diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/artifact.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/artifact.dat
index 61ddfb2..3a61e77 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/artifact.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/artifact.dat
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 aai@aai.onap.org|aai.onap|local|/opt/app/osaaf/local||mailto:|org.onap.aai|root|30|{'aai-sparky-be.onap', 'aai.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.elasticsearch.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.gremlinserver.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.hbase.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.onap', 'aai.searchservice.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.ui.simpledemo.onap.org'}|aaf_admin@osaaf.org|{'file', 'jks', 'pkcs12'}
 aai@aai.onap.org|mithrilcsp.sbc.com|local|/tmp/onap||mailto:|org.onap.aai|jg1555|30|{'aai-sparky-be.onap', 'aai.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.elasticsearch.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.gremlinserver.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.hbase.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.onap', 'aai.searchservice.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.simpledemo.onap.org', 'aai.ui.simpledemo.onap.org'}|aaf_admin@osaaf.org|{'file', 'pkcs12', 'script'}
 appc@appc.onap.org|appc|local|/opt/app/osaaf/local||mailto:|org.onap.appc|root|60|{'appc.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'appc.onap', 'appc.simpledemo.onap.org'}|mmanager@osaaf.org|{'pkcs12'}
+appc-cdt@appc-cdt.onap.org|appc-cdt|local|/opt/app/osaaf/local||mailto:|org.onap.appc-cdt|root|30|{'appc-cdt', 'appc-cdt.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'appc-cdt.onap'}|mmanager@osaaf.org|{'file', 'pkcs12', 'script'}
 clamp@clamp.onap.org|clamp|local|/opt/app/osaaf/local||mailto:|org.onap.clamp|root|30|{'clamp', 'clamp-onap', 'clamp.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'clamp.onap'}|mmanager@osaaf.org|{'file', 'jks', 'pkcs12', 'script'}
 clamp@clamp.onap.org|mithrilcsp.sbc.com|local|/tmp/onap||mailto:|org.onap.clamp|jg1555|30|{'clamp.api.simpledemo.onap.org', 'clamp.onap'}|aaf_admin@osaaf.org|{'file', 'pkcs12'}
 dcae@dcae.onap.org|dcae|local|/opt/app/osaaf/local||mailto:|org.onap.dcae|root|60|{'bbs-event-processor', 'bbs-event-processor.onap', 'bbs-event-processor.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'config-binding-service', 'config-binding-service.onap', 'config-binding-service.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dashboard', 'dashboard.onap', 'dashboard.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-cloudify-manager', 'dcae-cloudify-manager.onap', 'dcae-cloudify-manager.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-datafile-collector', 'dcae-datafile-collector.onap', 'dcae-datafile-collector.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-hv-ves-collector', 'dcae-hv-ves-collector.onap', 'dcae-hv-ves-collector.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-pm-mapper', 'dcae-pm-mapper.onap', 'dcae-pm-mapper.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-pmsh', 'dcae-pmsh.onap', 'dcae-pmsh.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-prh', 'dcae-prh.onap', 'dcae-prh.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-tca-analytics', 'dcae-tca-analytics.onap', 'dcae-tca-analytics.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'dcae-ves-collector', 'dcae-ves-collector.onap', 'dcae-ves-collector.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'deployment-handler', 'deployment-handler.onap', 'deployment-handler.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'holmes-engine-mgmt', 'holmes-engine-mgmt.onap', 'holmes-engine-mgmt.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'holmes-rule-mgmt', 'holmes-rules-mgmt.onap', 'holmes-rules-mgmt.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'inventory', 'inventory.onap', 'inventory.onap.svc.cluster.local', 'policy-handler', 'policy-handler.onap', 'policy-handler.onap.svc.cluster.local'}|mmanager@osaaf.org|{'file', 'jks', 'pkcs12', 'script'}
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/cred.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/cred.dat
index 35c78c6..591f732 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/cred.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/cred.dat
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 clamp@clamp.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.clamp|53344||
 aai@aai.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.aai|53344||
 appc@appc.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.appc|53344||
+appc-cdt@appc-cdt.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.appc-cdt|53344||
 dcae@dcae.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.dcae|53344||
 oof@oof.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.oof|53344||
 so@so.onap.org|2|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|0xd993c5617486296f1b99d04de31633332b8ba1a550038e23860f9dbf0b2fcf95|Initial ID|org.onap.so|53344||
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/ns.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/ns.dat
index f4a6326..223fe03 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/ns.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/ns.dat
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 org.onap.aaf-sms||org.onap||3
 org.onap.aai||org.onap||3
 org.onap.appc||org.onap||3
+org.onap.appc-cdt||org.onap||3
 org.onap.cds||org.onap||3
 org.onap.clampdemo|Onap clamp demo NS|org.onap|2|2
 org.onap.clamp||org.onap||3
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/perm.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/perm.dat
index f283282..10edaa5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/perm.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/perm.dat
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 org.onap.appc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass||"{'org.osaaf.aaf|deploy'}"
