diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index b9b86d0..bdd0ed1 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ A single instance can be run with `docker-compose -f docker-compose-bats.yml up
 
 **SKIP_ACL_TESTING**:  avoid ACL tests for systems which do not use ACLs
 
+**MAX_FILE_DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE**:  when set, will divide the download of large files with GetObject into chunks of the given size.  Useful for direct testing with slower connections.
+
 ## REST Scripts
 
 REST scripts are included for calls to S3's REST API in the `./tests/rest_scripts/` folder.  To call a script, the following parameters are needed:
diff --git a/tests/commands/delete_object.sh b/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
index 68d7364..7475463 100644
--- a/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ delete_object() {
   return 0
 }
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317
+delete_object_rest() {
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'delete_object_rest' requires bucket name, object name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error deleting object: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$result" != "204" ]; then
+    delete_object_error=$(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt")
+    log 2 "expected '204', was '$result' ($delete_object_error)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
 delete_object_bypass_retention() {
   if ! check_param_count "delete_object_bypass_retention" "client, bucket, key, user, password" 5 $#; then
     return 1
diff --git a/tests/env.sh b/tests/env.sh
index d828d30..e2d096f 100644
--- a/tests/env.sh
+++ b/tests/env.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ check_universal_vars() {
     fi
     export DIRECT_POST_COMMAND_DELAY
   fi
+  if [ -n "$MAX_FILE_DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE" ]; then
+    export MAX_FILE_DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE
+  fi
 
   check_aws_vars
 
diff --git a/tests/logger.sh b/tests/logger.sh
index e6a0d77..84ab8c1 100644
--- a/tests/logger.sh
+++ b/tests/logger.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ log_with_stack_ref() {
   if ! check_log_params "log_with_stack_ref" "level, message, stack reference" 3 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
+  if ! log_with_stack_ref "$1" "$2" 2; then
+    echo "error logging with stack ref"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+log_with_stack_ref() {
+  if [[ $# -ne 3 ]]; then
+    echo "log_with_stack_ref function requires level, message, stack reference"
+    return 1
+  fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2153
   if [[ $1 -gt ${LOG_LEVEL_INT:=4} ]]; then
     return 0
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/get_object.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object.sh
index 795d86e..639dd77 100755
--- a/tests/rest_scripts/get_object.sh
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object.sh
@@ -20,15 +20,20 @@ source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2153
 bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
 key="$OBJECT_KEY"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
 checksum_mode="${CHECKSUM_MODE:=false}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+range="$RANGE"
 
 current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
 
 #x-amz-object-attributes:ETag
 canonical_request_data+=("GET" "/$bucket_name/$key" "" "host:$host")
+if [ "$range" != "" ]; then
+  canonical_request_data+=("range:$range")
+fi
 if [ "$checksum_mode" == "true" ]; then
   canonical_request_data+=("x-amz-checksum-mode:ENABLED")
 fi
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/list_objects.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/list_objects.sh
index 416f820..b65b48c 100755
--- a/tests/rest_scripts/list_objects.sh
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/list_objects.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
 create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
+log_rest 5 "cr data: $canonical_request"
 
 curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"")
 url="'$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name"
diff --git a/tests/test_common.sh b/tests/test_common.sh
index 446aad5..642b7dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.sh
+++ b/tests/test_common.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test_common_multipart_upload() {
     assert_success
   fi
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "$1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ test_common_copy_object() {
     run copy_object "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME/$object_name" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME" "$object_name"
     assert_success
   fi
-  run download_and_compare_file "$1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME" "$object_name" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME" "$object_name" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ test_common_put_object() {
     assert_success
   fi
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "$1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$2" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$2" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${2}-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$2" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$2" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${2}-copy"
   assert_success
 
