diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/Process.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/Process.kt
index c223ccf..40077a7 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/Process.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/Process.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package de.staropensource.engine.base.utility
 
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.Engine.Companion.logger
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.exception.VerificationFailedException
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.exception.io.IOAccessException
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.stream.ReadStream
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.stream.Stream
@@ -277,6 +278,81 @@ class Process {
     }
 
 
+    // -----> Verification
+    /**
+     * Verifies that this [Process]
+     * has the same PID as specified.
+     *
+     * @param pid pid to compare
+     * @return this instance
+     * @throws VerificationFailedException if verification fails
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    fun verifyPidEquals(pid: Long): Process {
+        if (getPid() != pid)
+            throw VerificationFailedException("Expected that PID ${getPid()} of Process[${hashCode()}] equals specified PID ${pid}")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies that this [Process]
+     * is alive and running.
+     *
+     * @return this instance
+     * @throws VerificationFailedException if verification fails
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    fun verifyAlive(): Process {
+        if (!isAlive())
+            throw VerificationFailedException("Expected that process ${getPid()} is alive")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies that this [Process]
+     * is not alive and running.
+     *
+     * @return this instance
+     * @throws VerificationFailedException if verification fails
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    fun verifyNotAlive(): Process {
+        if (isAlive())
+            throw VerificationFailedException("Expected that process ${getPid()} is not alive")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies that this [Process]
+     * has been launched with
+     * a fresh environment.
+     *
+     * @return this instance
+     * @throws VerificationFailedException if verification fails
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    fun verifyLaunchedWithFreshEnvironment(): Process {
+        if (!launchedWithFreshEnvironment)
+            throw VerificationFailedException("Expected that process ${getPid()} was launched with a fresh environment")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies that this [Process]
+     * has not been launched with
+     * a fresh environment.
+     *
+     * @return this instance
+     * @throws VerificationFailedException if verification fails
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    fun verifyNotLaunchedWithFreshEnvironment(): Process {
+        if (launchedWithFreshEnvironment)
+            throw VerificationFailedException("Expected that process ${getPid()} was not launched with a fresh environment")
+        return this
+    }
+
+
     // -----> Inner classes
     /**
      * Used for the [standardInput]