diff --git a/salt/minion/cert/openstack_api.yml b/salt/minion/cert/openstack_api.yml
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+parameters:
+  _param:
+    salt_minion_ca_host: ${linux:network:fqdn}
+    salt_minion_ca_authority: salt_master_ca
+    openstack_api_cert_alternative_names: IP:127.0.0.1,IP:${_param:cluster_local_address},IP:${_param:cluster_vip_address},DNS:${linux:system:name},DNS:${linux:network:fqdn}
+    openstack_api_cert_key_file: "/etc/ssl/private/openstack_api.key"
+    openstack_api_cert_cert_file: "/etc/ssl/certs/openstack_api.crt"
+    openstack_api_cert_all_file: "/etc/ssl/certs/openstack_api_with_chain.crt"
+  salt:
+    minion:
+      cert:
+        openstack_api:
+          host: ${_param:salt_minion_ca_host}
+          authority: ${_param:salt_minion_ca_authority}
+          common_name: openstack_api
+          signing_policy: cert_server
+          alternative_names: ${_param:openstack_api_cert_alternative_names}
+          key_file: ${_param:openstack_api_cert_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:openstack_api_cert_cert_file}
+          all_file: ${_param:openstack_api_cert_all_file}
+          enabled: true
+          engine: salt