diff --git a/src/pEp.yml2 b/src/pEp.yml2
index dd1b14d..ca4533a 100644
--- a/src/pEp.yml2
+++ b/src/pEp.yml2
@@ -250,6 +250,15 @@ namespace pEp {
                 in CipherSuite suite
             );
 
+        method config_passphrase(
+                in string passphrase
+            );
+
+        method config_passphrase_for_new_keys(
+                in bool enable,
+                in string passphrase
+            );
+
         // "basic" methods are generated on the java side, but
         // on the C++ side, manually implemented in basic_api.cc
 
diff --git a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/Makefile b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542cbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+include ../../../../../../../Makefile.conf
+include ../Makefile.conf
+
+TEST_UNIT_NAME=jni111
+
+JAVA_CLASSES = \
+ 	TestAlice.class \
+ 	../utils/AdapterBaseTestContext.class \
+ 	../utils/AdapterTestUtils.class \
+ 	../utils/TestCallbacks.class
+
+.PHONY: pitytest compile alice test clean
+
+all: alice compile
+
+pitytest:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PITYTEST_DIR)
+
+alice: compile clean-pep-home-alice
+	cd $(JAVA_CWD);pwd;HOME=$(JAVA_PEP_HOME_DIR_ALICE) $(JAVA) $(JAVA_PKG_BASENAME).$(TEST_UNIT_NAME).TestAlice
+
+compile: $(JAVA_CLASSES) pitytest
+
+%.class: %.java
+	cd $(JAVA_CWD);javac -cp $(CLASSPATH) $(JAVA_PKG_BASEPATH)/$(TEST_UNIT_NAME)/$<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(JAVA_CLASSES)
+	rm -f *.class
+	rm -f *.log
+	rm -Rf .gnupg
+	rm -Rf .lldb
+
+clean-pep-home: clean-pep-home-alice
+
+clean-pep-home-alice:
+	rm -rf $(PEP_HOME_DIR_ALICE)/.pEp
diff --git a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/TestAlice.java b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/TestAlice.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf50db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/jni111/TestAlice.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package foundation.pEp.jniadapter.test.jni111;
+import static foundation.pEp.pitytest.TestLogger.*;
+import foundation.pEp.pitytest.*;
+import foundation.pEp.pitytest.utils.TestUtils;
+import foundation.pEp.jniadapter.test.utils.*;
+
+
+// https://pep.foundation/jira/browse/JNI-111
+
+class TestAlice {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        TestSuite.getDefault().setVerbose(true);
+        TestSuite.getDefault().setTestColor(TestUtils.TermColor.GREEN);
+
+        new TestUnit<AdapterBaseTestContext>("config_passphrase",new AdapterBaseTestContext() , ctx  -> {
+          ctx.engine.config_passphrase("SUPERCOMPLICATEDPASSPHRASE");
+        });
+
+        new TestUnit<AdapterBaseTestContext>("config_passphrase_for_new_keys",new AdapterBaseTestContext() , ctx  -> {
+          ctx.engine.config_passphrase_for_new_keys(true, "SUPERCOMPLICATEDPASSPHRASE");
+        });
+
+        TestSuite.getDefault().run();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/regression/TestMain.java b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/regression/TestMain.java
index f48b501..cbaceb9 100644
--- a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/regression/TestMain.java
+++ b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/regression/TestMain.java
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ class TestMain {
             ctx.engine.isSyncRunning();
         });
 
+        new TestUnit<AdapterBaseTestContext>("Engine.config_passphrase",new RegTestContext() , ctx  -> {
+            ctx.engine.config_passphrase("SUPERCOMPLICATEDPASSPHRASE");
+        });
+
+        new TestUnit<AdapterBaseTestContext>("Engine.config_passphrase_for_new_keys",new RegTestContext() , ctx  -> {
+            ctx.engine.config_passphrase_for_new_keys(true, "SUPERCOMPLICATEDPASSPHRASE");
+        });
+
+
         TestSuite.getDefault().run();
     }
 }