   run delete_object "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$2"
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ test_common_put_get_object() {
   run object_exists "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$object_name"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "$1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$object_name" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${2}-copy"
+  run get_object "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$object_name" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${object_name}-copy"
+  assert_success
+
+  run compare_files "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$object_name" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${object_name}-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rest.sh b/tests/test_rest.sh
index 17edb16..0f0a1ba 100755
--- a/tests/test_rest.sh
+++ b/tests/test_rest.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test_file="test_file"
   run put_object "rest" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "rest" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 
   run delete_object "rest" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ test_file="test_file"
     "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-0" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-2" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-3"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "rest" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ test_file="test_file"
   run create_upload_part_copy_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "rest" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -643,3 +643,14 @@ test_file="test_file"
   run copy_object_copy_source_and_payload "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file"
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "REST - range download and compare" {
+  run setup_bucket_and_large_file "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
+  assert_success
+
+  run put_object "rest" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
+  assert_success
+
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" 2000000
+  assert_success
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_rest_chunked.sh b/tests/test_rest_chunked.sh
index 52e8317..9b1284f 100755
--- a/tests/test_rest_chunked.sh
+++ b/tests/test_rest_chunked.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ source ./tests/util/util_setup.sh
   run chunked_upload_success "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ source ./tests/util/util_setup.sh
   run chunked_upload_success "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ source ./tests/util/util_setup.sh
   run chunked_upload_success "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ source ./tests/util/util_setup.sh
   run chunked_upload_success "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_multipart.sh b/tests/test_s3api_multipart.sh
index 2cf7e26..4fa2809 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_multipart.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_multipart.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   run multipart_upload "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/"$bucket_file" 4
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   run get_and_check_legal_hold "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "OFF"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   run multipart_upload_from_bucket "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/"$bucket_file" 4
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "${bucket_file}-copy" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy-two"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "${bucket_file}-copy" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy-two"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_policy_object.sh b/tests/test_s3api_policy_object.sh
index f8f7e47..70763a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_s3api_policy_object.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_policy_object.sh
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_file_wildcard() {
   run put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_three" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file_three"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file_two" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file_two" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 
   run verify_user_cant_get_object "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$policy_file_three" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_three" "$username" "$password"
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_folder_wildcard() {
   run put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_specific_file() {
   run put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file_two" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file_two"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 
   run verify_user_cant_get_object "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file_two" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file_two-copy" "$username" "$password"
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_with_user() {
   run put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_put_wildcard() {
   run verify_user_cant_get_object "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$test_folder/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
index 47c1088..7a5828e 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test_put_object_s3api_root() {
   run copy_object "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME" "$bucket_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${bucket_file}_copy"
+  run download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/${bucket_file}_copy"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/util/util_chunked_upload.sh b/tests/util/util_chunked_upload.sh
index b650d70..3921e37 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_chunked_upload.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_chunked_upload.sh
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ chunked_upload_trailer_success() {
     log 2 "error performing chunked upload w/trailer"
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"; then
+  if ! download_and_compare_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"; then
     log 2 "error downloading and comparing file"
     return 1
   fi
diff --git a/tests/util/util_file.sh b/tests/util/util_file.sh
index 80d5f7f..fb0b1cf 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_file.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_file.sh
@@ -229,34 +229,28 @@ create_test_file_count() {
   return 0
 }
 
-download_and_compare_file() {
-  log 6 "download_and_compare_file"
-  if [[ $# -ne 5 ]]; then
-    log 2 "'download and compare file' requires command type, original file, bucket, key, local file"
+download_and_compare_file_with_user() {
+  if ! check_param_count_gt "download_and_compare_large_file" "original file, bucket, key, destination, username, password, chunk size (optional)" 6 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  download_and_compare_file_with_user "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
-  return "$?"
+  if ! download_file_with_user "$5" "$6" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$7"; then
+    log 2 "error downloading file"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! compare_files "$1" "$4"; then
+    log 2 "files don't match"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
 }
 
