diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/Chart.yaml
index 12578ab..e08bd4d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/Chart.yaml
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@
   - name: serviceAccount
     version: ~12.x-0
     repository: '@local'
+  - name: readinessCheck
+    version: ~12.x-0
+    repository: '@local'
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
index 4a2bcf3..e9adad7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-#   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+#   Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,18 +44,6 @@
       hibernate:
         dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.MariaDB103Dialect
         format_sql: true
-  kafka:
-    consumer:
-      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
-    bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
-    security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
-    properties.sasl:
-      mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
-      jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
-{{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
 
 security:
   enable-csrf: false
@@ -69,7 +57,6 @@
   ssl:
     enabled: {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }}
 
-
 runtime:
   participantParameters:
     heartBeatMs: 120000
@@ -81,45 +68,43 @@
   topicParameterGroup:
     topicSources:
       -
-        topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+        useHttps: false
+        fetchTimeout: 15000
+        topic: {{ .Values.global.kafkaTopics.acRuntimeTopic.name }}
+        {{ if .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+        servers:
+          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-strimzi-kafka-bootstrap:9092
+        additionalProps:
+          group.id: {{ (first .Values.kafkaUser.acls).name }}
+          allow.auto.create.topics: false
+          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+          sasl.mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaUser.authenticationType | upper }}
+          sasl.jaas.config: ${SASL_JAAS_CONFIG}
+        {{ else }}
+        topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
         servers:
           - ${topicServer:message-router}
-        topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
-        useHttps: "false"
-        fetchTimeout: 15000
+        {{ end }}
     topicSinks:
       -
-        topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+        useHttps: false
+        fetchTimeout: 15000
+        topic: {{ .Values.global.kafkaTopics.acRuntimeTopic.name }}
+        {{ if .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+        servers:
+          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-strimzi-kafka-bootstrap:9092
+        additionalProps:
+          client.id: {{ (first .Values.kafkaUser.acls).name }}-client-id
+          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+          sasl.mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaUser.authenticationType | upper }}
+          sasl.jaas.config: ${SASL_JAAS_CONFIG}
+        {{ else }}
+        topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
         servers:
           - ${topicServer:message-router}
-        topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
-        useHttps: "false"
-
-# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace clampAutomationCompositionTopics configuration with below
-#  topicParameterGroup:
-#    topicSources:
-#      -
-#        topic: policy-acruntime-participant
-#        servers:
-#          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
-#        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
-#        useHttps: true
-#        fetchTimeout: 15000
-#        additionalProps:
-#          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
-#          sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
-#          sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
-#    topicSinks:
-#      -
-#        topic: policy-acruntime-participant
-#        servers:
-#          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
-#        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
-#        useHttps: true
-#        additionalProps:
-#          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
-#          sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
-#          sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+        {{ end }}
 
 management:
   endpoints:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/deployment.yaml
index bc11e38..5ec20ca 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{/*
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-#   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+#   Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
     metadata: {{- include "common.templateMetadata" . | nindent 6 }}
     spec:
       initContainers:
+{{- if not .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+{{ include "common.readinessCheck.waitFor" . | nindent 6 }}
+{{- end }}
       - command:
         - /app/ready.py
         args:
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.image.readiness" . }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
-        name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-readiness
+        name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-galera-config-readiness
       - command:
         - sh
         args:
@@ -56,9 +59,12 @@
             {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "runtime-secret" "key" "login") | indent 10 }}
         - name: RUNTIME_PASSWORD
           {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "runtime-secret" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
-        - name: JAASLOGIN
-          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "policy-kafka-user" "key" "sasl.jaas.config") | indent 10 }}
+{{- if .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+        - name: SASL_JAAS_CONFIG
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-ku
+              key: sasl.jaas.config
 {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /config-input
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkatopic.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkatopic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5601154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkatopic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{{/*
+# 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.
+*/}}
+{{ if .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+{{ include "common.kafkatopic" . }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkauser.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkauser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92184b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/templates/kafkauser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{{/*
+# 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.
+*/}}
+{{ if .Values.global.useStrimziKafka }}
+{{ include "common.kafkauser" . }}
+{{ end }}
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diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
index cefe365..e35a6c0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-#   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+#   Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
 global:
   nodePortPrefixExt: 304
   persistence: {}
-  aafEnabled: true
+  aafEnabled: false
+  #Strimzi Kafka properties
+  useStrimziKafka: set-via-parent-chart-global-value
+  kafkaTopics:
+    acRuntimeTopic:
+      name: &acRuntimeTopic policy.clamp-runtime-acm
 
 #################################################################
 # Secrets metaconfig
@@ -50,13 +55,6 @@
     login: '{{ .Values.config.policyAppUserName }}'
     password: '{{ .Values.config.policyAppUserPassword }}'
     passwordPolicy: required
-  - uid: policy-kafka-user
-    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.config.jaasConfExternalSecret) . }}'
-    type: genericKV
-    envs:
-      - name: sasl.jaas.config
-        value: '{{ .Values.config.someConfig }}'
-        policy: generate
 
 certStores:
   keyStorePassword: Pol1cy_0nap
@@ -88,6 +86,8 @@
 image: onap/policy-clamp-runtime-acm:6.4.1
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+componentName: &componentName policy-clamp-runtime-acm
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
@@ -95,31 +95,26 @@
 config:
   policyAppUserName: runtimeUser
   policyAppUserPassword: none
-
-# Event consumption (kafka) properties
-  useStrimziKafka: true
-  kafkaBootstrap: strimzi-kafka-bootstrap
-  kafka:
-    consumer:
-      groupId: policy-group
-  app:
-    listener:
-      acRuntimeTopic: policy.policy-acruntime-participant
-# If targeting a custom kafka cluster, ie useStrimziKakfa: false
-# uncomment below config and target your kafka bootstrap servers,
-# along with any other security config.
-#
-# eventConsumption:
-#   spring.kafka.bootstrap-servers: <kafka-bootstrap>:9092
-#   spring.kafka.security.protocol: PLAINTEXT
-#   spring.kafka.consumer.group-id: policy-group
-#
 # Any new property can be added in the env by setting in overrides in the format mentioned below
 # All the added properties must be in "key: value" format instead of yaml.
 # additional:
 #   spring.config.max-size: 200
 #   spring.config.min-size: 10
 
+# Strimzi Kafka config
+kafkaUser:
+  authenticationType: scram-sha-512
+  acls:
+    - name: *componentName
+      type: group
+      operations: [Read]
+    - name: *acRuntimeTopic
+      type: topic
+      operations: [Read, Write]
+
+kafkaTopic:
+  - name: *acRuntimeTopic
+
 db:
   user: policy_user
   password: policy_user
@@ -150,7 +145,7 @@
 
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
-  name: policy-clamp-runtime-acm
+  name: *componentName
   useNodePortExt: true
   ports:
   - name: http-api
@@ -180,6 +175,14 @@
 
 #Pods Service Account
 serviceAccount:
-  nameOverride: policy-clamp-runtime-acm
+  nameOverride: *componentName
   roles:
     - read
+
+readinessCheck:
+  wait_for:
+    - message-router
+
+wait_for_job_container:
+  containers:
+    - '{{ include "common.release" . }}-policy-galera-config'
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