diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationService.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationService.java
index 417f5e32..8a19e94d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationService.java
@@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ public class AzureCCCoreAttestationService implements ICoreAttestationService {
 
     private final IPolicyValidator policyValidator;
 
-    private final String azureCcProtocol;
+    private final Protocol azureCcProtocol;
 
-    public AzureCCCoreAttestationService(String maaServerBaseUrl, String attestationUrl, String azureCcProtocol) {
+    public AzureCCCoreAttestationService(String maaServerBaseUrl, String attestationUrl, Protocol azureCcProtocol) {
         this(new MaaTokenSignatureValidator(maaServerBaseUrl), new PolicyValidator(attestationUrl), azureCcProtocol);
     }
 
+    public AzureCCCoreAttestationService(String maaServerBaseUrl, String attestationUrl) {
+        this(new MaaTokenSignatureValidator(maaServerBaseUrl), new PolicyValidator(attestationUrl), Protocol.AZURE_CC_ACI);
+    }
+
     // used in UT
-    protected AzureCCCoreAttestationService(IMaaTokenSignatureValidator tokenSignatureValidator, IPolicyValidator policyValidator, String azureCcProtocol) {
+    protected AzureCCCoreAttestationService(IMaaTokenSignatureValidator tokenSignatureValidator, IPolicyValidator policyValidator, Protocol azureCcProtocol) {
         this.tokenSignatureValidator = tokenSignatureValidator;
         this.policyValidator = policyValidator;
         this.azureCcProtocol = azureCcProtocol;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/GcpOidcCoreAttestationService.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/GcpOidcCoreAttestationService.java
index be6afd0f..debc1607 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/GcpOidcCoreAttestationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/GcpOidcCoreAttestationService.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public void attest(byte[] attestationRequest, byte[] publicKey, Handler<AsyncRes
 
             var enclaveId = this.validate(tokenPayload);
             if (enclaveId != null) {
-                LOGGER.info("Successfully attested gcp-oidc against registered enclaves, enclave id: " + enclaveId);
+                LOGGER.info("Successfully attested {} against registered enclaves, enclave id: {}", Protocol.GCP_OIDC, enclaveId);
                 handler.handle(Future.succeededFuture(new AttestationResult(publicKey, enclaveId)));
             } else {
-                LOGGER.warn("Can not find registered gcp-oidc enclave id.");
+                LOGGER.warn("Can not find registered {} enclave id.", Protocol.GCP_OIDC);
                 handler.handle(Future.succeededFuture(new AttestationResult(AttestationFailure.FORBIDDEN_ENCLAVE)));
             }
         }
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ private String validate(TokenPayload tokenPayload) throws Exception {
                 LOGGER.info("Validator version: " + policyValidator.getVersion() + ", result: " + enclaveId);
 
                 if (allowedEnclaveIds.contains(enclaveId)) {
-                    LOGGER.info("Successfully attested gcp-oidc against registered enclaves");
+                    LOGGER.info("Successfully attested {} against registered enclaves", Protocol.GCP_OIDC);
                     return enclaveId;
                 } else {
-                    LOGGER.warn("Got unsupported gcp-oidc enclave id: " + enclaveId);
+                    LOGGER.warn("Got unsupported {} enclave id: {}", Protocol.GCP_OIDC, enclaveId);
                 }
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 lastException = ex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/NitroCoreAttestationService.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/NitroCoreAttestationService.java
index 700379c9..576f3180 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/NitroCoreAttestationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/NitroCoreAttestationService.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private AttestationResult attestInternal(byte[] publicKey, AttestationRequest aR
             return new AttestationResult(AttestationFailure.FORBIDDEN_ENCLAVE);
         }
 