 org.onap.appc|odl|odl-api|*|Appc ODL API Access|"{'org.onap.appc.odl', 'org.onap.appc|admin'}"
 org.onap.appc|restconf|/restconf/.*|ALL||"{'org.onap.appc|restconf'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|access|*|*|AAF Namespace Write Access|"{'org.onap.appc-cdt|admin', 'org.onap.appc-cdt|service'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|access|*|read|AAF Namespace Read Access|"{'org.onap.appc-cdt|owner'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass||"{'org.osaaf.aaf|deploy'}"
 org.onap.cds|access|*|*|AAF Namespace Write Access|"{'org.onap.cds|admin'}"
 org.onap.cds|access|*|read|AAF Namespace Read Access|"{'org.onap.cds|owner'}"
 org.onap.clamp|access|*|*|AAF Namespace Write Access|"{'org.onap.clamp|admin', 'org.onap.clamp|service'}"
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/role.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/role.dat
index 7384e5e..bdacfaa 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/role.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/role.dat
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 org.onap.appc|owner|AAF Namespace Owners|"{'org.onap.appc|access|*|read'}"
 org.onap.appc|restconf||"{'org.onap.appc|restconf|/restconf/.*|ALL'}"
 org.onap.appc|service||"{'org.onap.appc|access|*|*'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|admin|AAF Namespace Administrators|"{'org.onap.appc-cdt|access|*|*'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|owner|AAF Namespace Owners|"{'org.onap.appc-cdt|access|*|read'}"
+org.onap.appc-cdt|service||"{'org.onap.appc-cdt|access|*|*'}"
 org.onap.cds|admin|AAF Namespace Administrators|"{'org.onap.cds|access|*|*'}"
 org.onap.cds|owner|AAF Namespace Owners|"{'org.onap.cds|access|*|read'}"
 org.onap.clamp|admin|AAF Namespace Administrators|"{'org.onap.clamp|access|*|*', 'org.onap.clamp|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass'}"
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@
 org.openecomp.dmaapBC|owner|AAF Owners|"{'org.openecomp.dmaapBC.access|*|read'}"
 org.openecomp|owner|OpenEcomp Owners|"{'org.openecomp.access|*|read'}"
 org.osaaf.aaf|admin|AAF Admins|"{'org.osaaf.aaf.access|*|*', 'org.osaaf.aaf|cache|all|clear', 'org.osaaf.aaf|cache|role|clear', 'org.osaaf.aaf|password|*|create,reset'}"
-org.osaaf.aaf|deploy|ONAP Deployment Role|"{'org.onap.aaf-sms|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.aai|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.appc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.clamp|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dcae|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc-mm-prov|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc-topic-mgr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-dr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-mr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap.mr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.msb-eag|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.msb-iag|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.music|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.nbi|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.oof|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.policy|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.pomba|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.portal|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdnc-cds|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdnc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.so|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vfc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid1|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid2|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.osaaf.aaf|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass'}"
+org.osaaf.aaf|deploy|ONAP Deployment Role|"{'org.onap.aaf-sms|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.aai|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.appc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.appc-cdt|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.clamp|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dcae|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc-mm-prov|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc-topic-mgr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-bc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-dr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap-mr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.dmaap.mr|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.msb-eag|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.msb-iag|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.music|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.nbi|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.oof|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.policy|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.pomba|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.portal|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdnc-cds|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.sdnc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.so|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vfc|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid1|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid2|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.onap.vid|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass', 'org.osaaf.aaf|certman|local|request,ignoreIPs,showpass'}"
 org.osaaf.aaf|owner|AAF Owners|"{'org.osaaf.aaf.access|*|read,approve'}"
 org.osaaf.aaf|service||"{'org.osaaf.aaf|cache|*|clear'}"
 org.osaaf|admin|OSAAF Admins|"{'org.osaaf.access|*|*'}"
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/user_role.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/user_role.dat
index 7882ec5..a9dc752 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/user_role.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/components/aaf-cass/resources/cass-init-dats/user_role.dat
