diff --git a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3b3d189..c5336cf 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -51,25 +51,13 @@
               name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-so-db-secrets
               key: mariadb.readwrite.port
         - name: DB_USERNAME
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-so-db-secrets
-              key: mariadb.readwrite.rolename
+          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "db-user-creds" "key" "login") | indent 10 }}
         - name: DB_PASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-so-db-secrets
-              key: mariadb.readwrite.password
+          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "db-user-creds" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
         - name: DB_ADMIN_USERNAME
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-so-db-secrets
-              key: mariadb.admin.rolename
+          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "db-admin-creds" "key" "login") | indent 10 }}
         - name: DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-so-db-secrets
-              key: mariadb.admin.password
+          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "db-admin-creds" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
          {{- if eq .Values.global.security.aaf.enabled true }}
         - name: TRUSTSTORE
           value: /app/org.onap.so.trust.jks
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/secret.yaml b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd7eb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright © 2020 Samsung Electronics
+#
+# 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.
+
+{{ include "common.secretFast" . }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/values.yaml b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/values.yaml
index d1be03b..b6724aa 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-sdnc-adapter/values.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,37 @@
     mountPath: /dockerdata-nfs
 
 #################################################################
+# Secrets metaconfig
+#################################################################
+secrets:
+  - uid: db-user-creds
+    type: basicAuth
+    externalSecret: '{{ .Values.db.userCredsExternalSecret }}'
+    login: '{{ .Values.db.userName }}'
+    password: '{{ .Values.db.userPassword }}'
+    passwordPolicy: required
+  - uid: db-admin-creds
+    type: basicAuth
+    externalSecret: '{{ .Values.db.adminCredsExternalSecret }}'
+    login: '{{ .Values.db.adminName }}'
+    password: '{{ .Values.db.adminPassword }}'
+    passwordPolicy: required
+
+#################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
 image: onap/so/sdnc-adapter:1.5.3
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+db:
+  userName: so_user
+  userPassword: so_User123
+  # userCredsExternalSecret: some secret
+  adminName: so_admin
+  adminPassword: so_Admin123
+  # adminCredsExternalSecret: some secret
+
 replicaCount: 1
 minReadySeconds: 10
 containerPort: 8086