diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/BraintreePaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/BraintreePaymentDriver.php
index 6f90f0cd1482..ec64d62f9a5f 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/BraintreePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/BraintreePaymentDriver.php
@@ -157,34 +157,6 @@ class BraintreePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
         }
     }
 
-    // public function updateCustomer()
-    // {
-    //     $customer = $this->findOrCreateCustomer();
-
-    //     $result = $this->gateway->customer()->update(
-    //         $customer->id,
-    //         [
-    //             'firstName' => $this->client->present()->name(),
-    //             'email' => $this->client->present()->email(),
-    //             'phone' => $this->client->present()->phone(),
-    //             'creditCard' => [
-    //             'billingAddress' => [
-    //                  'options' => [
-    //                     'updateExisting' => true
-    //                  ],
-    //                 'firstName' => $this->client->present()->first_name() ?: $this->client->present()->name(),
-    //                 'lastName' => $this->client->present()->last_name() ?: '',
-    //                 'streetAddress' => $this->client->address1 ?: '',
-    //                 'extendedAddress' =>$this->client->address2 ?: '',
-    //                 'locality' => $this->client->city ?: '',
-    //                 'postalCode' => $this->client->postal_code ?: '',
-    //                 'countryCodeAlpha2' => $this->client->country ? $this->client->country->iso_3166_2 : 'US',
-    //             ],
-    //         ],
-    //         ]
-    //     );
-    // }
-
     public function refund(Payment $payment, $amount, $return_client_response = false)
     {
         $this->init();
@@ -324,13 +296,21 @@ class BraintreePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 
         nlog('braintree webhook');
 
-        // if($webhookNotification)
-        //     nlog($webhookNotification->kind);
-
-        // // Example values for webhook notification properties
-        // $message = $webhookNotification->kind; // "subscription_went_past_due"
-        // $message = $webhookNotification->timestamp->format('D M j G:i:s T Y'); // "Sun Jan 1 00:00:00 UTC 2012"
-
         return response()->json([], 200);
     }
+
+    public function auth(): bool
+    {
+        
+        try {
+            $ct =$this->init()->gateway->clientToken()->generate();
+            nlog($ct);
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch(\Exception $e) {
+
+        }
+        
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/CheckoutComPaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/CheckoutComPaymentDriver.php
index 176a763507b9..65b51718b8c4 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/CheckoutComPaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/CheckoutComPaymentDriver.php
@@ -534,4 +534,16 @@ class CheckoutComPaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
     {
         // Gateway doesn't support this feature.
     }
+
+    public function auth(): bool
+    {
+        try{
+            $this->init()->gateway->getCustomersClient('x');
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch(\Exception $e){
+
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/EwayPaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/EwayPaymentDriver.php
index 92459d460d32..2ce3deb8b986 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/EwayPaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/EwayPaymentDriver.php
@@ -211,4 +211,13 @@ class EwayPaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 
         return $fields;
     }
+
+    public function auth(): bool
+    {
+
+        $response =$this->init()->eway->queryTransaction('xx');
+
+        return (bool) count($response->getErrors()) == 0;
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/FortePaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/FortePaymentDriver.php
index 2a9ebb440ad3..16054c031e5d 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/FortePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/FortePaymentDriver.php
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace App\PaymentDrivers;
 
-use App\Jobs\Util\SystemLogger;
-use App\Models\GatewayType;
 use App\Models\Payment;
 use App\Models\SystemLog;
-use App\PaymentDrivers\Forte\ACH;
-use App\PaymentDrivers\Forte\CreditCard;
+use App\Models\GatewayType;
+use App\Jobs\Util\SystemLogger;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
+use App\PaymentDrivers\Forte\ACH;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use App\PaymentDrivers\Forte\CreditCard;
 
 class FortePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 {
@@ -183,6 +184,29 @@ class FortePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
         ];
     }
 
+    public function auth(): bool
+    {
+                    
+        $forte_base_uri = "https://sandbox.forte.net/api/v3/";
+        if ($this->company_gateway->getConfigField('testMode') == false) {
+            $forte_base_uri = "https://api.forte.net/v3/";
+        }
+        $forte_api_access_id = $this->company_gateway->getConfigField('apiAccessId');
+        $forte_secure_key = $this->company_gateway->getConfigField('secureKey');
+        $forte_auth_organization_id = $this->company_gateway->getConfigField('authOrganizationId');
+        $forte_organization_id = $this->company_gateway->getConfigField('organizationId');
+        $forte_location_id = $this->company_gateway->getConfigField('locationId');
+     
+        $response = Http::withBasicAuth($forte_api_access_id, $forte_secure_key)
+                    ->withHeaders(['X-Forte-Auth-Organization-Id' => $forte_organization_id])
+                    ->get("{$forte_base_uri}/organizations/{$forte_organization_id}/locations/{$forte_location_id}/customers/");
+
+                    // nlog("{$forte_base_uri}/organizations/org_{$forte_organization_id}/customers/");
+                    // {{baseURI}}/organizations/org_{{organizationID}}/locations/loc_{{locationID}}/customers
+
+        return $response->successful();
+        
+    }
     // public function tokenBilling(ClientGatewayToken $cgt, PaymentHash $payment_hash)
     // {
     //     return $this->payment_method->yourTokenBillingImplmentation();