diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2565839..368c9d3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #============LICENSE_START========================================================
 # ================================================================================
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Nokia. All rights reserved.
+# Modifications Copyright © 2023 Nordix Foundation.
 # ================================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,15 +47,14 @@
           {{ end }}
           env:
           - name: SDC_ADDRESS
-            value: {{ .Values.externalServices.sdc_be_https }}
+            value: sdc-be.{{include "common.namespace" .}}:8080
           - name: SCHEMA_MAP_PATH
             value: {{ .Values.schemaMap.directory }}/{{ .Values.schemaMap.filename }}
-          - name: SECURITY_PROTOCOL
-            value: {{ .Values.config.kafka.securityProtocol }}
-          - name: SASL_MECHANISM
-            value: {{ .Values.config.kafka.saslMechanism }}
           - name: SASL_JAAS_CONFIG
-            {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "ves-openapi-kafka-secret" "key" "sasl.jaas.config") | indent 12 }}
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-ku
+                key: sasl.jaas.config
           volumeMounts:
             - name: schema-map
               mountPath: {{ .Values.schemaMap.directory }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/kafkauser.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/kafkauser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fc37c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/kafkauser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{{/*
+# Copyright © 2023 Nordix Foundation
+#
+# 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.kafkauser" . }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/ves-openapi-sdc-dist-kafka-user.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/ves-openapi-sdc-dist-kafka-user.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f9d0ca..0000000
--- a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/templates/ves-openapi-sdc-dist-kafka-user.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{{/*
-# Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
-#
-# 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.
-*/}}
-apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
-kind: KafkaUser
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.vesOpenApiKafkaUser }}
-  labels:
-    strimzi.io/cluster: {{ include "common.release" . }}-strimzi
-spec:
-  authentication:
-    type: {{ .Values.config.kafka.saslMechanism | lower }}
-  authorization:
-    type: {{ .Values.config.kafka.authType }}
-    acls:
-    - resource:
-        type: group
-        name: {{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.consumerGroup }}
-      operation: Read
-    - resource:
-        type: topic
-        patternType: prefix
-        name: {{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.pattern }}
-      operation: All
diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/values.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/values.yaml
index d2f73e6..2327ac3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-ves-openapi-manager/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #============LICENSE_START========================================================
 #=================================================================================
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Nokia. All rights reserved.
+# Modifications Copyright © 2023 Nordix Foundation.
 # ================================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,41 +19,14 @@
 # Global values
 global:
   pullPolicy: Always
-image: onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.platform.ves-openapi-manager:1.3.0
+image: onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.platform.ves-openapi-manager:1.3.1
 containerPort: &svc_port 8080
 
-secrets:
-  - uid: ves-openapi-kafka-secret
-    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.config.jaasConfExternalSecret) . }}'
-    type: genericKV
-    envs:
-      - name: sasl.jaas.config
-        value: '{{ .Values.config.someConfig }}'
-        policy: generate
-
-# application configuration
-config:
-  someConfig: blah
-  kafka:
-    bootstrapServer: strimzi-kafka-bootstrap:9092
-    securityProtocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
-    saslMechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
-    authType: simple
-    sdcTopic:
-      pattern: SDC-DIST
-      consumerGroup: dcaegen2
-      clientId: ves-openapi-manager
-
-vesOpenApiKafkaUser: ves-open-api-kafka-user
-
 service:
   ports:
     - name: &port http
       port: *svc_port
 
-externalServices:
-  sdc_be_https: "sdc-be:8080"
-
 schemaMap:
   filename: "schema-map.json"
   directory: "/app/mappings"
@@ -104,12 +78,24 @@
       eventSchemaReferencePath: /event/structure/stndDefinedFields/structure/schemaReference/value
     distribution:
       sdcAddress: ${SDC_ADDRESS:sdc-be.onap:8080}
+      isUseHttpsWithSDC: false
       user: dcae
       password: Kp8bJ4SXszM0WXlhak3eHlcse2gAw84vaoGGmJvUy2U
       pollingInterval: 20
       pollingTimeout: 20
       consumerGroup: dcaegen2
       environmentName: AUTO
-      consumerID: ves-openapi-manager
+      consumerID: dcae-ves-openapi-manager
       activateServerTLSAuth: false
       isFilterInEmptyResources: false
+
+# Strimzi KafkaUser config
+kafkaUser:
+  acls:
+    - name: dcaegen2
+      type: group
+      operations: [Read]
+    - name: SDC-DISTR
+      type: topic
+      patternType: prefix
+      operations: [Read, Write]
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