A controller node for a wireless communication system includes a processor for operating the controller node in a configuration test context. The processor is configured to transmit at least one configuration test message including at least one configuration test setting and at least one operational setting to at least one first radio node and at least one second radio node, receive a test report indicating at least one result of at least one configuration test of the configuration test context, determine from the test report a capability of the at least one first radio node to operate as an authorized and verified radio node in the wireless communication system, and transmit the capability to the at least one first radio node that the at least one first radio node is an authorized and verified radio node.