-        LOGGER.info("Successfully attested aws-nitro against registered enclaves, enclave id: " + id.toString());
+        LOGGER.info("Successfully attested {} against registered enclaves, enclave id: {}", Protocol.AWS_NITRO, id);
         return new AttestationResult(aDoc.getPublicKey(), id.toString());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/Protocol.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/Protocol.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5cbbe63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/Protocol.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.uid2.shared.secure;
+
+public enum Protocol {
+    GCP_OIDC,
+    GCP_VMID,
+    AWS_NITRO,
+    AZURE_CC_ACI,
+    AZURE_CC_AKS;
+
+    public String toString() {
+        switch(this) {
+            case GCP_OIDC:
+                return "gcp-oidc";
+            case GCP_VMID:
+                return "gcp-vmid";
+            case AWS_NITRO:
+                return "aws-nitro";
+            case AZURE_CC_ACI:
+                return "azure-cc";
+            case AZURE_CC_AKS:
+                return "azure-cc-aks";
+            default:
+                return "unknown-protocol";
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/IMaaTokenSignatureValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/IMaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
index 3019abb4..f5bd3e52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/IMaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/IMaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.uid2.shared.secure.azurecc;
 
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 
 public interface IMaaTokenSignatureValidator {
     /**
@@ -10,5 +11,5 @@ public interface IMaaTokenSignatureValidator {
      * @return Parsed token payload.
      * @throws AttestationException
      */
-    MaaTokenPayload validate(String tokenString, String protocol) throws AttestationException;
+    MaaTokenPayload validate(String tokenString, Protocol protocol) throws AttestationException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenPayload.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenPayload.java
index 25d4b4ea..10d42771 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenPayload.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationClientException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationFailure;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Value;
 
@@ -10,14 +11,12 @@
 @Builder(toBuilder = true)
 public class MaaTokenPayload {
     public static final String SEV_SNP_VM_TYPE = "sevsnpvm";
-    public static final String AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL = "azure-cc";
-    public static final String AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL = "azure-cc-aks";
     // the `x-ms-compliance-status` value for ACI CC
     public static final String AZURE_COMPLIANT_UVM = "azure-compliant-uvm";
     // the `x-ms-compliance-status` value for AKS CC
     public static final String AZURE_COMPLIANT_UVM_AKS = "azure-signed-katacc-uvm";
 
-    private String azureProtocol;
+    private Protocol azureProtocol;
     private String attestationType;
     private String complianceStatus;
     private boolean vmDebuggable;
@@ -30,9 +29,9 @@ public boolean isSevSnpVM(){
     }
 
     public boolean isUtilityVMCompliant() throws AttestationClientException {
-        if (azureProtocol == AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL) {
+        if (azureProtocol == Protocol.AZURE_CC_ACI) {
             return AZURE_COMPLIANT_UVM.equalsIgnoreCase(complianceStatus);
-        } else if (azureProtocol == AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL) {
+        } else if (azureProtocol == Protocol.AZURE_CC_AKS) {
             return AZURE_COMPLIANT_UVM_AKS.equalsIgnoreCase(complianceStatus);
         } else {
             throw new AttestationClientException(String.format("Azure protocol: %s not supported", azureProtocol), AttestationFailure.INVALID_PROTOCOL);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
index 75bd321c..1673329d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidator.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationClientException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationFailure;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ private TokenVerifier buildTokenVerifier(String kid) throws AttestationException
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MaaTokenPayload validate(String tokenString, String protocol) throws AttestationException {
+    public MaaTokenPayload validate(String tokenString, Protocol protocol) throws AttestationException {
         if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(tokenString)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("tokenString can not be null or empty");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/gcp/VmConfigVerifier.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/gcp/VmConfigVerifier.java
index a67814fc..be7ca196 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/gcp/VmConfigVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/gcp/VmConfigVerifier.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.google.protobuf.Any;
 import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 import com.uid2.shared.Utils;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -116,14 +117,14 @@ public VmConfigId getVmConfigId(InstanceDocument id) {
                     String templatizedConfig = templatizeVmConfig(cloudInitConfig);
                     str.append(getSha256Base64Encoded(templatizedConfig));
                 } else if (forbiddenMetadataKeys.contains(metadataItem.getKey())) {
-                    LOGGER.debug("gcp-vmid attestation got forbidden metadata key: " + metadataItem.getKey());
+                    LOGGER.debug("{} attestation got forbidden metadata key: {}", Protocol.GCP_VMID, metadataItem.getKey());
                     return VmConfigId.failure("forbidden metadata key: " + metadataItem.getKey(), id.getProjectId());
                 }
             }
 
             String badAuditLog = findUnauthorizedAuditLog(id);
             if (badAuditLog != null) {
-                LOGGER.debug("attestation failed because of audit log: " + badAuditLog);
+                LOGGER.debug("attestation failed because of audit log: {}", badAuditLog);
                 return VmConfigId.failure("bad audit log: " + badAuditLog, id.getProjectId());
             }
 
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ private boolean validateAuditLog(AuditLog auditLog) {
         if (allowedMethodsFromInstanceAuditLogs.contains(auditLog.getMethodName())) {
             return true;
         } else {
-            LOGGER.warn("gcp-vmid attestation receives unauthorized method: " + auditLog.getMethodName());
+            LOGGER.warn("{} attestation receives unauthorized method: {}", Protocol.GCP_VMID, auditLog.getMethodName());
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationServiceTest.java
index 24d4703f..cbfb5be4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/AzureCCCoreAttestationServiceTest.java
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@
 import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
 import io.vertx.core.Handler;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@ public void setup() throws AttestationException {
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testHappyPath(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testHappyPath(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysPassTokenValidator, alwaysPassPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
         provider.registerEnclave(ENCLAVE_ID);
         attest(provider, ar -> {
@@ -76,8 +73,8 @@ public void testHappyPath(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ClientError(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ClientError(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         var errorStr = "token signature validation failed";
         when(alwaysFailTokenValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenThrow(new AttestationClientException(errorStr, AttestationFailure.BAD_PAYLOAD));
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysFailTokenValidator, alwaysPassPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
@@ -90,8 +87,8 @@ public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ClientError(String azureProtocol) throws At
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ServerError(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ServerError(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         when(alwaysFailTokenValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenThrow(new AttestationException("unknown server error"));
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysFailTokenValidator, alwaysPassPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
         provider.registerEnclave(ENCLAVE_ID);
@@ -102,8 +99,8 @@ public void testSignatureCheckFailed_ServerError(String azureProtocol) throws At
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testPolicyCheckSuccess_ClientError(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testPolicyCheckSuccess_ClientError(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         var errorStr = "policy validation failed";
         when(alwaysFailPolicyValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenThrow(new AttestationClientException(errorStr, AttestationFailure.BAD_PAYLOAD));
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysFailTokenValidator, alwaysFailPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
@@ -116,8 +113,8 @@ public void testPolicyCheckSuccess_ClientError(String azureProtocol) throws Atte
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testPolicyCheckFailed_ServerError(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testPolicyCheckFailed_ServerError(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         when(alwaysFailPolicyValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenThrow(new AttestationException("unknown server error"));
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysFailTokenValidator, alwaysFailPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
         provider.registerEnclave(ENCLAVE_ID);
@@ -128,8 +125,8 @@ public void testPolicyCheckFailed_ServerError(String azureProtocol) throws Attes
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testEnclaveNotRegistered(String azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
+    @EnumSource(value = Protocol.class, names = {"AZURE_CC_ACI", "AZURE_CC_AKS"})
+    public void testEnclaveNotRegistered(Protocol azureProtocol) throws AttestationException {
         var provider = new AzureCCCoreAttestationService(alwaysFailTokenValidator, alwaysPassPolicyValidator, azureProtocol);
         attest(provider, ar -> {
             assertTrue(ar.succeeded());
@@ -144,11 +141,4 @@ private static void attest(ICoreAttestationService provider, Handler<AsyncResult
                 PUBLIC_KEY.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
                 handler);
     }
-
-    static Stream<Arguments> argumentProvider() {
-        return Stream.of(
-                Arguments.of(MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL),
-                Arguments.of(MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL)
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidatorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidatorTest.java
index e932d1f5..b14dba46 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenSignatureValidatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.uid2.shared.secure.azurecc;
 
