diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/artifacts/pnfSoftwareInformation/pnf-sw-information.yaml b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/artifacts/pnfSoftwareInformation/pnf-sw-information.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f4bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/artifacts/pnfSoftwareInformation/pnf-sw-information.yaml
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+description: "pnf software information"
+provider: "Ericsson"
+version: "1.0"
+pnf_software_information:
+  - description: "first software version of PNF"
+    pnf_software_version: "version1"
+  - description: "second software version of PNF"
+    pnf_software_version: "version2"
diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.cert b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.cert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.cert
diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.key b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert1.key
diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert2.cert b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert2.cert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert2.cert
diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert3.key b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert3.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
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+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/fakeCert3.key
diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/realCert/realCert1.cert b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/realCert/realCert1.cert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae7d518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/realCert/realCert1.cert
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31579a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/realCert/realCert1.key
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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diff --git a/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/signerTest/fileToSign.txt b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/signerTest/fileToSign.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf34721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-be-tests-utils/src/main/resources/certificateManager/signerTest/fileToSign.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a file to be signed.
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6ee9c
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+mock-maker-inline
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