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap|admin
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|admin
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc.owner|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|owner
+mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc-cdt.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc-cdt|admin
+mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc-cdt.owner|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc-cdt|owner
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.cds.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.cds|admin
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.cds.owner|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.cds|owner
 mmanager@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.clamp.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.clamp|admin
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|admin
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc.apidoc|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|apidoc
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc.restconf|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|restconf
+aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.appc-cdt.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc-cdt|admin
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.cds.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.cds|admin
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.clamp.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.clamp|admin
 aaf_admin@people.osaaf.org|org.onap.dcae.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.dcae|admin
@@ -267,6 +270,7 @@
 appc@appc.onap.org|org.onap.appc.admin|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|admin
 appc@appc.onap.org|org.onap.appc.odl|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|odl
 appc@appc.onap.org|org.onap.appc.service|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc|service
+appc-cdt@appc-cdt.onap.org|org.onap.appc-cdt.service|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.appc-cdt|service
 dcae@dcae.onap.org|org.onap.aai.resources_all|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.aai|resources_all
 dcae@dcae.onap.org|org.onap.aai.traversal_advanced|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.aai|traversal_advanced
 dcae@dcae.onap.org|org.onap.dcae.pmPublisher|2020-11-26 12:31:54.000+0000|org.onap.dcae|pmPublisher
diff --git a/kubernetes/aaf/resources/data/identities.dat b/kubernetes/aaf/resources/data/identities.dat
index 3b0114a..2ddc273 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aaf/resources/data/identities.dat
+++ b/kubernetes/aaf/resources/data/identities.dat
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 clamp|ONAP CLAMP Application|CLAMP|Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
 aai|ONAP AAI Application|AAI|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
 appc|ONAP APPC Application|APPC|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
+appc-cdt|ONAP APPC CDT Application|APPC|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
 dcae|ONAP DCAE Application|CLAMP|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
 oof|ONAP OOF Application|OOF|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
 so|ONAP SO Application|SO|ONAP Application|314-123-1234|no_reply@people.osaaf.com|a|mmanager
diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/requirements.yaml b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/requirements.yaml
index 5f5f1b1..8fda7eb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/requirements.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/requirements.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   - name: common
     version: ~7.x-0
     repository: '@local'
+  - name: certInitializer
+    version: ~7.x-0
+    repository: '@local'
   - name: repositoryGenerator
     version: ~7.x-0
     repository: '@local'
diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/resources/entrypoint/startCdt.sh b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/resources/entrypoint/startCdt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b5fa524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/resources/entrypoint/startCdt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+###
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# APPC
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Orange Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+###
+
+if [ -z "$CDT_PORT" ]
+then
+  CDT_PORT="30232"
+fi
+echo "Setting CDT port to $CDT_PORT"
+sed -i -e "s/30290/$CDT_PORT/" /opt/cdt/main.bundle.js
+
+CDT_HOME=/opt/cdt; export CDT_HOME
+LOG_DIR=/opt/cdt/logs; export LOG_DIR
+MaxLogSize=3000000; export MaxLogSize
+PORT=18080; export PORT
+if [ -z "$HTTPS_KEY_FILE" ]
+then
+  HTTPS_KEY_FILE=/opt/cert/cdt-key.pem
+  export HTTPS_KEY_FILE
+fi
+if [ -z "$HTTPS_CERT_FILE" ]
+then
+  HTTPS_CERT_FILE=/opt/cert/cdt-cert.pem
+  export HTTPS_CERT_FILE
+fi
+echo "*** cert file: ${HTTPS_CERT_FILE}"
+echo "*** key file : ${HTTPS_KEY_FILE}"
+node $CDT_HOME/app/ndserver.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/configmap.yaml b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fea0ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{{/*
+# Copyright © 2021 Orange.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# 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: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-entrypoint
+  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/entrypoint/*").AsConfig . | indent 2 }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/deployment.yaml
index ebcabf5..fb15897 100644
--- a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
     spec:
-      initContainers:
+      initContainers: {{ include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" . | nindent 6 }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
