diff --git a/ssl/connect.sh b/ssl/connect.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eou pipefail
+
+if [[ $# < 2 ]]; then
+  echo "Please provide a key file prefix and a target host:port"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+key_prefix=$1
+host_and_port=$2
+
+cert_file="$key_prefix.crt"
+key_file="$key_prefix.key"
+
+if [[ ! -r "$cert_file" ]]; then
+  echo "$cert_file is not readable"
+  exit 2
+fi
+    
+if [[ ! -r "$key_file" ]]; then
+  echo "$key_file is not readable"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+openssl s_client -connect $host_and_port -cert "$cert_file" -key "$key_file" -CAfile onap.crt
+