diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc46961..879cf35 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     tests_require=[
         'responses>=0.22.0',
         'coverage>=6.5.0',
-        'pytest==7.2.0',
+        'pytest>=7.2.0',
         'mockito==1.4.0'
     ],
     setup_requires=[
diff --git a/src/signify/app/aiding.py b/src/signify/app/aiding.py
index 7fd8d76..7f2006f 100644
--- a/src/signify/app/aiding.py
+++ b/src/signify/app/aiding.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ def list(self, start=0, end=24):
     def get(self, name):
         res = self.client.get(f"/identifiers/{name}")
         return res.json()
+    
+    def rename(self, name, newName):
+        res = self.client.put(f"/identifiers/{name}", json={"name": newName})
+        return res.json()
 
     def create(self, name, transferable=True, isith="1", nsith="1", wits=None, toad="0", proxy=None, delpre=None,
                dcode=MtrDex.Blake3_256, data=None, algo=Algos.salty, estOnly=False, DnD=False, **kwargs):
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ def update(self, name, typ, **kwas):
         pass
 
     def delete(self, name):
-        pass
+        self.client.delete(f"/identifiers/{name}")
 
     def interact(self, name, data=None):
         hab = self.get(name)
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ def interact(self, name, data=None):
             sigs=sigs)
         json[keeper.algo] = keeper.params()
 
-        res = self.client.put(f"/identifiers/{name}?type=ixn", json=json)
+        res = self.client.post(f"/identifiers/{name}/events", json=json)
         return serder, sigs, res.json()
 
     def rotate(self, name, *, transferable=True, nsith=None, toad=None, cuts=None, adds=None,
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ def rotate(self, name, *, transferable=True, nsith=None, toad=None, cuts=None, a
         if rstates is not None:
             json['rmids'] = [state['i'] for state in rstates]
 
-        res = self.client.put(f"/identifiers/{name}", json=json)
+        res = self.client.post(f"/identifiers/{name}/events", json=json)
         return serder, sigs, res.json()
 
     def addEndRole(self, name, *, role=Roles.agent, eid=None, stamp=None):
diff --git a/tests/app/test_aiding.py b/tests/app/test_aiding.py
index 203943e..d979016 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_aiding.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_aiding.py
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ def test_aiding_delete():
     from signify.app.aiding import Identifiers
     ids = Identifiers(client=mock_client)  # type: ignore
 
+    from requests import Response
+    mock_response = mock({'json': lambda: {'success': 'yay'}}, spec=Response, strict=True)
+    expect(mock_client, times=1).delete('/identifiers/aid1').thenReturn(mock_response)
+
     ids.delete(name='aid1')
 
     verifyNoUnwantedInteractions()
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ def test_aiding_interact_no_data():
     }
     from requests import Response
     mock_response = mock({'json': lambda: {'success': 'yay'}}, spec=Response, strict=True)
-    expect(mock_client, times=1).put('/identifiers/aid1?type=ixn', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
+    expect(mock_client, times=1).post('/identifiers/aid1/events', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
 
     ids.interact(name='aid1')
 
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ def test_aiding_interact_with_data():
 
     from requests import Response
     mock_response = mock({'json': lambda: {'success': 'yay'}}, spec=Response, strict=True)
-    expect(mock_client, times=1).put('/identifiers/aid1?type=ixn', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
+    expect(mock_client, times=1).post('/identifiers/aid1/events', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
 
     ids.interact(name='aid1', data=[{'some': 'data'}, {'some': 'more'}])
 
@@ -390,7 +394,7 @@ def test_aiding_rotate():
     mock_response = mock(spec=Response, strict=True)
     expected_data = {'rot': {'a': 'key event dictionary'}, 'sigs': ['a signature'], 'salty': {'keeper': 'params'},
                      'smids': ['state 1', 'state 2'], 'rmids': ['rstate 1', 'rstate 2']}
-    expect(mock_client, times=1).put('/identifiers/aid1', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
+    expect(mock_client, times=1).post('/identifiers/aid1/events', json=expected_data).thenReturn(mock_response)
     expect(mock_response, times=1).json().thenReturn({'success': 'yay'})
 
     _, _, out = ids.rotate(name='aid1', states=[{'i': 'state 1'}, {'i': 'state 2'}],
diff --git a/tests/core/test_authing.py b/tests/core/test_authing.py
index f66efda..27240d8 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_authing.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_authing.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_approve_delegation():
     })
 
     from keri.core import coring
-    e1 = dict(v=coring.Vstrings.json,
+    e1 = dict(v="KERI10JSON000000_",
               d="",
               i="ABCDEFG",
               s="1",