diff --git a/.github/workflows/system.yml b/.github/workflows/system.yml
index fa92e27..115a672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ jobs:
             RECREATE_BUCKETS: "true"
             DELETE_BUCKETS_AFTER_TEST: "true"
             BACKEND: "posix"
-          - set: "REST, posix, non-static, all, folder IAM"
+          - set: "REST, posix, non-static, base|acl, folder IAM"
             IAM_TYPE: folder
-            RUN_SET: "rest"
+            RUN_SET: "rest-base,rest-acl"
+            RECREATE_BUCKETS: "true"
+            DELETE_BUCKETS_AFTER_TEST: "true"
+            BACKEND: "posix"
+          - set: "REST, posix, non-static, chunked|checksum|versioning|bucket, folder IAM"
+            IAM_TYPE: folder
+            RUN_SET: "rest-chunked,rest-checksum,rest-versioning,rest-bucket"
             RECREATE_BUCKETS: "true"
             DELETE_BUCKETS_AFTER_TEST: "true"
             BACKEND: "posix"
diff --git a/tests/commands/delete_object.sh b/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
index 5e40b86..ce94b54 100644
--- a/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/delete_object.sh
@@ -46,12 +46,21 @@ delete_object() {
 }
 
 delete_object_bypass_retention() {
-  if ! check_param_count "delete_object_bypass_retention" "bucket, key, user, password" 4 $#; then
+  if ! check_param_count "delete_object_bypass_retention" "client, bucket, key, user, password" 5 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! delete_object_error=$(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$3" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$4" send_command aws --no-verify-ssl s3api delete-object --bucket "$1" --key "$2" --bypass-governance-retention 2>&1); then
-    log 2 "error deleting object with bypass retention: $delete_object_error"
-    return 1
+  if [ "$1" == "rest" ]; then
+    if ! result=$(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$4" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$5" \
+        COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$2" OBJECT_KEY="$3" BYPASS_GOVERNANCE_RETENTION="true" \
+        OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh 2>&1); then
+      log 2 "error deleting object: $result"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    if ! delete_object_error=$(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$4" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$5" send_command aws --no-verify-ssl s3api delete-object --bucket "$2" --key "$3" --bypass-governance-retention 2>&1); then
+      log 2 "error deleting object with bypass retention: $delete_object_error"
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
   return 0
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/get_object_legal_hold.sh b/tests/commands/get_object_legal_hold.sh
index edef8e3..b48e513 100644
--- a/tests/commands/get_object_legal_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/get_object_legal_hold.sh
@@ -57,3 +57,19 @@ get_object_legal_hold_version_id() {
   echo "$legal_hold"
   return 0
 }
+
+get_object_legal_hold_rest_version_id() {
+  if ! check_param_count "get_object_legal_hold_rest_version_id" "bucket, key, version ID" 3 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" VERSION_ID="$3" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/legal_hold.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/get_object_legal_hold.sh); then
+    log 2 "error getting object legal hold: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    log 2 "get-object-legal-hold returned code $result: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/legal_hold.txt")"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  legal_hold=$(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/legal_hold.txt")
+  return 0
+}
diff --git a/tests/commands/get_object_retention.sh b/tests/commands/get_object_retention.sh
index 4a8a6a8..bb4ffff 100644
--- a/tests/commands/get_object_retention.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/get_object_retention.sh
@@ -30,47 +30,17 @@ get_object_retention() {
 }
 
 get_object_retention_rest() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'get_object_tagging_rest' requires bucket, key"
+  if ! check_param_count "get_object_retention_rest" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-
-  generate_hash_for_payload ""
-
-  current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
-  aws_endpoint_url_address=${AWS_ENDPOINT_URL#*//}
-  header=$(echo "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL" | awk -F: '{print $1}')
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  canonical_request="GET
-/$1/$2
-retention=
-host:$aws_endpoint_url_address
-x-amz-content-sha256:$payload_hash
-x-amz-date:$current_date_time
-
-host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date
-$payload_hash"
-
-  if ! generate_sts_string "$current_date_time" "$canonical_request"; then
-    log 2 "error generating sts string"
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG=$COMMAND_LOG BUCKET_NAME=$1 OBJECT_KEY="$2" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/retention.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/get_object_retention.sh); then
+    log 2 "error getting object retention: $result"
     return 1
   fi
-  get_signature
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  reply=$(send_command curl -ks -w "%{http_code}" "$header://$aws_endpoint_url_address/$1/$2?retention" \
-    -H "Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID/$ymd/$AWS_REGION/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature" \
-    -H "x-amz-content-sha256: $payload_hash" \
-    -H "x-amz-date: $current_date_time" \
-    -o "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/object_retention.txt 2>&1)
-  log 5 "reply status code: $reply"
-  if [[ "$reply" != "200" ]]; then
-    if [ "$reply" == "404" ]; then
-      return 1
-    fi
-    log 2 "reply error: $reply"
-    log 2 "get object retention command returned error: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/object_retention.txt)"
-    return 2
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    get_object_retention_error="$(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/retention.txt")"
+    log 2 "GetObjectRetention returned code $result ($get_object_retention_error)"
+    return 1
   fi
-  log 5 "object tags:  $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/object_retention.txt)"
   return 0
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/list_object_versions.sh b/tests/commands/list_object_versions.sh
index 709dedb..477e02a 100644
--- a/tests/commands/list_object_versions.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/list_object_versions.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
 