-download_and_compare_file_with_user() {
-  log 6 "download_and_compare_file_with_user"
-  if [[ $# -ne 7 ]]; then
-    log 2 "'download and compare file with user' command requires command type, original file, bucket, key, local file, user, password"
+download_and_compare_file() {
+  log 6 "download_and_compare_file"
+  if ! check_param_count_gt "download_and_compare_file" "original file, bucket, key, destination, chunk size (optional)" 4 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! get_object_with_user "$1" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7"; then
-    log 2 "error retrieving file"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  log 5 "files: $2, $5"
-  #if [ "$1" == 'mc' ]; then
-  #  file_to_compare="$5/$(basename "$2")"
-  #else
-    file_to_compare="$5"
-  #fi
-  if ! compare_files "$2" "$file_to_compare"; then
-    log 2 "files don't match"
+  if ! download_and_compare_file_with_user "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" "$5"; then
+    log 2 "error downloading and comparing file with user"
     return 1
   fi
   return 0
diff --git a/tests/util/util_head_object.sh b/tests/util/util_head_object.sh
index 03d1bb9..d4cbae2 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_head_object.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_head_object.sh
@@ -219,3 +219,21 @@ check_default_checksum() {
   fi
   return 0
 }
+
+get_object_size_with_user() {
+  if ! check_param_count "get_object_size_with_user" "username, password, bucket, key" 4 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! result=$(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$1" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$2" COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$3" OBJECT_KEY="$4" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/head_object.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/head_object.sh 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error attempting to get object info: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    log 2 "response code '$result', data: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/head_object.txt")"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "head object data: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/head_object.txt")"
+  content_length=$(grep "Content-Length:" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/head_object.txt" | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '\r')
+  log 5 "file size: $content_length"
+  echo "$content_length"
+}
diff --git a/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh b/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
index 58446bb..0a6706f 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ check_remove_legal_hold_versions() {
     log 2 "error getting XML legal hold status"
     return 1
   fi
+  #if ! status="$(echo "$legal_hold" | grep -v "InsecureRequestWarning" | jq -r '.LegalHold.Status' 2>&1)"; then
+  #  log 2 "error getting legal hold status: $status"
+  #  return 1
+  #fi
   if [ "$status" == "ON" ]; then
     if ! put_object_legal_hold_rest_version_id "$1" "$2" "$3" "OFF"; then
       log 2 "error removing legal hold of version ID"
diff --git a/tests/util/util_list_parts.sh b/tests/util/util_list_parts.sh
index 2982abe..833dd44 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_list_parts.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_list_parts.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ upload_check_parts() {
     log 2 "error checking part list before part upload"
     return 1
   fi
+  sleep 5
   parts_payload=""
   if ! upload_check_part "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 1 "$3"; then
     log 2 "error uploading and checking first part"
diff --git a/tests/util/util_object.sh b/tests/util/util_object.sh
index 4a8b18d..cf7dfaf 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_object.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_object.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 source ./tests/util/util_bucket.sh
 source ./tests/util/util_create_bucket.sh
+source ./tests/util/util_head_object.sh
 source ./tests/util/util_mc.sh
 source ./tests/util/util_multipart.sh
 source ./tests/util/util_versioning.sh
@@ -447,3 +448,67 @@ put_object_rest_check_expires_header() {
   fi
   return 0
 }
+
+download_file_with_user() {
+  if ! check_param_count_gt "download_large_file" "username, password, bucket, key, destination, chunk size (optional)" 5 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! file_size=$(get_object_size_with_user "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error getting object size: $file_size"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$6" != "" ]; then
+    chunk_size="$6"
+  elif [ "$MAX_FILE_DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE" != "" ]; then
+    chunk_size="$MAX_FILE_DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE"
+  else
+    chunk_size="$file_size"
+  fi
+  if [ "$file_size" -le "$chunk_size" ]; then
+    if ! get_object_rest_with_user "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"; then
+      log 2 "error downloading file"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    if ! get_object_with_ranged_download "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$file_size" "$chunk_size"; then
+      log 2 "error downloading object"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+get_object_with_ranged_download() {
+  if ! check_param_count "get_object_with_ranged_download" "username, password, bucket, key, destination, file size, chunk size" 7 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  number_of_chunks=$(($6/$7))
+  log 5 "number of chunks: $number_of_chunks"
+  if ! result=$(truncate -s "$6" "$5" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error allocating file space: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  file_byte_idx=0
+  while [ $file_byte_idx -lt "$6" ]; do
+    last_byte=$((file_byte_idx + $7 - 1))
+    [ $last_byte -ge "$6" ] && last_byte=$(($6 - 1))
+    range_value="bytes=${file_byte_idx}-${last_byte}"
+    log 5 "downloading part of file, range $range_value"
+
+    if ! result=$(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$1" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$2" COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$3" OBJECT_KEY="$4" RANGE="$range_value" OUTPUT_FILE="$5.tmp" ./tests/rest_scripts/get_object.sh 2>&1); then
+      log 2 "error getting file data: $result"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    if [ "$result" != "206" ]; then
+      log 2 "expected '206', was '$result' ($(cat "$5.tmp"))"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    if ! dd if="$5.tmp" of="$5" bs=1 seek="$file_byte_idx" count="$7" conv=notrunc 2>"$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/dd_error.txt"; then
+      log 2 "error writing file segment: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/dd_error.txt")"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    file_byte_idx=$((last_byte + 1))
+  done
+}