diff --git a/metadata/service/tempest/barbican.yml b/metadata/service/tempest/barbican.yml
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+classes:
+  - service.runtest.tempest.cert
+  - service.runtest.tempest.test_accounts
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    # barbican tempest tests require admin accounts access
+    runtest_tempest_test_accounts_admin_access_enabled: True
+    runtest_tempest_test_accounts_roles:
+      - creator
+      - key-manager:service-admin
+  barbican:
+    client:
+      enabled: True
+      resources:
+        v1:
+          enabled: true
+          cloud_name: admin_identity
+          secrets:
+            TestSecret:
+              type: certificate
+              algorithm: RSA
+              payload_content_type: application/octet-stream
+              payload_content_encoding: base64
+              payload_path: ${_param:tempest_cert_file}
+              encodeb64_payload: true
+  runtest:
+    tempest:
+      test_cert_key: ${_param:tempest_cert_key}
+      test_cert_crt: ${_param:tempest_cert_file}
+      barbican_secret_name: TestSecret
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}