diff --git a/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_authz_token_test.go b/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_authz_token_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4ac2cadd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_authz_token_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package static_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentials"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentialstores"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/testing/internal/e2e"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/testing/internal/e2e/boundary"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestConnectTargetWithAuthzTokenCli uses the boundary cli to connect to a target using the
+// `authz_token` option
+func TestConnectTargetWithAuthzTokenCli(t *testing.T) {
+	e2e.MaybeSkipTest(t)
+	c, err := loadConfig()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	boundary.AuthenticateCli(t)
+	newOrgId := boundary.CreateNewOrgCli(t)
+	newProjectId := boundary.CreateNewProjectCli(t, newOrgId)
+	newHostCatalogId := boundary.CreateNewHostCatalogCli(t, newProjectId)
+	newHostSetId := boundary.CreateNewHostSetCli(t, newHostCatalogId)
+	newHostId := boundary.CreateNewHostCli(t, newHostCatalogId, c.TargetIp)
+	boundary.AddHostToHostSetCli(t, newHostSetId, newHostId)
+	newTargetId := boundary.CreateNewTargetCli(t, newProjectId, c.TargetPort)
+	boundary.AddHostSourceToTargetCli(t, newTargetId, newHostSetId)
+
+	// Create a credential store
+	output := e2e.RunCommand("boundary", "credential-stores", "create", "static",
+		"-scope-id", newProjectId,
+		"-format", "json",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, output.Err, string(output.Stderr))
+	var newCredentialStoreResult credentialstores.CredentialStoreCreateResult
+	err = json.Unmarshal(output.Stdout, &newCredentialStoreResult)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newCredentialStoreId := newCredentialStoreResult.Item.Id
+	t.Logf("Created Credential Store: %s", newCredentialStoreId)
+
+	// Create credentials
+	output = e2e.RunCommand("boundary", "credentials", "create", "ssh-private-key",
+		"-credential-store-id", newCredentialStoreId,
+		"-username", c.TargetSshUser,
+		"-private-key", "file://"+c.TargetSshKeyPath,
+		"-format", "json",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, output.Err, string(output.Stderr))
+	var newCredentialsResult credentials.CredentialCreateResult
+	err = json.Unmarshal(output.Stdout, &newCredentialsResult)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newCredentialsId := newCredentialsResult.Item.Id
+	t.Logf("Created Credentials: %s", newCredentialsId)
+
+	// Add credentials to target
+	output = e2e.RunCommand("boundary", "targets", "add-credential-sources",
+		"-id", newTargetId,
+		"-brokered-credential-source", newCredentialsId,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, output.Err, string(output.Stderr))
+
+	// Get credentials for target
+	output = e2e.RunCommand("boundary", "targets", "authorize-session", "-id", newTargetId, "-format", "json")
+	require.NoError(t, output.Err, string(output.Stderr))
+	var newSessionAuthorizationResult targets.SessionAuthorizationResult
+	err = json.Unmarshal(output.Stdout, &newSessionAuthorizationResult)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	newSessionAuthorization := newSessionAuthorizationResult.Item
+	retrievedUser := fmt.Sprintf("%s", newSessionAuthorization.Credentials[0].Credential["username"])
+	retrievedKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", newSessionAuthorization.Credentials[0].Credential["private_key"])
+	assert.Equal(t, c.TargetSshUser, retrievedUser)
+
+	k, err := os.ReadFile(c.TargetSshKeyPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, string(k), retrievedKey)
+	t.Log("Successfully retrieved credentials for target")
+
+	// Get auth token for session
+	newAuthToken := newSessionAuthorizationResult.Item.AuthorizationToken
+
+	// Create key file
+	retrievedKeyPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", t.TempDir(), "target_private_key.pem")
+	f, err := os.Create(retrievedKeyPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = f.WriteString(retrievedKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = os.Chmod(retrievedKeyPath, 0o400)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Connect to target and print host's IP address using retrieved credentials
+	output = e2e.RunCommand("boundary", "connect",
+		"-authz-token", newAuthToken,
+		"-exec", "/usr/bin/ssh", "--",
+		"-l", retrievedUser,
+		"-i", retrievedKeyPath,
+		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",
+		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
+		"-o", "IdentitiesOnly=yes", // forces the use of the provided key
+		"-p", "{{boundary.port}}", // this is provided by boundary
+		"{{boundary.ip}}",
+		"hostname", "-i",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, output.Err, string(output.Stderr))
+
+	parts := strings.Fields(string(output.Stdout))
+	hostIp := parts[len(parts)-1]
+	require.Equal(t, c.TargetIp, hostIp, "SSH session did not return expected output")
+	t.Log("Successfully connected to target")
+}
diff --git a/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_ssh_test.go b/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_ssh_test.go
index afa143d31e..58d3b1a291 100644
--- a/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_ssh_test.go
+++ b/testing/internal/e2e/host/static/connect_ssh_test.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-// TestConnectTargetWithStaticCredentialStoreCli uses the boundary cli to create a credential using
-// boundary's built-in credential store. The test attaches that credential to a target and attempts
-// to connect to that target using those credentials.
-func TestConnectTargetWithStaticCredentialStoreCli(t *testing.T) {
+// TestConnectTargetWithSshCli uses the boundary cli to create a credential using boundary's
+// built-in credential store. The test attaches that credential to a target and attempts to connect
+// to that target using those credentials.
+func TestConnectTargetWithSshCli(t *testing.T) {
 	e2e.MaybeSkipTest(t)
 	c, err := loadConfig()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -141,4 +141,14 @@ func TestCreateTargetWithStaticCredentialStoreApi(t *testing.T) {
 		targets.WithBrokeredCredentialSourceIds([]string{newCredentialsId}),
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Authorize Session
+	newSessionAuthorizationResult, err := tClient.AuthorizeSession(ctx, newTargetId)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newSessionAuthorization := newSessionAuthorizationResult.Item
+	retrievedUser := fmt.Sprintf("%s", newSessionAuthorization.Credentials[0].Credential["username"])
+	retrievedKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s", newSessionAuthorization.Credentials[0].Credential["private_key"])
+	assert.Equal(t, c.TargetSshUser, retrievedUser)
+	require.Equal(t, string(k), retrievedKey)
+	t.Log("Successfully retrieved credentials for target")
 }