code: def verify_keys(self):
          
          verify_keys_endpoint = Template("${rest_root}/site/${public_key}")
          url = verify_keys_endpoint.substitute(rest_root=self._rest_root, public_key=self._public_key)
          
          data = { "clientName": "mollom_python", "clientVersion": "1.0" }
  
          self._client.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
  
          response = self._client.post(url, data, timeout=self._timeout)
          if response.status_code != 200:
              raise MollomAuthenticationError
  
          return True
docs: Verify that the public and private key combination is valid; raises MollomAuthenticationError otherwise