diff --git a/Penumbra.Api b/Penumbra.Api
index 297941bc..af41b178 160000
--- a/Penumbra.Api
+++ b/Penumbra.Api
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 297941bc22300f4a8368f4d0177f62943eb69727
+Subproject commit af41b1787acef9df7dc83619fe81e63a36443ee5
diff --git a/Penumbra/Api/Api/IdentityChecker.cs b/Penumbra/Api/Api/IdentityChecker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e090053e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Penumbra/Api/Api/IdentityChecker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Penumbra.Api.Api;
+
+public static class IdentityChecker
+{
+    public static bool Check(string identity)
+        => true;
+}
diff --git a/Penumbra/Api/Api/TemporaryApi.cs b/Penumbra/Api/Api/TemporaryApi.cs
index a997ded8..7567acd3 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Api/Api/TemporaryApi.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Api/Api/TemporaryApi.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,16 @@ public class TemporaryApi(
     ApiHelpers apiHelpers,
     ModManager modManager) : IPenumbraApiTemporary, IApiService
 {
-    public Guid CreateTemporaryCollection(string name)
-        => tempCollections.CreateTemporaryCollection(name);
+    public (PenumbraApiEc, Guid) CreateTemporaryCollection(string identity, string name)
+    {
+        if (!IdentityChecker.Check(identity))
+            return (PenumbraApiEc.InvalidCredentials, Guid.Empty);
+
+        var collection = tempCollections.CreateTemporaryCollection(name);
+        if (collection == Guid.Empty)
+            return (PenumbraApiEc.UnknownError, collection);
+        return (PenumbraApiEc.Success, collection);
+    }
 
     public PenumbraApiEc DeleteTemporaryCollection(Guid collectionId)
         => tempCollections.RemoveTemporaryCollection(collectionId)
diff --git a/Penumbra/Api/IpcTester/TemporaryIpcTester.cs b/Penumbra/Api/IpcTester/TemporaryIpcTester.cs
index 64adf256..d46c5728 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Api/IpcTester/TemporaryIpcTester.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Api/IpcTester/TemporaryIpcTester.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class TemporaryIpcTester(
     private string        _tempGamePath           = "test/game/path.mtrl";
     private string        _tempFilePath           = "test/success.mtrl";
     private string        _tempManipulation       = string.Empty;
+    private string        _identity               = string.Empty;
     private PenumbraApiEc _lastTempError;
     private int           _tempActorIndex;
     private bool          _forceOverwrite;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ public class TemporaryIpcTester(
         if (!_)
             return;
 
+        ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##identity", "Identity...", ref _identity, 128);
         ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##tempCollection", "Collection Name...", ref _tempCollectionName, 128);
         ImGuiUtil.GuidInput("##guid", "Collection GUID...", string.Empty, ref _tempGuid, ref _tempCollectionGuidName);
         ImGui.InputInt("##tempActorIndex", ref _tempActorIndex, 0, 0);
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public class TemporaryIpcTester(
         IpcTester.DrawIntro(CreateTemporaryCollection.Label, "Create Temporary Collection");
         if (ImGui.Button("Create##Collection"))
         {
-            LastCreatedCollectionId = new CreateTemporaryCollection(pi).Invoke(_tempCollectionName);
+            _lastTempError = new CreateTemporaryCollection(pi).Invoke(_identity, _tempCollectionName, out LastCreatedCollectionId);
             if (_tempGuid == null)
             {
                 _tempGuid               = LastCreatedCollectionId;