diff --git a/tests/edugain.pem b/tests/edugain.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f40b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/edugain.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+XE3ANufnryezpDUffXpzdUltuTCpu2qfKEj2
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
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index 0000000..2391a29
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+++ b/tests/test_config.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+from saml2.config import Config
+
+c1 = {
+    "service": ["sp"],
+    "entityid" : "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:sp",
+#    "my_name" : "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:sp",
+    "service_url" : "http://lingon.catalogix.se:8087/",
+#    "debug" : 1,
+    "key_file" : "tests/mykey.pem",
+    "cert_file" : "tests/mycert.pem",
+    "xmlsec_binary" : "/opt/local/bin/xmlsec1",
+    "metadata": { 
+        "local": ["tests/metadata.xml", 
+                    "tests/urn-mace-swami.se-swamid-test-1.0-metadata.xml"],
+#        "remote":{
+#            "edugain":{
+#                "url": "https://www.example.com/?id=edugain&set=saml2",
+#                "cert": "./edugain.pem",
+#             }
+#        }
+    },
+    "idp_entity_id": "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:idp",
+    "virtual_organization" : {
+        "http://vo.example.org/biomed":{
+            "nameid_format" : "urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1-NameID",
+            "common_identifier": "swissEduPersonUniqueID",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+def test_1():
+    c = Config()
+    c.load(c1)
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diff --git a/tests/test_external_metadata.py b/tests/test_external_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbc353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_external_metadata.py
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+
+from saml2 import metadata, utils
+from saml2 import NAMESPACE as SAML2_NAMESPACE
+from saml2 import BINDING_SOAP
+from saml2 import md, saml, samlp
+from saml2 import time_util
+from saml2.saml import NAMEID_FORMAT_TRANSIENT
+
+def test_edugain():
+    md = metadata.MetaData(xmlsec_binary="/opt/local/bin/xmlsec1")
+    md.import_external_metadata(
+        "https://hbe.edugain.bridge.feide.no/simplesaml/module.php/aggregator/?id=edugain&set=saml2",
+        "tests/edugain.pem")
+    
+    print md.entity.keys()
+    assert md.entity
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diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ae68bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from saml2.utils import deflate_and_base64_encode
+from saml2.utils import decode_base64_and_inflate
+import zlib
+import base64
+import gzip
+from saml2.sigver import make_temp
+
+def test_encode_decode():
+    package = "1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyzåäö"
+
+    intermediate = deflate_and_base64_encode(package)
+    res = decode_base64_and_inflate(intermediate)
+    assert package == res
+