: null,
+      value: 'Test'
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'eperson.language',
+      language: null,
+      value: 'en'
+    }
+  ]
+});