diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc80d6f8..564703c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ test/default/secretbox2
 test/default/secretbox7
 test/default/secretbox8
 test/default/shorthash
+test/default/sodium_core
+test/default/sodium_utils
+test/default/sodium_version
 test/default/stream
 test/default/stream2
 test/default/stream3
diff --git a/test/default/Makefile.am b/test/default/Makefile.am
index 12b4693f..9aa9d1e6 100644
--- a/test/default/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/default/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	secretbox7.exp \
 	secretbox8.exp \
 	shorthash.exp \
+	sodium_core.exp \
+	sodium_utils.exp \
+	sodium_version.exp \
 	stream.exp \
 	stream2.exp \
 	stream3.exp \
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ TESTS_TARGETS = \
 	secretbox7 \
 	secretbox8 \
 	shorthash \
+	sodium_core \
+	sodium_utils \
+	sodium_version \
 	stream \
 	stream2 \
 	stream3 \
@@ -181,6 +187,15 @@ secretbox8_LDADD          = $(TESTS_LDADD)
 shorthash_SOURCE          = cmptest.h shorthash.c
 shorthash_LDADD           = $(TESTS_LDADD)
 
+sodium_core_SOURCE        = cmptest.h sodium_core.c
+sodium_core_LDADD         = $(TESTS_LDADD)
+
+sodium_utils_SOURCE       = cmptest.h sodium_utils.c
+sodium_utils_LDADD        = $(TESTS_LDADD)
+
+sodium_version_SOURCE     = cmptest.h sodium_version.c
+sodium_version_LDADD      = $(TESTS_LDADD)
+
 stream_SOURCE             = cmptest.h stream.c
 stream_LDADD              = $(TESTS_LDADD)
 
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_core.c b/test/default/sodium_core.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bdcca8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define TEST_NAME "sodium_core"
+#include "cmptest.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_init());
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_core.exp b/test/default/sodium_core.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d00491fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_core.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_utils.c b/test/default/sodium_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fae6b0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define TEST_NAME "sodium_utils"
+#include "cmptest.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  char buf1[1000];
+  char buf2[1000];
+
+  randombytes(buf1, sizeof buf1);
+  memcpy(buf2, buf1, sizeof buf2);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_memcmp(buf1, buf2, sizeof buf1));
+  sodium_memzero(buf1, 0U);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_memcmp(buf1, buf2, sizeof buf1));
+  sodium_memzero(buf1, sizeof buf1 / 2);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_memcmp(buf1, buf2, sizeof buf1));
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_memcmp(buf1, buf2, 0U));    
+  sodium_memzero(buf2, sizeof buf2 / 2);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_memcmp(buf1, buf2, sizeof buf1));
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_utils.exp b/test/default/sodium_utils.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..579bdc55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_utils.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+0
+0
+255
+0
+0
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_version.c b/test/default/sodium_version.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aff06276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define TEST_NAME "sodium_version"
+#include "cmptest.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_version_string() != NULL);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_library_version_major() > 0);
+  printf ("%d\n", sodium_library_version_minor() > 0);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/default/sodium_version.exp b/test/default/sodium_version.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8183f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/default/sodium_version.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+1
+1
+1