diff --git a/.idea/.name b/.idea/.name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ec0d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+auth
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 0135566..d00660c 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ kotlin {
     }
 }
 
-// note the documentation said "temporarily" so idk https://kotest.io/docs/framework/project-setup.html#re-running-tests
-tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
-    logger.lifecycle("UP-TO-DATE check for $name is disabled, forcing it to run.")
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+tasks.register<Copy>("copyNativeTestResources") {
+    from("src/nativeTest/resources")
+    into("build/bin/native/debugTest/resources")
+}
+
+tasks.findByName("nativeTest")!!
+    .dependsOn("copyNativeTestResources")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeMain/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoader.kt b/src/nativeMain/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoader.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c074ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeMain/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoader.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package dn42.m724.auth.registry
+
+class RegistryLoader {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/TestUtils.kt b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/TestUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..857518f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/TestUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package dn42.m724.auth
+
+import io.kotest.core.spec.style.ShouldSpec
+import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import nl.adaptivity.xmlutil.core.impl.multiplatform.FileInputStream
+import nl.adaptivity.xmlutil.core.impl.multiplatform.use
+
+private const val RESOURCES_PATH_PREFIX = "build/bin/native/debugTest/resources/" // ...awe TODO don't
+
+fun getResource(path: String): String {
+    return FileInputStream(RESOURCES_PATH_PREFIX + path).use { inputStream ->
+        val buffer = ByteArray(1024)
+        val result = StringBuilder()
+
+        var charsRead: Int
+        while (inputStream.read(buffer).also { charsRead = it } != -1) {
+            result.append(buffer.decodeToString(0, charsRead))
+        }
+
+        result.toString()
+    }
+}
+
+class TestUtilsTest: ShouldSpec({
+    context("getResource") {
+        should("return the content of test/test_resource.txt") {
+            getResource("test/test_resource.txt") shouldBe "This is a test resource"
+        }
+    }
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/checker/pgp/PgpSignatureVerificationTest.kt b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/checker/pgp/PgpSignatureVerificationTest.kt
index 1c6874f..405883d 100644
--- a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/checker/pgp/PgpSignatureVerificationTest.kt
+++ b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/checker/pgp/PgpSignatureVerificationTest.kt
@@ -1,43 +1,20 @@
 package dn42.m724.auth.checker.pgp
 
 import dn42.m724.auth.checker.SignatureChecker
+import dn42.m724.auth.getResource
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldNotThrowAny
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
 import io.kotest.datatest.withData
 
-private const val fingerprint = "2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B"
-private const val invalidFingerprint = "139F1460BC66A19A2F880D8D47BA020D8EBCC05E"
-
-private val clearTextSignature = """
-    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
-    Hash: SHA512
-
-    simple message
-    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
-
-    iJEEARYKADkWIQQt6BZA5B3YSp7ZuPj9TXxmUucuewUCaP4wchsUgAAAAAAEAA5t
-    YW51MiwyLjUrMS4xMSwyLDIACgkQ/U18ZlLnLnuM3AD+L0QBrn2pnGAemcJZDh+p
-    6oJnuTgeSMiMRkkbMgTOMFMBAPzhLKgyzx4YJcgrIinvZsgPowR9Pf0ryzxwQ5mo
-    qUwJ
-    =FYVj
-    -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-    """.trimIndent()
-
-val detachedSignature = """
-    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
-
-    iJEEABYKADkWIQQt6BZA5B3YSp7ZuPj9TXxmUucuewUCaP4wWxsUgAAAAAAEAA5t
-    YW51MiwyLjUrMS4xMSwyLDIACgkQ/U18ZlLnLnsaEgEA15uncZNWN6zV952vO6rG
-    mMIAG9X54X9Cfp5DEfG3hPcBAJypNGnlyHivk+ZKYDlKSZB2S53vKrA3q3J2yDqb
-    0SUF
-    =12FC
-    -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-""".trimIndent()
-
 class PgpSignatureVerificationTest: FunSpec({
     val checker: SignatureChecker  = PgpSignatureChecker() // stateless (for now?)
 
