diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hmac.py b/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
index 9d094d2..0cd8198 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import hmac
 import sha
+import hashlib
 import unittest
 from test import test_support
 
@@ -75,6 +76,130 @@
                  "and Larger Than One Block-Size Data"),
                 "e8e99d0f45237d786d6bbaa7965c7808bbff1a91")
 
+    def _rfc4231_test_cases(self, hashfunc):
+        def hmactest(key, data, hexdigests):
+            h = hmac.HMAC(key, data, digestmod=hashfunc)
+            self.assertEqual(h.hexdigest().lower(), hexdigests[hashfunc])
+
+        # 4.2.  Test Case 1
+        hmactest(key = '\x0b'*20,
+                 data = 'Hi There',
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: '896fb1128abbdf196832107cd49df33f'
+                                   '47b4b1169912ba4f53684b22',
+                   hashlib.sha256: 'b0344c61d8db38535ca8afceaf0bf12b'
+                                   '881dc200c9833da726e9376c2e32cff7',
+                   hashlib.sha384: 'afd03944d84895626b0825f4ab46907f'
+                                   '15f9dadbe4101ec682aa034c7cebc59c'
+                                   'faea9ea9076ede7f4af152e8b2fa9cb6',
+                   hashlib.sha512: '87aa7cdea5ef619d4ff0b4241a1d6cb0'
+                                   '2379f4e2ce4ec2787ad0b30545e17cde'
+                                   'daa833b7d6b8a702038b274eaea3f4e4'
+                                   'be9d914eeb61f1702e696c203a126854',
+                 })
+
+        # 4.3.  Test Case 2
+        hmactest(key = 'Jefe',
+                 data = 'what do ya want for nothing?',
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: 'a30e01098bc6dbbf45690f3a7e9e6d0f'
+                                   '8bbea2a39e6148008fd05e44',
+                   hashlib.sha256: '5bdcc146bf60754e6a042426089575c7'
+                                   '5a003f089d2739839dec58b964ec3843',
+                   hashlib.sha384: 'af45d2e376484031617f78d2b58a6b1b'
+                                   '9c7ef464f5a01b47e42ec3736322445e'
+                                   '8e2240ca5e69e2c78b3239ecfab21649',
+                   hashlib.sha512: '164b7a7bfcf819e2e395fbe73b56e0a3'
+                                   '87bd64222e831fd610270cd7ea250554'
+                                   '9758bf75c05a994a6d034f65f8f0e6fd'
+                                   'caeab1a34d4a6b4b636e070a38bce737',
+                 })
+
+        # 4.4.  Test Case 3
+        hmactest(key = '\xaa'*20,
+                 data = '\xdd'*50,
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: '7fb3cb3588c6c1f6ffa9694d7d6ad264'
+                                   '9365b0c1f65d69d1ec8333ea',
+                   hashlib.sha256: '773ea91e36800e46854db8ebd09181a7'
+                                   '2959098b3ef8c122d9635514ced565fe',
+                   hashlib.sha384: '88062608d3e6ad8a0aa2ace014c8a86f'
+                                   '0aa635d947ac9febe83ef4e55966144b'
+                                   '2a5ab39dc13814b94e3ab6e101a34f27',
+                   hashlib.sha512: 'fa73b0089d56a284efb0f0756c890be9'
+                                   'b1b5dbdd8ee81a3655f83e33b2279d39'
+                                   'bf3e848279a722c806b485a47e67c807'
+                                   'b946a337bee8942674278859e13292fb',
+                 })
+
+        # 4.5.  Test Case 4
+        hmactest(key = ''.join([chr(x) for x in xrange(0x01, 0x19+1)]),
+                 data = '\xcd'*50,
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: '6c11506874013cac6a2abc1bb382627c'
+                                   'ec6a90d86efc012de7afec5a',
+                   hashlib.sha256: '82558a389a443c0ea4cc819899f2083a'
+                                   '85f0faa3e578f8077a2e3ff46729665b',
+                   hashlib.sha384: '3e8a69b7783c25851933ab6290af6ca7'
+                                   '7a9981480850009cc5577c6e1f573b4e'
+                                   '6801dd23c4a7d679ccf8a386c674cffb',
+                   hashlib.sha512: 'b0ba465637458c6990e5a8c5f61d4af7'
+                                   'e576d97ff94b872de76f8050361ee3db'
+                                   'a91ca5c11aa25eb4d679275cc5788063'
+                                   'a5f19741120c4f2de2adebeb10a298dd',
+                 })
+
+        # 4.7.  Test Case 6
+        hmactest(key = '\xaa'*131,
+                 data = 'Test Using Larger Than Block-Siz'
+                        'e Key - Hash Key First',
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: '95e9a0db962095adaebe9b2d6f0dbce2'
+                                   'd499f112f2d2b7273fa6870e',
+                   hashlib.sha256: '60e431591ee0b67f0d8a26aacbf5b77f'
+                                   '8e0bc6213728c5140546040f0ee37f54',
+                   hashlib.sha384: '4ece084485813e9088d2c63a041bc5b4'
+                                   '4f9ef1012a2b588f3cd11f05033ac4c6'
+                                   '0c2ef6ab4030fe8296248df163f44952',
+                   hashlib.sha512: '80b24263c7c1a3ebb71493c1dd7be8b4'
+                                   '9b46d1f41b4aeec1121b013783f8f352'
+                                   '6b56d037e05f2598bd0fd2215d6a1e52'
+                                   '95e64f73f63f0aec8b915a985d786598',
+                 })
+
+        # 4.8.  Test Case 7
+        hmactest(key = '\xaa'*131,
+                 data = 'This is a test using a larger th'
+                        'an block-size key and a larger t'
+                        'han block-size data. The key nee'
+                        'ds to be hashed before being use'
+                        'd by the HMAC algorithm.',
+                 hexdigests = {
+                   hashlib.sha224: '3a854166ac5d9f023f54d517d0b39dbd'
+                                   '946770db9c2b95c9f6f565d1',
+                   hashlib.sha256: '9b09ffa71b942fcb27635fbcd5b0e944'
+                                   'bfdc63644f0713938a7f51535c3a35e2',
+                   hashlib.sha384: '6617178e941f020d351e2f254e8fd32c'
+                                   '602420feb0b8fb9adccebb82461e99c5'
+                                   'a678cc31e799176d3860e6110c46523e',
+                   hashlib.sha512: 'e37b6a775dc87dbaa4dfa9f96e5e3ffd'
+                                   'debd71f8867289865df5a32d20cdc944'
+                                   'b6022cac3c4982b10d5eeb55c3e4de15'
+                                   '134676fb6de0446065c97440fa8c6a58',
+                 })
+
+    def test_sha224_rfc4231(self):
+        self._rfc4231_test_cases(hashlib.sha224)
+
+    def test_sha256_rfc4231(self):
+        self._rfc4231_test_cases(hashlib.sha256)
+
+    def test_sha384_rfc4231(self):
+        self._rfc4231_test_cases(hashlib.sha384)
+
+    def test_sha512_rfc4231(self):
+        self._rfc4231_test_cases(hashlib.sha512)
+
 
 class ConstructorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):