diff --git a/accounts/urls.py b/accounts/urls.py
index 6c6a78a..376cbbe 100644
--- a/accounts/urls.py
+++ b/accounts/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import *
 
 from accounts import views
 
diff --git a/blogs/urls.py b/blogs/urls.py
index ccdcd39..a9219b5 100644
--- a/blogs/urls.py
+++ b/blogs/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import *
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^$', views.blog, name='blog'),
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index ea6c17e..b441ddf 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -151,9 +151,15 @@ SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 15801100
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'filters': {
+        'require_debug_false': {
+            '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse'
+        }
+    },
     'handlers': {
         'mail_admins': {
             'level': 'ERROR',
+            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
             'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
         }
     },
diff --git a/snipts/api.py b/snipts/api.py
index 27d72c8..4f478f2 100644
--- a/snipts/api.py
+++ b/snipts/api.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from tastypie.authentication import ApiKeyAuthentication
 from tastypie.authorization import Authorization
 from django.template.defaultfilters import date, urlize, linebreaksbr
 from tastypie.resources import ModelResource
+from tastypie.exceptions import Unauthorized
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from tastypie.validation import Validation
 from tastypie.models import create_api_key
@@ -22,8 +23,137 @@ import parsedatetime.parsedatetime as pdt
 models.signals.post_save.connect(create_api_key, sender=User)
 
 
+class PrivateFavoriteAuthorization(Authorization):
+    def read_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return object_list.filter(user=bundle.request.user)
+
+    def read_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def create_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def update_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+class PrivateSniptAuthorization(Authorization):
+    def read_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return object_list.filter(user=bundle.request.user)
+
+    def read_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def create_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def update_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return object_list.filter(user=bundle.request.user)
+
+    def update_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def delete_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return object_list.filter(user=bundle.request.user)
+
+    def delete_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+class PrivateTagAuthorization(Authorization):
+    def read_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        object_list = object_list.filter(snipt__user=bundle.request.user)
+        object_list = object_list.annotate(count=models.Count('taggit_taggeditem_items__id'))
+        object_list = object_list.order_by('-count', 'name')
+        return object_list
+
+    def read_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+class PrivateUserProfileAuthorization(Authorization):
+    def read_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def read_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def create_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj.user == bundle.request.user
+
+    def delete_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+class PrivateUserAuthorization(Authorization):
+    def read_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def read_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        return bundle.obj == bundle.request.user
+
+    def create_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def create_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def update_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_list(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+    def delete_detail(self, object_list, bundle):
+        raise Unauthorized()
+
+
 class FavoriteValidation(Validation):
-    def is_valid(self, bundle):
+    def is_valid(self, bundle, request=None):
         errors = {}
         snipt = bundle.data['snipt']
 
@@ -33,7 +163,7 @@ class FavoriteValidation(Validation):
         return errors
 
 class UserProfileValidation(Validation):
-    def is_valid(self, bundle):
+    def is_valid(self, bundle, request=None):
         errors = {}
 
         if not bundle.request.user.profile.is_pro:
@@ -142,13 +272,10 @@ class PrivateUserProfileResource(ModelResource):
         allowed_methods = ['get', 'put']
         list_allowed_methods = []
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
-        authorization = Authorization()
+        authorization = PrivateUserProfileAuthorization()
         always_return_data = True
         max_limit = 200
 
-    def apply_authorization_limits(self, request, object_list):
-        return object_list.filter(user=request.user)
-
     def dehydrate(self, bundle):
         bundle.data['email'] = bundle.obj.user.email
         bundle.data['username'] = bundle.obj.user.username
@@ -168,14 +295,11 @@ class PrivateUserResource(ModelResource):
         allowed_methods = ['get']
         list_allowed_methods = []
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
-        authorization = Authorization()
+        authorization = PrivateUserAuthorization()
         always_return_data = True
         max_limit = 200
         cache = SimpleCache()
 
-    def apply_authorization_limits(self, request, object_list):
-        return object_list.filter(username=request.user.username)
-
     def dehydrate(self, bundle):
         bundle.data['email_md5'] = hashlib.md5(bundle.obj.email.lower()).hexdigest()
         bundle.data['is_pro'] = bundle.obj.profile.is_pro
@@ -190,7 +314,7 @@ class PrivateTagResource(ModelResource):
         fields = ['id', 'name',]
         allowed_methods = ['get']
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
-        authorization = Authorization()
+        authorization = PrivateTagAuthorization()
         always_return_data = True
         max_limit = 200
         cache = SimpleCache()
@@ -205,6 +329,7 @@ class PrivateTagResource(ModelResource):
             orm_filters['slug'] = filters['q']
 
         return orm_filters
+
     def dehydrate(self, bundle):
         bundle.data['absolute_url'] = '/%s/tag/%s/' % (bundle.request.user.username,
                                                        bundle.obj.slug)
@@ -216,11 +341,6 @@ class PrivateTagResource(ModelResource):
 
         return bundle
 
-    def apply_authorization_limits(self, request, object_list):
-        object_list = object_list.filter(snipt__user=request.user)
-        object_list = object_list.annotate(count=models.Count('taggit_taggeditem_items__id'))
-        object_list = object_list.order_by('-count', 'name')
-        return object_list
 