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.TestClock;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 public class MaaTokenSignatureValidatorTest {
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("argumentProvider")
-    public void testPayload(String payloadPath, String protocol) throws Exception {
+    public void testPayload(String payloadPath, Protocol protocol) throws Exception {
         // expire at 1695313895
         var payload = loadFromJson(payloadPath);
         var clock = new TestClock();
@@ -41,13 +42,13 @@ public void testE2E() throws AttestationException {
         var maaToken = "<Placeholder>";
         var maaServerUrl = "https://sharedeus.eus.attest.azure.net";
         var validator = new MaaTokenSignatureValidator(maaServerUrl);
-        var token = validator.validate(maaToken, MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL);
+        var token = validator.validate(maaToken, Protocol.AZURE_CC_ACI);
     }
 
     static Stream<Arguments> argumentProvider() {
         return Stream.of(
-                Arguments.of("/com.uid2.shared/test/secure/azurecc/jwt_payload_aci.json", MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL),
-                Arguments.of("/com.uid2.shared/test/secure/azurecc/jwt_payload_aks.json", MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL)
+                Arguments.of("/com.uid2.shared/test/secure/azurecc/jwt_payload_aci.json", Protocol.AZURE_CC_ACI),
+                Arguments.of("/com.uid2.shared/test/secure/azurecc/jwt_payload_aks.json", Protocol.AZURE_CC_AKS)
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenUtils.java b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenUtils.java
index 82714b1e..303996a8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/MaaTokenUtils.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.uid2.shared.Const;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 
 import java.security.KeyPairGenerator;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 public class MaaTokenUtils {
     public static final String MAA_BASE_URL = "https://sharedeus.eus.attest.azure.net";
 
-    public static MaaTokenPayload validateAndParseToken(JsonObject payload, Clock clock, String protocol) throws Exception{
+    public static MaaTokenPayload validateAndParseToken(JsonObject payload, Clock clock, Protocol protocol) throws Exception{
         var gen = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance(Const.Name.AsymetricEncryptionKeyClass);
         gen.initialize(2048, new SecureRandom());
         var keyPair = gen.generateKeyPair();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/PolicyValidatorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/PolicyValidatorTest.java
index 9e4cde11..e5b4f977 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/PolicyValidatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/uid2/shared/secure/azurecc/PolicyValidatorTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationClientException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationException;
 import com.uid2.shared.secure.AttestationFailure;
+import com.uid2.shared.secure.Protocol;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ private MaaTokenPayload generateBasicPayload() {
                 .vmDebuggable(false)
                 .runtimeData(generateBasicRuntimeData())
                 .ccePolicyDigest(CCE_POLICY_DIGEST)
-                .azureProtocol(MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_ACI_PROTOCOL)
+                .azureProtocol(Protocol.AZURE_CC_ACI)
                 .build();
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ public void testValidationSuccess_AksWithAzureSignedKataccUvm() throws Attestati
         var aksPayload = generateBasicPayload()
                 .toBuilder()
                 .complianceStatus("azure-signed-katacc-uvm")
-                .azureProtocol(MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL)
+                .azureProtocol(Protocol.AZURE_CC_AKS)
                 .build();
         var enclaveId = validator.validate(aksPayload, PUBLIC_KEY);
         assertEquals(CCE_POLICY_DIGEST, enclaveId);
@@ -157,22 +158,11 @@ public void testValidationFailure_AksWithOtherUvm() {
         var aksPayload = generateBasicPayload()
                 .toBuilder()
                 .complianceStatus("fake-compliance")
-                .azureProtocol(MaaTokenPayload.AZURE_CC_AKS_PROTOCOL)
+                .azureProtocol(Protocol.AZURE_CC_AKS)
                 .build();
         Throwable t = assertThrows(AttestationException.class, ()-> validator.validate(aksPayload, PUBLIC_KEY));
         assertEquals("Not run in Azure Compliance Utility VM", t.getMessage());
         assertEquals(AttestationFailure.BAD_FORMAT, ((AttestationClientException)t).getAttestationFailure());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testValidationFailure_InvalidProtocol() {
-        var validator = new PolicyValidator(ATTESTATION_URL);
-        var aksPayload = generateBasicPayload()
-                .toBuilder()
-                .azureProtocol("fake-protocol")
-                .build();
-        Throwable t = assertThrows(AttestationException.class, ()-> validator.validate(aksPayload, PUBLIC_KEY));
-        assertEquals("Azure protocol: fake-protocol not supported", t.getMessage());
-        assertEquals(AttestationFailure.INVALID_PROTOCOL, ((AttestationClientException)t).getAttestationFailure());
-    }
 }