diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6610e58..d00ec40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,46 @@ add_subdirectory(MicroLMS)
 # CppRestSDK
 find_package(cpprestsdk CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
+# GoogleTest
+# Download and unpack googletest at configure time
+configure_file(googletest.cmake.in googletest-download/CMakeLists.txt)
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" .
+  RESULT_VARIABLE result
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-download )
+if(result)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "CMake step for googletest failed: ${result}")
+endif()
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build .
+  RESULT_VARIABLE result
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-download )
+if(result)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Build step for googletest failed: ${result}")
+endif()
+
+# Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker
+# settings on Windows
+set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+# Add googletest directly to our build. This defines
+# the gtest and gtest_main targets.
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-src
+                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-build
+                 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+# add the test executable
+add_executable(rpctest
+  test.cpp
+  utils.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(rpctest
+  gtest_main
+  cpprestsdk::cpprest
+  cpprestsdk::cpprestsdk_zlib_internal
+  cpprestsdk::cpprestsdk_boost_internal
+  cpprestsdk::cpprestsdk_openssl_internal
+)
+
 # ccu-poc
 add_executable (rpc
   info.h
diff --git a/googletest.cmake.in b/googletest.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7490559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/googletest.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+
+project(googletest-download NONE)
+
+include(ExternalProject)
+ExternalProject_Add(googletest
+  GIT_REPOSITORY    https://github.com/google/googletest.git
+  GIT_TAG           release-1.10.0
+  SOURCE_DIR        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-src"
+  BINARY_DIR        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-build"
+  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+  BUILD_COMMAND     ""
+  INSTALL_COMMAND   ""
+  TEST_COMMAND      ""
+)
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diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7132efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*********************************************************************
+* Copyright (c) Intel Corporation 2019 - 2020
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+**********************************************************************/
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <cpprest/ws_client.h>
+#include <cpprest/json.h>
+#include "port.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+const std::string plainText = "Ut aliquet ex id enim accumsan bibendum. Nullam nibh ligula, rhoncus vitae nisl eu, fermentum luctus tellus. Sed non semper augue, vitae congue nibh. Suspendisse sed placerat metus. Nunc a sapien vel nisl semper fringilla. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Aliquam accumsan, nisi vitae efficitur ultricies, velit neque mattis velit, sed sodales tellus est at orci. Duis sed ipsum lorem. In eu enim eu odio fringilla lacinia id id lorem. Vestibulum velit augue, ultricies et neque eget, molestie vehicula urna. Etiam venenatis nibh vel nunc fringilla, vitae feugiat ipsum posuere. Pellentesque ac libero quis nulla pretium iaculis sed at felis. Integer malesuada turpis eget lectus interdum, a commodo nisl tristique. Proin rutrum nisl ut metus aliquam, vel lacinia tortor ullamcorper. Nulla rhoncus ullamcorper accumsan. Fusce eget augue vulputate, porta quam at, laoreet justo.";
+const std::string encodedText = "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";
+
+// Test if characters are printable
+TEST(testUtils, isPrintableTestValid)
+{
+    std::string s = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, util_is_printable(s));	
+}
+
+// Test if characters are printable
+TEST(testUtils, isPrintableTestInvalid)
+{
+    std::string s = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
+    s[0] = 10; // non-printable character
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, util_is_printable(s));	
+}
+
+// Test encode of base64 string
+TEST(testUtils, encodebase64)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(encodedText, util_encode_base64(plainText));	
+}
+
+// Test decode of base64 sstring
+TEST(testUtils, decodebase64)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(plainText, util_decode_base64(encodedText));	
+}
+
+// Test return value of util_format_uuid
+TEST(testUtils, formatUUIDSuccess)
+{
+    std::vector<unsigned char> uuid_bytes;
+    for (int i=0; i<16; i++)
+    {
+        uuid_bytes.push_back(i);
+    }
+
+    std::string uuid_string;
+    util_format_uuid(uuid_bytes, uuid_string);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, util_format_uuid(uuid_bytes, uuid_string));	
+}
+
+// Test return value of util_format_uuid
+TEST(testUtils, formatUUIDFail)
+{
+    std::vector<unsigned char> uuid_bytes;
+    for (int i=0; i<5; i++) // invalid length
+    {
+        uuid_bytes.push_back(i);
+    }
+
+    std::string uuid_string;
+    util_format_uuid(uuid_bytes, uuid_string);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, util_format_uuid(uuid_bytes, uuid_string));	
+}
+
+// Test value of the uuid format to ensure format is correct
+TEST(testUtils, formatUUIDValue)
+{
+    std::string uuid_string;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> uuid_bytes;
+
+    for (int i=0; i<16; i++)
+    {
+        uuid_bytes.push_back(i);
+    }
+        
+    util_format_uuid(uuid_bytes, uuid_string);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("03020100-0504-0706-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", uuid_string);
+}
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