diff --git a/tests/unit/states/ssh_auth_test.py b/tests/unit/states/ssh_auth_test.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+    :codeauthor: :email:`Jayesh Kariya <jayeshk@saltstack.com>`
+'''
+# Import Python libs
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+# Import Salt Testing Libs
+from salttesting import skipIf, TestCase
+from salttesting.mock import (
+    NO_MOCK,
+    NO_MOCK_REASON,
+    MagicMock,
+    patch
+)
+
+from salttesting.helpers import ensure_in_syspath
+
+ensure_in_syspath('../../')
+
+# Import Salt Libs
+from salt.states import ssh_auth
+
+ssh_auth.__salt__ = {}
+ssh_auth.__opts__ = {}
+
+
+@skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
+class SshAuthTestCase(TestCase):
+    '''
+    Test cases for salt.states.ssh_auth
+    '''
+    # 'present' function tests: 1
+
+    def test_present(self):
+        '''
+        Test to verifies that the specified SSH key
+        is present for the specified user.
+        '''
+        name = 'sshkeys'
+        user = 'root'
+        source = 'salt://ssh_keys/id_rsa.pub'
+
+        ret = {'name': name,
+               'changes': {},
+               'result': True,
+               'comment': ''}
+
+        mock = MagicMock(return_value='exists')
+        mock_data = MagicMock(side_effect=['replace', 'new'])
+        with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__salt__, {'ssh.check_key': mock,
+                                            'ssh.set_auth_key': mock_data}):
+            with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__opts__, {'test': True}):
+                comt = ('The authorized host key sshkeys is already '
+                        'present for user root')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.present(name, user, source), ret)
+
+            with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__opts__, {'test': False}):
+                comt = ('The authorized host key sshkeys '
+                        'for user root was updated')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt, 'changes': {name: 'Updated'}})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.present(name, user, source), ret)
+
+                comt = ('The authorized host key sshkeys '
+                        'for user root was added')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt, 'changes': {name: 'New'}})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.present(name, user, source), ret)
+
+    # 'absent' function tests: 1
+
+    def test_absent(self):
+        '''
+        Test to verifies that the specified SSH key is absent.
+        '''
+        name = 'sshkeys'
+        user = 'root'
+        source = 'salt://ssh_keys/id_rsa.pub'
+
+        ret = {'name': name,
+               'changes': {},
+               'result': None,
+               'comment': ''}
+
+        mock = MagicMock(side_effect=['User authorized keys file not present',
+                                      'Key removed'])
+        mock_up = MagicMock(side_effect=['update', 'updated'])
+        with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__salt__, {'ssh.rm_auth_key': mock,
+                                            'ssh.check_key': mock_up}):
+            with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__opts__, {'test': True}):
+                comt = ('Key sshkeys is set for removal')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.absent(name, user, source), ret)
+
+                comt = ('Key is already absent')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt, 'result': True})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.absent(name, user, source), ret)
+
+            with patch.dict(ssh_auth.__opts__, {'test': False}):
+                comt = ('User authorized keys file not present')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt, 'result': False})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.absent(name, user, source), ret)
+
+                comt = ('Key removed')
+                ret.update({'comment': comt, 'result': True,
+                            'changes': {name: 'Removed'}})
+                self.assertDictEqual(ssh_auth.absent(name, user, source), ret)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from integration import run_tests
+    run_tests(SshAuthTestCase, needs_daemon=False)