diff --git a/test/utils_test.cpp b/test/utils_test.cpp
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+#include "phosphor-ldap-config/utils.hpp"
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <ldap.h>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace ldap
+{
+constexpr auto LDAPscheme = "ldap";
+constexpr auto LDAPSscheme = "ldaps";
+
+class TestUtil : public testing::Test
+{
+  public:
+    TestUtil()
+    {
+        // Empty
+    }
+};
+
+TEST_F(TestUtil, URIValidation)
+{
+    std::string ipaddress = "ldap://0.0.0.0";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://9.3.185.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://9.3.185.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://9.3.a.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://9.3.185.a";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://x.x.x.x";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://0.0.0.0";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://0.0.0.0";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://9.3.185.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldap://9.3.185.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://9.3.185.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://9.3.185.a";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://9.3.a.83";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+
+    ipaddress = "ldaps://x.x.x.x";
+    EXPECT_EQ(false, isValidLDAPURI(ipaddress.c_str(), LDAPSscheme));
+}
+} // namespace ldap
+} // namespace phosphor