           image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.image }}
@@ -65,10 +65,17 @@
           # for nodePort3. This value will be configured in appc main chart in appc-cdt section.
           - name: CDT_PORT
             value: "{{ .Values.global.nodePortPrefix | default .Values.nodePortPrefix }}{{ .Values.nodePort3 }}"
-          volumeMounts:
+          - name: HTTPS_KEY_FILE
+            value: {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/certs/key.pem
+          - name: HTTPS_CERT_FILE
+            value: {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/certs/cert.pem
+          volumeMounts: {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" . | nindent 10 }}
           - mountPath: /etc/localtime
             name: localtime
             readOnly: true
+          - mountPath: /opt/startCdt.sh
+            name: entrypoint
+            subPath: startCdt.sh
           resources:
 {{ include "common.resources" . | indent 12 }}
         {{- if .Values.nodeSelector }}
@@ -79,9 +86,13 @@
         affinity:
 {{ toYaml .Values.affinity | indent 10 }}
         {{- end }}
-      volumes:
+      volumes: {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumes" . | nindent 8 }}
         - name: localtime
           hostPath:
             path: /etc/localtime
+        - name: entrypoint
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-entrypoint
+            defaultMode: 0755
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ include "common.namespace" . }}-docker-registry-key"
diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/values.yaml b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/values.yaml
index b3dab71..3b1ff47 100644
--- a/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/components/appc-cdt/values.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,48 @@
 global:
   nodePortPrefix: 302
 
+
+#################################################################
+# AAF part
+#################################################################
+
+# dependency / sub-chart configuration
+certInitializer:
+  nameOverride: appc-cdt-cert-initializer
+  truststoreMountpath: /opt/onap/appc/data/stores
+  fqdn: "appc-cdt"
+  app_ns: "org.osaaf.aaf"
+  fqi: "appc-cdt@appc-cdt.onap.org"
+  fqi_namespace: org.onap.appc-cdt
+  public_fqdn: "appc-cdt.onap.org"
+  aafDeployFqi: "deployer@people.osaaf.org"
+  aafDeployPass: demo123456!
+  cadi_latitude: "38.0"
+  cadi_longitude: "-72.0"
+  credsPath: /opt/app/osaaf/local
+  aaf_add_config: |
+    echo "*** retrieving password for keystore"
+    export $(/opt/app/aaf_config/bin/agent.sh local showpass \
+      {{.Values.fqi}} {{ .Values.fqdn }} | grep '^c' | xargs -0)
+    if [ -z "$cadi_keystore_password_p12" ]
+    then
+      echo "  /!\ certificates retrieval failed"
+      exit 1
+    else
+      cd {{ .Values.credsPath }};
+      mkdir -p certs;
+      echo "*** transform AAF certs into pem files"
+      mkdir -p {{ .Values.credsPath }}/certs
+      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 file"
+      cp {{ .Values.fqi_namespace }}.key certs/key.pem;
+      echo "*** change ownership of certificates to targeted user"
+      chown -R 1000 {{ .Values.credsPath }}
+    fi
+
 #################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################