diff --git a/metadata/service/tempest/cert.yml b/metadata/service/tempest/cert.yml
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+parameters:
+  _param:
+    tempest_ca_hostname: ${linux:system:name}
+    tempest_ca_host: ${_param:tempest_ca_hostname}.${_param:cluster_domain}
+    tempest_ca_authority: salt_master_ca
+    tempest_cert_key: /tmp/test.key
+    tempest_cert_file: /tmp/test.crt
+  salt:
+    minion:
+      cert:
+        tempest:
+          host: ${_param:tempest_ca_host}
+          authority: ${_param:tempest_ca_authority}
+          common_name: tempest_test
+          signing_policy: cert_server
+          key_usage: "digitalSignature,nonRepudiation,keyEncipherment"
+          key_file:  ${_param:tempest_cert_key}
+          cert_file: ${_param:tempest_cert_file}