if !owner {
		return errAuthentication
	}

	return nil
}

// Authenticates storage client's requests and validates for skewed time.
func storageServerRequestValidate(r *http.Request) error {
	token, err := jwtreq.AuthorizationHeaderExtractor.ExtractToken(r)
	if err != nil {
		if err == jwtreq.ErrNoTokenInRequest {
			return errNoAuthToken
		}
		return errMalformedAuth

	w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
}

// IsValid - To authenticate and verify the time difference.
func (s *peerRESTServer) IsValid(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
	if err := storageServerRequestValidate(r); err != nil {
		s.writeErrorResponse(w, err)
		return false
	}
	return true
}

// GetBandwidth gets the bandwidth for the buckets requested.