 class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
     user = fields.ForeignKey(PrivateUserResource, 'user', full=True)
@@ -236,7 +356,7 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
         detail_allowed_methods = ['get', 'patch', 'put', 'delete']
         list_allowed_methods = ['get', 'post']
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
-        authorization = Authorization()
+        authorization = PrivateSniptAuthorization()
         ordering = ['created', 'modified',]
         always_return_data = True
         max_limit = 200
@@ -321,9 +441,6 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
 
         return orm_filters
 
-    def apply_authorization_limits(self, request, object_list):
-        return object_list.filter(user=request.user)
-
     def save_m2m(self, bundle):
         tags = bundle.data.get('tags_list', [])
         if tags != '':
@@ -343,7 +460,7 @@ class PrivateFavoriteResource(ModelResource):
         detail_allowed_methods = ['get', 'post', 'delete']
         list_allowed_methods = ['get', 'post',]
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
-        authorization = Authorization()
+        authorization = PrivateFavoriteAuthorization()
         ordering = ['created',]
         always_return_data = True
         max_limit = 200
@@ -359,6 +476,3 @@ class PrivateFavoriteResource(ModelResource):
         bundle.data['snipt'] = Snipt.objects.get(pk=bundle.data['snipt'])
         return super(PrivateFavoriteResource, self).obj_create(bundle,
                      user=bundle.request.user, **kwargs)
-
-    def apply_authorization_limits(self, request, object_list):
-        return object_list.filter(user=request.user)
diff --git a/snipts/tests.py b/snipts/tests.py
index 96915a8..602aee0 100644
--- a/snipts/tests.py
+++ b/snipts/tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,89 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from tastypie.test import ResourceTestCase
+from tastypie.models import ApiKey
+from snipts.models import Snipt
 
 
-class SniptAPITest(TestCase):
-    def test_get_snipt(self):
-        """
-        We should be able to get a public snipt from the API.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(1 + 1, 2)
+class SniptResourceTest(ResourceTestCase):
+    fixtures = ['test_entries.json']
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(SniptResourceTest, self).setUp()
+
+        # Johnny
+        self.johnny = User.objects.create_user('johnny', 'johnny@snipt.net', 'password')
+        ApiKey.objects.get_or_create(user=self.johnny)
+        self.johnny_auth = self.create_apikey(self.johnny, self.johnny.api_key.key)
+        self.johnny_private = Snipt(title='Private snipt for Johnny', lexer='text', public=False, user=self.johnny)
+        self.johnny_public = Snipt(title='Public snipt for Johnny', lexer='text', public=True, user=self.johnny)
+        self.johnny_private.save()
+        self.johnny_public.save()
+
+        # Bob
+        self.bob = User.objects.create_user('bob', 'bob@snipt.net', 'password')
+        ApiKey.objects.get_or_create(user=self.bob)
+        self.bob_auth = self.create_apikey(self.bob, self.bob.api_key.key)
+        self.bob_private = Snipt(title='Private snipt for Bob', lexer='text', public=False, user=self.bob)
+        self.bob_public = Snipt(title='Public snipt for Bob', lexer='text', public=True, user=self.bob)
+        self.bob_private.save()
+        self.bob_public.save()
+
+
+    # Private
+    def test_get_private_list(self):
+
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/private/snipt/', format='json', authentication=self.johnny_auth)
+
+        self.assertHttpOK(resp)
+        self.assertValidJSONResponse(resp)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.deserialize(resp)['objects']), 2)
+
+    def test_get_private_detail(self):
+
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/private/snipt/{}/'.format(self.johnny_private.pk), format='json', authentication=self.johnny_auth)
+
+        self.assertHttpOK(resp)
+        self.assertValidJSONResponse(resp)
+        self.assertEqual(self.deserialize(resp)['key'], self.johnny_private.key)
+
+        # Unauthenticated request.
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/private/snipt/{}/'.format(self.johnny_private.pk), format='json')
+        self.assertHttpUnauthorized(resp)
+
+        # Unauthorized request.
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/private/snipt/{}/'.format(self.johnny_private.pk), format='json', authentication=self.bob_auth)
+        self.assertHttpUnauthorized(resp)
+
+    def test_post_private_list(self):
+
+        new_snipt = {
+            'title': 'A new private snipt.',
+            'lexer': 'text',
+            'public': False,
+        }
+
+        resp = self.api_client.post('/api/private/snipt/',
+                data=new_snipt,
+                format='json',
+                authentication=self.johnny_auth)
+        
+        self.assertHttpCreated(resp)
+        self.assertEqual(Snipt.objects.count(), 5)
+
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/private/snipt/', format='json', authentication=self.johnny_auth)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.deserialize(resp)['objects']), 3)
+
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/public/snipt/', format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.deserialize(resp)['objects']), 2)
+
+
+    # Public
+    def test_get_public_list(self):
+
+        self.assertEqual(Snipt.objects.count(), 4)
+
+        resp = self.api_client.get('/api/public/snipt/', format='json')
+
+        self.assertHttpOK(resp)
+        self.assertValidJSONResponse(resp)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.deserialize(resp)['objects']), 2)
diff --git a/snipts/urls.py b/snipts/urls.py
index de0570e..e4ea406 100644
--- a/snipts/urls.py
+++ b/snipts/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import *
 
 from snipts import views
 
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index e0737f3..b0df480 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from views import (homepage, lexers, pro_signup, sitemap, tags, pro_signup_complete)
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import include, patterns, url
+from django.conf.urls import include, patterns, url
 from utils.views import SniptRegistrationView
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect