diff --git a/Modulefile b/Modulefile
index 7ca5bcf4..bc88d0d3 100644
--- a/Modulefile
+++ b/Modulefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name    'puppetlabs-java_ks'
-version '0.0.6'
+version '1.0.0'
 source 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-java_ks.git'
 author 'puppetlabs'
 license 'ASL 2.0'
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool.rb
index 9309904f..6552518d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,21 @@ def to_pkcs12
     tmpfile = Tempfile.new("#{@resource[:name]}.")
     tmpfile.write(@resource[:password])
     tmpfile.flush
-    output = Puppet::Util.execute(
-      cmd,
-      :stdinfile  => tmpfile.path,
-      :failonfail => true,
-      :combine    => true
-      )
+
+    # To maintain backwards compatibility with Puppet 2.7.x, resort to ugly
+    # code to make sure RANDFILE is passed as an environment variable to the
+    # openssl command but not retained in the Puppet process environment.
+    randfile = Tempfile.new("#{@resource[:name]}.")
+    if Puppet::Util::Execution.respond_to?(:withenv)
+      withenv = Puppet::Util::Execution.method(:withenv)
+    else
+      withenv = Puppet::Util.method(:withenv)
+    end
+    output = withenv.call('RANDFILE' => randfile.path) do
+      run_command(cmd, false, tmpfile)
+    end
     tmpfile.close!
+    randfile.close!
     return output
   end
 
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ def import_ks
       tmpfile.write("#{@resource[:password]}\n#{@resource[:password]}\n#{@resource[:password]}")
     end
     tmpfile.flush
-    run_keystore_command(cmd, @resource[:target], tmpfile)
+    run_command(cmd, @resource[:target], tmpfile)
     tmppk12.close!
     tmpfile.close!
   end
@@ -66,12 +74,7 @@ def exists?
       tmpfile = Tempfile.new("#{@resource[:name]}.")
       tmpfile.write(@resource[:password])
       tmpfile.flush
-      Puppet::Util.execute(
-        cmd,
-        :stdinfile  => tmpfile.path,
-        :failonfail => true,
-        :combine    => true
-      )
+      run_command(cmd, false, tmpfile)
       tmpfile.close!
       return true
     rescue
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ def latest
       'x509', '-fingerprint', '-md5', '-noout',
       '-in', @resource[:certificate]
     ]
-    output = Puppet::Util.execute(cmd)
+    output = run_command(cmd)
     latest = output.scan(/MD5 Fingerprint=(.*)/)[0][0]
     return latest
   end
@@ -96,21 +99,16 @@ def current
     output = ''
     cmd = [
       command(:keytool),
-      '-list',
+      '-list', '-v',
       '-keystore', @resource[:target],
       '-alias', @resource[:name]
     ]
     tmpfile = Tempfile.new("#{@resource[:name]}.")
     tmpfile.write(@resource[:password])
     tmpfile.flush
-    output = Puppet::Util.execute(
-      cmd,
-      :stdinfile  => tmpfile.path,
-      :failonfail => true,
-      :combine    => true
-    )
+    output = run_command(cmd, false, tmpfile)
     tmpfile.close!
-    current = output.scan(/Certificate fingerprint \(MD5\): (.*)/)[0][0]
+    current = output.scan(/Certificate fingerprints:\n\s+MD5:  (.*)/)[0][0]
     return current
   end
 
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ def create
         tmpfile.write("#{@resource[:password]}\n#{@resource[:password]}")
       end
       tmpfile.flush
-      run_keystore_command(cmd, @resource[:target], tmpfile)
+      run_command(cmd, @resource[:target], tmpfile)
       tmpfile.close!
     end
   end
@@ -152,12 +150,7 @@ def destroy
     tmpfile = Tempfile.new("#{@resource[:name]}.")
     tmpfile.write(@resource[:password])
     tmpfile.flush
-    Puppet::Util.execute(
-      cmd,
-      :stdinfile  => tmpfile.path,
-      :failonfail => true,
-      :combine    => true
-    )
+    run_command(cmd, false, tmpfile)
     tmpfile.close!
   end
 