+    val fingerprint = getResource("pgp/fingerprint.txt")
+    val invalidFingerprint = getResource("pgp/fingerprint_invalid.txt")
+    val clearTextSignature = getResource("pgp/clear_text_signature.txt")
+    val detachedSignature = getResource("pgp/detached_signature.txt")
+
     val successfulCases = listOf(
         TestCase(
             description = "valid clear-text signature",
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/model/AuthenticationMethodTest.kt b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/model/AuthenticationMethodTest.kt
index 3bf360e..139dad1 100644
--- a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/model/AuthenticationMethodTest.kt
+++ b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/model/AuthenticationMethodTest.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package dn42.m724.auth.model
 
+import dn42.m724.auth.getResource
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
 import io.kotest.datatest.withData
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class AuthenticationMethodTest: FunSpec({
+    val fingerprint = getResource("pgp/fingerprint.txt")
+
     withData(
         nameFn = { authenticationMethodString -> "fromString should throw for invalid input: $authenticationMethodString" },
         "pgp-fingerprint 2DE81640E41D",
         "pgp 2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B",
-        "pgp-fingerprint 2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4xveTes7C6652E72E7B",
+        "pgp-fingerprint 2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4xD7C6652E72E7B",
         "pgp-fingerprint"
     ) { authenticationMethodString ->
         shouldThrow<Exception> {
@@ -20,8 +23,8 @@ class AuthenticationMethodTest: FunSpec({
 
     withData(
         nameFn = { (authenticationMethodString, expected) -> "fromString should return $expected for input: $authenticationMethodString" },
-        Pair("pgp-fingerprint 2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B", AuthenticationMethod.Pgp("2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B")),
-        Pair("pgp-fingerprint 2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B this is ignored", AuthenticationMethod.Pgp("2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B"))
+        Pair("pgp-fingerprint $fingerprint", AuthenticationMethod.Pgp(fingerprint)),
+        Pair("pgp-fingerprint $fingerprint this is ignored", AuthenticationMethod.Pgp(fingerprint))
     ) { (authenticationMethodString, expected) ->
         assertEquals(
             expected = expected,
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoaderTest.kt b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoaderTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8be069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/kotlin/dn42/m724/auth/registry/RegistryLoaderTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package dn42.m724.auth.registry
+
+import dn42.m724.auth.getResource
+import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
+import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+
+class RegistryLoaderTest: FunSpec({
+    test("Test Test utils") {
+        getResource("test/test_resource.txt") shouldBe "This is a test resource"
+    }
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/clear_text_signature.txt b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/clear_text_signature.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8e3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/clear_text_signature.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
+Hash: SHA512
+
+simple message
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+
+iJEEARYKADkWIQQt6BZA5B3YSp7ZuPj9TXxmUucuewUCaP4wchsUgAAAAAAEAA5t
+YW51MiwyLjUrMS4xMSwyLDIACgkQ/U18ZlLnLnuM3AD+L0QBrn2pnGAemcJZDh+p
+6oJnuTgeSMiMRkkbMgTOMFMBAPzhLKgyzx4YJcgrIinvZsgPowR9Pf0ryzxwQ5mo
+qUwJ
+=FYVj
+-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/detached_signature.txt b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/detached_signature.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aad3bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/detached_signature.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+
+iJEEABYKADkWIQQt6BZA5B3YSp7ZuPj9TXxmUucuewUCaP4wWxsUgAAAAAAEAA5t
+YW51MiwyLjUrMS4xMSwyLDIACgkQ/U18ZlLnLnsaEgEA15uncZNWN6zV952vO6rG
+mMIAG9X54X9Cfp5DEfG3hPcBAJypNGnlyHivk+ZKYDlKSZB2S53vKrA3q3J2yDqb
+0SUF
+=12FC
+-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint.txt b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20e091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2DE81640E41DD84A9ED9B8F8FD4D7C6652E72E7B
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint_invalid.txt b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint_invalid.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d4daa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/resources/pgp/fingerprint_invalid.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+139F1460BC66A19A2F880D8D47BA020D8EBCC05E
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nativeTest/resources/test/test_resource.txt b/src/nativeTest/resources/test/test_resource.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d64bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nativeTest/resources/test/test_resource.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a test resource
\ No newline at end of file