diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 8ebf521..54b251d 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		msg := secure.PacketStart{
 			OperationType:   secure.OperationTypeList,
 			ClientName:      "Justin Hawkins",
-			ProtocolVersion: "v1.0",
-			AuthToken:       "abc123",
+			ProtocolVersion: "1.0",
+			AuthToken:       "dummy",
 		}
 		err := enc.Encode(msg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		msg := secure.PacketStart{
 			OperationType:   secure.OperationTypeReceive,
 			ClientName:      "Justin Hawkins",
-			ProtocolVersion: "v1.0",
-			AuthToken:       "abc123",
+			ProtocolVersion: "1.0",
+			AuthToken:       "dummy",
 		}
 		err := enc.Encode(msg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		msg := secure.PacketStart{
 			OperationType:   secure.OperationTypeSend,
 			ClientName:      "Justin Hawkins",
-			ProtocolVersion: "v1.0",
-			AuthToken:       "abc123",
+			ProtocolVersion: "1.0",
+			AuthToken:       "dummy",
 		}
 
 		// gob.Register(secure.PacketSendStart{})
diff --git a/secure/secure_test.go b/secure/secure_test.go
index 78ae67f..0eaacb6 100644
--- a/secure/secure_test.go
+++ b/secure/secure_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
 
 		out := make([]byte, 16384)
 		n, err := dstSecConn.Read(out)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Errorf("got error %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 73d4fde..2229f47 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -97,11 +97,23 @@ func handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		log.Printf("connection has been closed prematurely")
 		return
 	}
+
+	// xxx we need to add a response part here so they can be notified
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error while expecting PacketStart: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
+	if start.ProtocolVersion != "1.0" {
+		log.Printf("bad protocol version")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if start.AuthToken != "dummy" {
+		log.Print("bad authtoken")
+		return
+	}
+
 	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
 
 	if start.OperationType == secure.OperationTypeSend {