diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/protection/v3/test_protocols.py b/keystone/tests/unit/protection/v3/test_protocols.py
index d6620bc52c..8fe586c109 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/protection/v3/test_protocols.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/protection/v3/test_protocols.py
@@ -126,6 +126,89 @@ class _SystemReaderAndMemberProtocolTests(object):
             )
 
 
+class _DomainAndProjectUserProtocolTests(object):
+
+    def test_user_cannot_create_protocols(self):
+        identity_provider = unit.new_identity_provider_ref()
+        identity_provider = PROVIDERS.federation_api.create_idp(
+            identity_provider['id'], identity_provider
+        )
+
+        mapping = PROVIDERS.federation_api.create_mapping(
+            uuid.uuid4().hex, unit.new_mapping_ref()
+        )
+
+        protocol_id = 'saml2'
+        create = {'protocol': {'mapping_id': mapping['id']}}
+
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            path = (
+                '/v3/OS-FEDERATION/identity_providers/%s/protocols/%s' %
+                (identity_provider['id'], protocol_id)
+            )
+            c.put(
+                path, json=create, headers=self.headers,
+                expected_status_code=http_client.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+    def test_user_cannot_update_protocols(self):
+        protocol, mapping, identity_provider = self._create_protocol_and_deps()
+
+        new_mapping = PROVIDERS.federation_api.create_mapping(
+            uuid.uuid4().hex, unit.new_mapping_ref()
+        )
+
+        update = {'protocol': {'mapping_id': new_mapping['id']}}
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            path = (
+                '/v3/OS-FEDERATION/identity_providers/%s/protocols/%s' %
+                (identity_provider['id'], protocol['id'])
+            )
+            c.patch(
+                path, json=update, headers=self.headers,
+                expected_status_code=http_client.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+    def test_user_cannot_delete_protocol(self):
+        protocol, mapping, identity_provider = self._create_protocol_and_deps()
+
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            path = (
+                '/v3/OS-FEDERATION/identity_providers/%s/protocols/%s' %
+                (identity_provider['id'], protocol['id'])
+            )
+            c.delete(
+                path, headers=self.headers,
+                expected_status_code=http_client.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+    def test_user_cannot_list_protocols(self):
+        protocol, mapping, identity_provider = self._create_protocol_and_deps()
+
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            path = (
+                '/v3/OS-FEDERATION/identity_providers/%s/protocols' %
+                identity_provider['id']
+            )
+            c.get(
+                path, headers=self.headers,
+                expected_status_code=http_client.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+    def test_user_cannot_get_a_protocol(self):
+        protocol, mapping, identity_provider = self._create_protocol_and_deps()
+
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            path = (
+                '/v3/OS-FEDERATION/identity_providers/%s/protocols/%s' %
+                (identity_provider['id'], protocol['id'])
+            )
+            c.get(
+                path, headers=self.headers,
+                expected_status_code=http_client.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+
 class SystemReaderTests(base_classes.TestCaseWithBootstrap,
                         common_auth.AuthTestMixin,
                         _CommonUtilities,
@@ -270,3 +353,39 @@ class SystemAdminTests(base_classes.TestCaseWithBootstrap,
                 (identity_provider['id'], protocol['id'])
             )
             c.delete(path, headers=self.headers)
+
+
+class DomainUserTests(base_classes.TestCaseWithBootstrap,
+                      common_auth.AuthTestMixin,
+                      _CommonUtilities,
+                      _DomainAndProjectUserProtocolTests):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(DomainUserTests, self).setUp()
+        self.loadapp()
+        self.useFixture(ksfixtures.Policy(self.config_fixture))
+        self.config_fixture.config(group='oslo_policy', enforce_scope=True)
+
+        domain = PROVIDERS.resource_api.create_domain(
+            uuid.uuid4().hex, unit.new_domain_ref()
+        )
+        self.domain_id = domain['id']
+        domain_admin = unit.new_user_ref(domain_id=self.domain_id)
+        self.user_id = PROVIDERS.identity_api.create_user(domain_admin)['id']
+        PROVIDERS.assignment_api.create_grant(
+            self.bootstrapper.admin_role_id, user_id=self.user_id,
+            domain_id=self.domain_id
+        )
+
+        auth = self.build_authentication_request(
+            user_id=self.user_id,
+            password=domain_admin['password'],
+            domain_id=self.domain_id
+        )
+
+        # Grab a token using the persona we're testing and prepare headers
+        # for requests we'll be making in the tests.
+        with self.test_client() as c:
+            r = c.post('/v3/auth/tokens', json=auth)
+            self.token_id = r.headers['X-Subject-Token']
+            self.headers = {'X-Auth-Token': self.token_id}