@@ -167,38 +160,56 @@ def update
     create
   end
 
-  def run_keystore_command(cmd, target, stdinfile)
+  def run_command(cmd, target=false, stdinfile=false)
+
+    # The Puppet::Util::Execution.execute method is deparcated in Puppet 3.x
+    # but we need this to work on 2.7.x too.
+    if Puppet::Util::Execution.respond_to?(:execute)
+      exec_method = Puppet::Util::Execution.method(:execute)
+    else
+      exec_method = Puppet::Util.method(:execute)
+    end
+
     # the java keytool will not correctly deal with an empty target keystore
     # file. If we encounter an empty keystore target file, preserve the mode,
     # owner and group, and delete the empty file.
-    if File.exists?(target) and File.zero?(target)
+    if target and (File.exists?(target) and File.zero?(target))
       stat = File.stat(target)
       File.delete(target)
     end
 
-    # There's a problem in IBM java wherein stdin cannot be used (trivially)
-    # pass in the keystore passwords. This makes the provider work on SLES
-    # with minimal effort.
+    # There's a problem in IBM java keytool wherein stdin cannot be used
+    # (trivially) to pass in the keystore passwords. The below hack makes the
+    # provider work on SLES with minimal effort at the cost of letting the
+    # passphrase to the keystore show up in the process list as an argument.
+    # From a best practice standpoint the keystore should be protected by file
+    # permissions and not just the passphrase so "making it work on SLES"
+    # trumps.
     if Facter.value('osfamily') == 'Suse' and @resource[:password]
-     cmd << '-srcstorepass'  << @resource[:password]
-     cmd << '-deststorepass' << @resource[:password]
+      cmd_to_run = cmd.is_a?(String) ? cmd.split(/\s/).first : cmd.first
+      if cmd_to_run == command(:keytool)
+        cmd << '-srcstorepass'  << @resource[:password]
+        cmd << '-deststorepass' << @resource[:password]
+      end
     end
 
     # Now run the command
-    Puppet::Util.execute(
-      cmd,
-      :stdinfile  => stdinfile.path,
-      :failonfail => true,
-      :combine    => true
-    )
+    options = { :failonfail => true, :combine => true }
+    output = if stdinfile
+      exec_method.call(cmd, options.merge(:stdinfile => stdinfile.path))
+    else
+      exec_method.call(cmd, options)
+    end
 
     # for previously empty files, restore the mode, owner and group. The funky
     # double-take check is because on Suse defined? doesn't seem to behave
     # quite the same as on Debian, RedHat
-    if defined? stat and stat
+    if target and (defined? stat and stat)
       File.chmod(stat.mode, target)
       File.chown(stat.uid, stat.gid, target)
     end
+
+    return output
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c53b0170..2c6f5664 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,18 +1 @@
-require 'pathname'
-dir = Pathname.new(__FILE__).parent
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(dir, dir + 'lib', dir + '../lib')
-
-require 'mocha'
-require 'puppet'
-gem 'rspec', '>=2.0.0'
-require 'rspec/expectations'
-
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-    config.mock_with :mocha
-end
-
-# We need this because the RAL uses 'should' as a method.  This
-# allows us the same behaviour but with a different method name.
-class Object
-    alias :must :should
-end
+require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/module_spec_helper'
diff --git a/spec/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb
similarity index 93%
rename from spec/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb
index 5005c060..e5b6196e 100644
--- a/spec/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/java_ks/keytool_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   describe 'when importing a private key and certifcate' do
     it 'should execute openssl and keytool with specific options' do
-      Puppet::Util.expects(:execute).with do |args|
+      provider.expects(:run_command).with do |*args|
         args[0] == [
           'myopenssl', 'pkcs12', '-export', '-passout', 'stdin',
           '-in', resource[:certificate],
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
           '-name', resource[:name]
         ]
       end
-      Puppet::Util.expects(:execute).with do |args|
+      provider.expects(:run_command).with do |*args|
         args[0] == [
           'mykeytool', '-importkeystore', '-srcstoretype', 'PKCS12',
           '-destkeystore', resource[:target],
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     it 'should call keytool with specific options if only certificate is provided' do
       no_pk = resource.dup
       no_pk.delete(:private_key)
-      Puppet::Util.expects(:execute).with do |args|
+      provider.expects(:run_command).with do |*args|
         args[0] == [
           'mykeytool', '-importcert', '-noprompt',
           '-alias', no_pk[:name],
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
   describe 'when removing entries from keytool' do
     it 'should execute keytool with a specific set of options' do
-      Puppet::Util.expects(:execute).with do |args|
+      provider.expects(:run_command).with do |*args|
         args[0] == [
           'mykeytool', '-delete',
           '-alias', resource[:name],
diff --git a/spec/type/java_ks_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/type/java_ks_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/type/java_ks_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/puppet/type/java_ks_spec.rb