diff --git a/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go b/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
index 358d78b..51f7706 100644
--- a/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
+++ b/runtimes/google/ipc/client.go
@@ -536,3 +536,8 @@
 	vtrace.FromContext(fc.ctx).Annotate("Cancelled")
 	fc.flow.Cancel()
 }
+
+func (fc *flowClient) RemoteBlessings() ([]string, security.Blessings) {
+	// TODO(ashankar): Fill in the second result once the switch to the new API is complete.
+	return fc.flow.RemoteID().Names(), nil
+}
diff --git a/runtimes/google/ipc/full_test.go b/runtimes/google/ipc/full_test.go
index 10e2baf..979c98c 100644
--- a/runtimes/google/ipc/full_test.go
+++ b/runtimes/google/ipc/full_test.go
@@ -412,8 +412,13 @@
 			stopServer(t, server, ns)
 			continue
 		}
-		if _, err := client.StartCall(testContext(), "mountpoint/server/suffix", "irrelevant", nil, veyron2.RemoteID(test.pattern)); !matchesErrorPattern(err, test.err) {
+		if call, err := client.StartCall(testContext(), "mountpoint/server/suffix", "irrelevant", nil, veyron2.RemoteID(test.pattern)); !matchesErrorPattern(err, test.err) {
 			t.Errorf(`%s: client.StartCall: got error "%v", want to match "%v"`, name, err, test.err)
+		} else if call != nil {
+			serverBlessings, _ := call.RemoteBlessings()
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(serverBlessings, serverID.PublicID().Names()) {
+				t.Errorf("%s: Server authenticated as %v, wanted %v", name, serverBlessings, serverID.PublicID().Names())
+			}
 		}
 		client.Close()
 		stopServer(t, server, ns)
diff --git a/runtimes/google/testing/mocks/ipc/simple_client.go b/runtimes/google/testing/mocks/ipc/simple_client.go
index a329a72..eb94e75 100644
--- a/runtimes/google/testing/mocks/ipc/simple_client.go
+++ b/runtimes/google/testing/mocks/ipc/simple_client.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/context"
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/ipc"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/security"
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/vlog"
 )
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 	return &clientCall, nil
 }
 
-// Close Implements ipc.Client
+// Close implements ipc.Client
 func (*SimpleMockClient) Close() {
 	defer vlog.LogCall()()
 }
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RemoteBlessings implements ipc.Call
+func (*mockCall) RemoteBlessings() ([]string, security.Blessings) {
+	return []string{}, nil
+}
+
 //mockStream implements ipc.Stream
 type mockStream struct{}