 list_object_versions() {
   record_command "list-object-versions" "client:s3api"
-  if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
-    log 2 "'list object versions' command requires bucket name"
+  if ! check_param_count "list_object_versions" "client, bucket name" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  versions=$(send_command aws --no-verify-ssl s3api list-object-versions --bucket "$1" 2>&1) || local list_result=$?
+  local list_result=0
+  if [ "$1" == "rest" ]; then
+    list_object_versions_rest "$2" || list_result=$?
+  else
+    versions=$(send_command aws --no-verify-ssl s3api list-object-versions --bucket "$2" 2>&1) || list_result=$?
+  fi
   if [[ $list_result -ne 0 ]]; then
     log 2 "error listing object versions: $versions"
     return 1
@@ -34,10 +38,14 @@ list_object_versions_rest() {
     log 2 "'list_object_versions_rest' requires bucket name"
     return 1
   fi
-  log 5 "list object versions REST"
-  if ! result=$(BUCKET_NAME="$1" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/object_versions.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/list_object_versions.sh); then
+  if ! result=$(BUCKET_NAME="$1" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/object_versions.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/list_object_versions.sh 2>&1); then
     log 2 "error listing object versions: $result"
     return 1
   fi
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    log 2 "expected '200', was '$result' ($(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/object_versions.txt"))"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  versions=$(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/object_versions.txt")
   return 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh
index d51f3e0..8eae047 100755
--- a/tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/delete_object.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
 bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 key=$(echo -n "$OBJECT_KEY" | jq -sRr 'split("/") | map(@uri) | join("/")')
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+bypass_governance_retention=${BYPASS_GOVERNANCE_RETENTION:=false}
 
 current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
 
 #x-amz-object-attributes:ETag
 canonical_request_data+=("DELETE" "/$bucket_name/$key" "" "host:$host")
+if [ "$bypass_governance_retention" == "true" ]; then
+  canonical_request_data+=("x-amz-bypass-governance-retention:true")
+fi
 canonical_request_data+=("x-amz-content-sha256:UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD" "x-amz-date:$current_date_time")
 
 build_canonical_request "${canonical_request_data[@]}"
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_legal_hold.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_legal_hold.sh
index 21c0eae..21ad2ab 100755
--- a/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_legal_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_legal_hold.sh
@@ -22,26 +22,31 @@ source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
 bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 key="$OBJECT_KEY"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153,SC2154
+version_id="$VERSION_ID"
 
 current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
 
-canonical_request="GET
-/$bucket_name/$key
-legal-hold=
-host:$host
-x-amz-content-sha256:UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD
-x-amz-date:$current_date_time
-
-host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date
-UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD"
+canonical_request_data=("GET" "/$bucket_name/$key")
+queries=""
+if [ "$VERSION_ID" != "" ]; then
+  queries=$(add_parameter "$queries" "versionId=$version_id")
+fi
+queries=$(add_parameter "$queries" "legal-hold=")
+canonical_request_data+=("$queries" "host:$host")
+canonical_request_data+=("x-amz-content-sha256:UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD" "x-amz-date:$current_date_time")
+if ! build_canonical_request "${canonical_request_data[@]}"; then
+  log_rest 2 "error building request"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo -n "$canonical_request" > "cr.txt"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
 create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
 
-curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name/$key?legal-hold="
--H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature\""
--H "\"x-amz-content-sha256: UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD\""
--H "\"x-amz-date: $current_date_time\""
--o "$OUTPUT_FILE")
+curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" "\"$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name/$key?$queries\""
+-H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=$param_list,Signature=$signature\"")
+curl_command+=("${header_fields[@]}")
+curl_command+=(-o "$OUTPUT_FILE")
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 eval "${curl_command[*]}" 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_retention.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_retention.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..41bdb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/get_object_retention.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Versity Software
+# This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Fields
+
+source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
+
+current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
+canonical_request_data=("GET" "/$bucket_name" "retention=" "host:$host")
+canonical_request_data+=("x-amz-content-sha256:UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD" "x-amz-date:$current_date_time")
+if ! build_canonical_request "${canonical_request_data[@]}"; then
+  log_rest 2 "error building request"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2119
+create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name?retention")
+curl_command+=(-H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID/$year_month_day/$AWS_REGION/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=$param_list,Signature=$signature\"")
+curl_command+=("${header_fields[@]}")
+curl_command+=(-o "$OUTPUT_FILE")
+eval "${curl_command[*]}" 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 81c5001..95e246b 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ show_help() {
     echo "   mc-non-file-count   Run non-file count tests with mc utility"
     echo "   mc-file-count       Run file count test with mc utility"
     echo "   rest                Run tests with rest cli"
+    echo "   rest-base           Run REST base tasks"
+    echo "   rest-acl            Run REST ACL tests"
+    echo "   rest-chunked        Run REST chunked upload tests"
+    echo "   rest-checksum       Run REST checksum tests"
+    echo "   rest-versioning     Run REST versioning tests"
+    echo "   rest-bucket         Run REST bucket tests"
 }
 
 handle_param() {
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ handle_param() {
           show_help
           exit 0
           ;;
-      s3|s3-file-count|s3-non-file-count|s3api|s3cmd|s3cmd-user|s3cmd-non-user|s3cmd-file-count|mc|mc-non-file-count|mc-file-count|s3api-user|rest|s3api-policy|s3api-bucket|s3api-object|s3api-multipart)
+      s3|s3-file-count|s3-non-file-count|s3api|s3cmd|s3cmd-user|s3cmd-non-user|s3cmd-file-count|mc|mc-non-file-count|mc-file-count|s3api-user|rest|s3api-policy|s3api-bucket|s3api-object|s3api-multipart|rest-base|rest-acl|rest-chunked|rest-checksum|rest-versioning|rest-bucket)
           run_suite "$1"
           ;;
       *) # Handle unrecognized options or positional arguments
@@ -155,6 +161,30 @@ run_suite() {
         exit_code=1
       fi
       ;;
+    rest-base)
+      echo "Running REST base tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
+    rest-acl)
+      echo "Running REST ACL tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest_acl.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
+    rest-chunked)
+      echo "Running REST chunked upload tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest_chunked.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
+    rest-checksum)
+      echo "Running REST checksum tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest_checksum.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
+    rest-versioning)
+      echo "Running REST versioning tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest_versioning.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
+    rest-bucket)
+      echo "Running REST bucket tests ..."
+      "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_rest_bucket.sh || exit_code=$?
+      ;;
     s3api-user)
       echo "Running s3api user tests ..."
       "$HOME"/bin/bats ./tests/test_user_aws.sh || exit_code=$?
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_object.sh b/tests/test_s3api_object.sh
index 826dfa3..dd70bb6 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_object.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_object.sh
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   run put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run delete_object_bypass_retention "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
+  run delete_object_bypass_retention "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
   assert_failure
   assert_output -p "InvalidArgument"
   assert_output -p "x-amz-bypass-governance-retention is only applicable"
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
index 8767967..47c1088 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ test_retention_bypass_s3api_root() {
   run put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file"
   assert_success
 
-  run delete_object_bypass_retention "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$secret_key"
+  run delete_object_bypass_retention "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$secret_key"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/util/util_bucket.sh b/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
index bc59af3..5348c98 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
@@ -162,21 +162,6 @@ bucket_cleanup() {
       return 1
     fi
 
-    #if ! delete_bucket_policy "s3api" "$1"; then
-    #  log 2 "error deleting bucket policy"
-    #  return 1
-    #fi
-
-    #if ! get_object_ownership_rule_and_update_acl "$1"; then
-    #  log 2 "error getting object ownership rule and updating ACL"
-    #  return 1
-    #fi
-
-    #if [ "$RUN_USERS" == "true" ] && ! reset_bucket_owner "$1"; then
-    #  log 2 "error resetting bucket owner"
-    #  return 1
-    #fi
-
     log 5 "bucket contents, policy, ACL deletion success"
     return 0
   fi
diff --git a/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh b/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
index e381a28..618ed16 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_legal_hold.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 get_and_check_legal_hold() {
-  if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
-    log 2 "'get_and_check_legal_hold' requires client, bucket, key, expected status"
+  if ! check_param_count "get_and_check_legal_hold" "client, bucket, key, expected status" 4 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! head_object "$1" "$2" "$3"; then
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ get_and_check_legal_hold() {
 }
 
 check_legal_hold_without_lock_enabled() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_legal_hold_without_lock_enabled' requires bucket, key names"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_legal_hold_without_lock_enabled" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if get_object_legal_hold_rest "$1" "$2"; then
@@ -59,11 +57,11 @@ check_legal_hold_without_lock_enabled() {
 }
 
 check_remove_legal_hold_versions() {
-  if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_remove_legal_hold_versions' requires bucket, key, version ID"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_remove_legal_hold_versions" "bucket, key, version ID" 3 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! legal_hold=$(get_object_legal_hold_version_id "$1" "$2" "$3"); then
+  if ! get_object_legal_hold_rest_version_id "$1" "$2" "$3"; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2154
     if [[ "$legal_hold" != *"MethodNotAllowed"* ]]; then
       log 2 "error getting object legal hold status with version id"
       return 1
@@ -71,10 +69,14 @@ check_remove_legal_hold_versions() {
     return 0
   fi
   log 5 "legal hold: $legal_hold"
-  if ! status="$(echo "$legal_hold" | grep -v "InsecureRequestWarning" | jq -r '.LegalHold.Status' 2>&1)"; then
-    log 2 "error getting legal hold status: $status"
+  if ! status=$(get_element_text <(echo -n "$legal_hold") "LegalHold" "Status"); then
+    log 2 "error getting XML legal hold status"
     return 1
   fi
+  #if ! status="$(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_version_id "$1" "$2" "$3" "OFF"; then
       log 2 "error removing legal hold of version ID"
@@ -85,8 +87,7 @@ check_remove_legal_hold_versions() {
 }
 
 check_legal_hold_without_payload() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_legal_hold_without_payload' requires bucket name, key"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_legal_hold_without_payload" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" OMIT_PAYLOAD="true" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/put_object_legal_hold.sh); then
@@ -105,8 +106,7 @@ check_legal_hold_without_payload() {
 }
 
 rest_check_legal_hold() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'rest_check_legal_hold' requires bucket name, key"
+  if ! check_param_count "rest_check_legal_hold" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" STATUS="ON" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/put_object_legal_hold.sh); then
diff --git a/tests/util/util_lock_config.sh b/tests/util/util_lock_config.sh
index 79bce7b..faf2b4a 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_lock_config.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_lock_config.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ get_and_check_object_lock_config() {
   if ! check_param_count "get_and_check_object_lock_config" "bucket, expected enabled value, expected governance mode, expected days" 4 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
+
   if ! get_object_lock_configuration "s3api" "$1"; then
     log 2 "error getting object lock config"
     return 1
diff --git a/tests/util/util_retention.sh b/tests/util/util_retention.sh
index ecedbf7..c3c93f1 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_retention.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_retention.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source ./tests/drivers/drivers.sh
+
 # params:  bucket name
 # return 0 for success, 1 for error
 add_governance_bypass_policy() {
@@ -59,11 +61,7 @@ check_for_and_remove_worm_protection() {
     if [[ $LOG_LEVEL_INT -ge 5 ]]; then
       log_worm_protection "$1" "$2"
     fi
-    if ! add_governance_bypass_policy "$1"; then
-      log 2 "error adding new governance bypass policy"
-      return 2
-    fi
-    if ! delete_object_bypass_retention "$1" "$2" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"; then
+    if ! delete_object_bypass_retention "rest" "$1" "$2" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"; then
       log 2 "error deleting object after legal hold removal"
       return 2
     fi
@@ -80,13 +78,13 @@ log_worm_protection() {
   if ! check_param_count "log_worm_protection" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! get_object_legal_hold "$1" "$2"; then
+  if ! get_object_legal_hold_rest "$1" "$2"; then
     log 2 "error getting object legal hold status"
     return
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   log 5 "LEGAL HOLD: $legal_hold"
-  if ! get_object_retention "$1" "$2"; then
+  if ! get_object_retention_rest "$1" "$2"; then
     log 2 "error getting object retention"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
     if [[ $get_object_retention_error != *"NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration"* ]]; then
diff --git a/tests/util/util_versioning.sh b/tests/util/util_versioning.sh
index 6833570..2e37459 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_versioning.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_versioning.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ source ./tests/commands/get_bucket_versioning.sh
 source ./tests/commands/list_object_versions.sh
 
 check_if_versioning_enabled() {
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_if_versioning_enabled' requires bucket name"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_if_versioning_enabled" "bucket" 1 $#; then
     return 2
   fi
   if ! get_bucket_versioning 's3api' "$1"; then
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ check_if_versioning_enabled() {
 }
 
 delete_old_versions() {
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_old_versions' requires bucket name"
+  if ! check_param_count "delete_old_versions" "bucket" 1 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! list_object_versions "$1"; then
+  if ! list_object_versions "rest" "$1"; then
     log 2 "error listing object versions"
     return 1
   fi
@@ -37,12 +35,8 @@ delete_old_versions() {
   version_keys=()
   version_ids=()
 
-  if ! parse_version_data "$versions" '.Versions[]'; then
-    log 2 "error parsing Versions elements"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  if ! parse_version_data "$versions" '.DeleteMarkers[]'; then
-    log 2 "error getting DeleteMarkers elements"
+  if ! parse_version_data_by_type "rest" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error parsing version data"
     return 1
   fi
 
@@ -57,8 +51,7 @@ delete_old_versions() {
 }
 
 delete_object_version_with_or_without_retention() {
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_object_version_with_or_without_retention' requires bucket name"
+  if ! check_param_count "delete_object_version_with_or_without_retention" "bucket" 1 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   log 5 "idx: $idx"
@@ -84,9 +77,30 @@ delete_object_version_with_or_without_retention() {
   return 0
 }
 
+parse_version_data_by_type() {
+  if ! check_param_count "parse_version_data_by_type" "client, data" 2 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$1" == "rest" ]; then
+    log 5 "version data: $versions"
+    if ! parse_versions_rest "$versions"; then
+      log 2 "error parsing REST object versions"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    if ! parse_version_data "$versions" '.Versions[]'; then
+      log 2 "error parsing Versions elements"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    if ! parse_version_data "$versions" '.DeleteMarkers[]'; then
+      log 2 "error getting DeleteMarkers elements"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 parse_version_data() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'parse_version_data' requires raw data, element name"
+  if ! check_param_count "parse_version_data" "raw data, element name" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! version_data="$(echo "$1" | jq -c "$2" 2>&1)"; then
@@ -111,8 +125,7 @@ parse_version_data() {
 }
 
 check_versioning_status_rest() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_versioning_status_rest' requires bucket, expected value"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_versioning_status_rest" "bucket, expected value" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! get_bucket_versioning_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"; then
@@ -142,9 +155,56 @@ check_versioning_status_rest() {
   return 0
 }
 
+echo_versions() {
+  if ! check_param_count "echo_versions" "'Version' or 'DeleteMarker', 'Key' or 'VersionId'" 2 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! keys=$(echo -n "$versions" | xmllint --xpath "//*[local-name()=\"$1\"]/*[local-name()=\"$2\"]/text()" - | xmlstarlet unesc 2>&1); then
+    if [[ "$keys" == *"XPath set is empty"* ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    log 2 "error getting Version 'Key' values: $keys"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "keys to append: ${keys[*]}"
+  echo "${keys[*]}"
+}
+
+parse_versions_rest() {
+  if ! check_param_count "parse_versions_rest" "versions variable" 1 $#; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! keys=$(echo_versions "Version" "Key"); then
+    log 2 "error getting Version Key values: $keys"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  version_keys+=($keys)
+  if ! ids=$(echo_versions "Version" "VersionId"); then
+    log 2 "error getting Version VersionId values: $ids"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  version_ids+=($ids)
+  if ! keys=$(echo_versions "DeleteMarker" "Key"); then
+    log 2 "error getting DeleteMarker Key values: $keys"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  version_keys+=($keys)
+  if ! ids=$(echo_versions "DeleteMarker" "VersionId"); then
+    log 2 "error getting DeleteMarker VersionId values: $ids"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  version_ids+=($ids)
+  log 5 "version keys: ${version_keys[*]}"
+  log 5 "version IDs: ${version_ids[*]}"
+  return 0
+}
+
 get_and_check_versions_rest() {
-  if [ $# -lt 5 ]; then
-    log 2 "'get_and_check_versionid_null_rest' requires bucket, key, count, expected islatest, expected id equal to null"
+  if ! check_param_count_gt "get_and_check_versions_rest" "bucket, key, count, expected islatest, expected id equal to null" 5 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! list_object_versions_rest "$1"; then
@@ -178,8 +238,7 @@ get_and_check_versions_rest() {
 }
 
 check_versions_after_file_deletion() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'check_versions_after_file_deletion' requires bucket, key"
+  if ! check_param_count "check_versions_after_file_deletion" "bucket, key" 2 $#; then
     return 1
   fi
   if ! list_object_versions_rest "$1"; then