static {
    try {
      CONTEXT =
          V.withListenSpec(
              V.init(),
              V.getListenSpec(V.init()).withAddress(new ListenSpec.Address("tcp", "localhost:0")));
      AccessList acl =
          new AccessList(ImmutableList.of(new BlessingPattern("...")), ImmutableList.<String>of());
      Permissions allowAll =
          new Permissions(
              ImmutableMap.of(
                  io.v.v23.security.access.Constants.READ.getValue(), acl,
                  io.v.v23.security.access.Constants.WRITE.getValue(), acl,
                  io.v.v23.security.access.Constants.ADMIN.getValue(), acl));
      CLIENT_PRINCIPAL = newPrincipal();
      SERVER_PRINCIPAL = newPrincipal();
      SERVER_BLESSINGS = SERVER_PRINCIPAL.blessSelf("server");

      // Start group server.
      GROUP_SERVER =
          V.getServer(
              GroupServer.withNewServer(
                  CONTEXT,
                  new GroupServer.Params().withStorageEngine(GroupServer.StorageEngine.MEMSTORE)));
      assertThat(GROUP_SERVER).isNotNull();
      assertThat(GROUP_SERVER.getStatus().getEndpoints()).isNotEmpty();
      Endpoint groupServerEndpoint = GROUP_SERVER.getStatus().getEndpoints()[0];
      String groupNameReaders = NamingUtil.join(groupServerEndpoint.name(), "readers");
      String groupNameWriters = NamingUtil.join(groupServerEndpoint.name(), "writers");

      // Populate the group server.
      {
        GroupClient client = GroupClientFactory.getGroupClient(groupNameReaders);
        VFutures.sync(
            client.create(
                CONTEXT,
                allowAll,
                ImmutableList.of(
                    new BlessingPatternChunk("root:alice"), new BlessingPatternChunk("root:bob"))));
      }
      {
        GroupClient client = GroupClientFactory.getGroupClient(groupNameWriters);
        VFutures.sync(
            client.create(
                CONTEXT, allowAll, ImmutableList.of(new BlessingPatternChunk("root:alice"))));
      }

      AUTHORIZER =
          PermissionsAuthorizer.create(
              new Permissions(
                  ImmutableMap.of(
                      "Read",
                          new AccessList(
                              ImmutableList.of(
                                  new BlessingPattern("<grp:" + groupNameReaders + ">")),
                              null),
                      "Write",
                          new AccessList(
                              ImmutableList.of(
                                  new BlessingPattern("<grp:" + groupNameWriters + ">")),
                              null))),
              Access.typicalTagType());
    } catch (VException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    } catch (GroupServer.StartException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }