diff --git a/bindings/ndf.go b/bindings/ndf.go
index e367765e0d33b2a197692bcef2055dbca2ca7f87..d176c7b6045d20e81a7ba01c42e8af9f7dccfd85 100644
--- a/bindings/ndf.go
+++ b/bindings/ndf.go
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ import (
 // ndfUrl is a hardcoded url to a bucket containing the signed NDF message.
 const ndfUrl = `elixxir.io`
 
-// DownloadSignedNdf retrieves the NDF from a hardcoded bucket URL.
-// The NDF returned requires further processing and verification
-// before being used. Use ProcessSignedNdf to properly process
-// the downloaded data returned.
-// DO NOT USE THE RETURNED DATA TO START A CLIENT.
-func DownloadSignedNdf() ([]byte, error) {
+// DownloadAndVerifySignedNdf retrieves the NDF from a hardcoded bucket URL.
+// The NDF is processed into a protobuf containing a signature which
+// is verified using the cert string passed in. The NDF is returned as marshaled
+// byte data which may be used to start a client.
+func DownloadAndVerifySignedNdf(cert string) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Build a request for the file
 	resp, err := http.Get(ndfUrl)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -43,16 +42,16 @@ func DownloadSignedNdf() ([]byte, error) {
 			"NDF response request")
 	}
 
-	return signedNdfEncoded, nil
+	// Process the download NDF and return the marshaled NDF
+	return processAndVerifySignedNdf(signedNdfEncoded, cert)
 }
 
-// DownloadSignedNdfWithUrl retrieves the NDF from a specified URL.
-// The NDF returned requires further processing and verification
-// before being used. Use ProcessSignedNdf to properly process
-// the downloaded data returned.
-// DO NOT USE THE RETURNED DATA TO START A CLIENT.
-func DownloadSignedNdfWithUrl(url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Build a reqeust for the file
+// DownloadAndVerifySignedNdfWithUrl retrieves the NDF from a specified URL.
+// The NDF is processed into a protobuf containing a signature which
+// is verified using the cert string passed in. The NDF is returned as marshaled
+// byte data which may be used to start a client.
+func DownloadAndVerifySignedNdfWithUrl(url, cert string) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Build a request for the file
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to retrieve "+
@@ -67,16 +66,15 @@ func DownloadSignedNdfWithUrl(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 			"NDF response request")
 	}
 
-	return signedNdfEncoded, nil
+	// Process the download NDF and return the marshaled NDF
+	return processAndVerifySignedNdf(signedNdfEncoded, cert)
 }
 
-// ProcessSignedNdf takes the downloaded NDF from either
-// DownloadSignedNdf or DownloadSignedNdfWithUrl (signedNdfEncoded)
-// and the scheduling certificate (cert). The downloaded NDF is parsed
+// processAndVerifySignedNdf is a helper function which parses the downloaded NDF
 // into a protobuf containing a signature. The signature is verified using the
 // passed in cert. Upon successful parsing and verification, the NDF is
-// returned as byte data, which may be used to start a client.
-func ProcessSignedNdf(signedNdfEncoded []byte, cert string) ([]byte, error) {
+// returned as byte data.
+func processAndVerifySignedNdf(signedNdfEncoded []byte, cert string) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Base64 decode the signed NDF
 	signedNdfMarshaled, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(
 		string(signedNdfEncoded))
diff --git a/bindings/ndf_test.go b/bindings/ndf_test.go
index b77b41b44499adda3a996ec9bef9e13004d8e853..7b1698e3a03895e5fcad478f426f8a540c932cb4 100644
--- a/bindings/ndf_test.go
+++ b/bindings/ndf_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import "testing"
 
 func TestDownloadSignedNdf(t *testing.T) {
 	// Todo: test once a proper URL is hardcoded
-	//content, err :=	DownloadSignedNdf()
+	//content, err :=	DownloadAndVerifySignedNdf(testCert)
 	//if err != nil {
 	//	t.Errorf("Failed to download signed NDF: %v")
 	//}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestDownloadSignedNdf(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDownloadSignedNdfWithUrl(t *testing.T) {
 	// todo: write test once a proper URL can be passed in
-	//content, err :=	DownloadSignedNdfWithUrl(exampleURL)
+	//content, err :=	DownloadAndVerifySignedNdfWithUrl(exampleURL, testCert)
 	//if err != nil {
 	//	t.Errorf("Failed to download signed NDF: %v")
 	//}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestDownloadSignedNdfWithUrl(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests
 func TestVerifySignedNdf(t *testing.T) {
 	// todo write test once example data is collected
-	//ndf, err := VerifySignedNdf(testSignedNdf, testCert)
+	//ndf, err := processAndVerifySignedNdf(testSignedNdf, testCert)
 	//if err != nil {
 	//
 	//}