diff --git a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/requirements.yaml b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/requirements.yaml
index b668359..3a4aed7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/requirements.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/requirements.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   - name: common
     version: ~7.x-0
     repository: '@local'
+  - name: certInitializer
+    version: ~7.x-0
+    repository: '@local'
   - name: postgres
     version: ~7.x-0
     repository: '@local'
diff --git a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/resources/nginx/nginx.conf b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/resources/nginx/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d26cc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/resources/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+daemon off;
+
+#pid /run/nginx.pid;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 500;
+    # multi_accept on;
+}
+http {
+
+    ##
+    # Basic Settings
+    ##
+
+    sendfile on;
+    tcp_nopush on;
+    tcp_nodelay on;
+    keepalive_timeout 65;
+    types_hash_max_size 2048;
+
+        #Comment or disable the access_log once tested to avoid runtime logs
+#        access_log            /var/log/nginx/access.log format gzip;
+        access_log            off;
+        error_log            /var/log/nginx/error.log;
+
+    server {
+         listen *:8703 ssl;
+        server_name
+        ssl on;
+        ssl_certificate           {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/certs/cert.pem;
+        ssl_certificate_key       {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/certs/cert.key;
+        ssl_session_cache  builtin:1000  shared:SSL:80m;
+        ssl_protocols  TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
+        ssl_ciphers ECDH+AESGCM:ECDH+AES256:ECDH+AES128:DH+3DES:!ADH:!AECDH:!MD5;
+        ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+        ssl_session_timeout 10m;
+        keepalive_timeout   70;
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_set_header        Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header        X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header        X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header        X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_pass          http://localhost:8702;
+            proxy_read_timeout  90;
+            proxy_redirect      off;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/configmap.yaml b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/configmap.yaml
index c41c3ef..d063793 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,16 @@
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
 data:
 {{ tpl (.Files.Glob "resources/config/*").AsConfig . | indent 2 }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-nginx
+  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
+    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+    release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+data:
+{{ tpl (.Files.Glob "resources/nginx/*").AsConfig . | indent 2 }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7e4ad5b..89eba2f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
       name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
     spec:
-      initContainers:
+      initContainers: {{ include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" . | nindent 6 }}
       - command:
         - sh
         args:
@@ -75,10 +75,13 @@
         name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         resources:
 {{ include "common.resources" . | indent 12 }}
-        volumeMounts:
+        volumeMounts: {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" . | nindent 8 }}
         - mountPath: /service/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/mybatis/configuration/configuration.xml
           name: init-data
           subPath: configuration.xml
+        - mountPath: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+          name: nginx
+          subPath: nginx.conf
         readinessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
             port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
@@ -86,10 +89,13 @@
           periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.periodSeconds }}
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ include "common.namespace" . }}-docker-registry-key"
-      volumes:
+      volumes: {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumes" . | nindent 6 }}
       - name: init-data-input
         configMap:
           name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
+      - name: nginx
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-nginx
       - name: init-data
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
diff --git a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/values.yaml
index 28a2ac4..0fbee4c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vnfsdk/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vnfsdk/values.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,37 @@
     passwordPolicy: generate
 
 #################################################################
+# AAF part
+#################################################################
+certInitializer:
+  nameOverride: refrepo-cert-initializer
+  aafDeployFqi: deployer@people.osaaf.org
+  aafDeployPass: demo123456!
+  # aafDeployCredsExternalSecret: some secret
+  fqdn: refrepo
+  fqi: refrepo@refrepo.onap.org
+  fqi_namespace: org.onap.refrepo
+  public_fqdn: refrepo.onap.org
+  cadi_longitude: "0.0"
+  cadi_latitude: "0.0"
+  app_ns: org.osaaf.aaf
+  credsPath: /opt/app/osaaf/local
+  aaf_add_config: |
+    echo "*** transform AAF certs into pem files"
+    mkdir -p {{ .Values.credsPath }}/certs
+    echo "keystore password: $$cadi_keystore_password_p12"
+    openssl pkcs12 -in {{ .Values.credsPath }}/{{ .Values.fqi_namespace }}.p12 \
+      -nokeys -out {{ .Values.credsPath }}/certs/cert.pem \
+      -passin pass:$cadi_keystore_password_p12 \
+      -passout pass:$cadi_keystore_password_p12
+    echo "*** copy key"
+    cp {{ .Values.credsPath }}/{{ .Values.fqi_namespace }}.key \
+      {{ .Values.credsPath }}/certs/cert.key
+    echo "*** change ownership of certificates to targeted user"
+    chown -R 999 {{ .Values.credsPath }}/certs
+
+
+#################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
@@ -102,7 +133,7 @@
 service:
   type: NodePort
   name: refrepo
-  portName: refrepo
+  portName: https
   nodePort: 97
   internalPort: 8703