diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index cbdcf13..1f05658 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import itertools
 
 import _multiprocessing
-from multiprocessing import current_process
+from multiprocessing import current_process, AuthenticationError
 from multiprocessing.util import get_temp_dir, Finalize, sub_debug, debug
 from multiprocessing.forking import duplicate, close
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
index b13d1da..d64c561 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -1736,6 +1736,37 @@
 testcases_threads = create_test_cases(ThreadsMixin, type='threads')
 globals().update(testcases_threads)
 
+class OtherTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    # TODO: add more tests for deliver/answer challenge.
+    def test_deliver_challenge_auth_failure(self):
+        class _FakeConnection(object):
+            def recv_bytes(self, size):
+                return 'something bogus'
+            def send_bytes(self, data):
+                pass
+        self.assertRaises(multiprocessing.AuthenticationError,
+                          multiprocessing.connection.deliver_challenge,
+                          _FakeConnection(), b'abc')
+
+    def test_answer_challenge_auth_failure(self):
+        class _FakeConnection(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.count = 0
+            def recv_bytes(self, size):
+                self.count += 1
+                if self.count == 1:
+                    return multiprocessing.connection.CHALLENGE
+                elif self.count == 2:
+                    return 'something bogus'
+                return ''
+            def send_bytes(self, data):
+                pass
+        self.assertRaises(multiprocessing.AuthenticationError,
+                          multiprocessing.connection.answer_challenge,
+                          _FakeConnection(), b'abc')
+
+testcases_other = [OtherTest]
+
 #
 #
 #
@@ -1764,7 +1795,8 @@
     testcases = (
         sorted(testcases_processes.values(), key=lambda tc:tc.__name__) +
         sorted(testcases_threads.values(), key=lambda tc:tc.__name__) +
-        sorted(testcases_manager.values(), key=lambda tc:tc.__name__)
+        sorted(testcases_manager.values(), key=lambda tc:tc.__name__) +
+        testcases_other
         )
 
     loadTestsFromTestCase = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase