diff --git a/sdc-os-chef/environments/Template.json b/sdc-os-chef/environments/Template.json
index e049258..f9e5b6d 100644
--- a/sdc-os-chef/environments/Template.json
+++ b/sdc-os-chef/environments/Template.json
@@ -52,15 +52,18 @@
    "override_attributes": {
       "FE": {
          "http_port": "8181",
-         "https_port": "9443"
+         "https_port": "9443",
+         "domain_name": "sdc"
       },
       "BE": {
          "http_port": "8080",
-         "https_port": "8443"
+         "https_port": "8443",
+         "domain_name": "sdc"
       },
       "ONBOARDING_BE": {
          "http_port": "8081",
          "https_port": "8445",
+         "domain_name": "sdc",
          "catalog_notification_url": "%s://%s:%s/sdc2/rest/v1/catalog/notif/vsp/"
       },
       "elasticsearch": {
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/Dockerfile b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/Dockerfile
index 396e6eb..edf939f 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 FROM onap/base_sdc-sanity:1.4.1
 
+# install packages
+RUN \
+    apk update \
+    && \
+    apk add --no-cache \
+        jq \
+        openssl \
+    && \
+    rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
 COPY chef-solo /root/chef-solo/
 
 COPY chef-repo/cookbooks/. /root/chef-solo/cookbooks/
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07ce1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks
Binary files differ
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
index 23a1d3f..562bfe4 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 debug_port=8000
 TEST_SUITES=testSuites
 fileName=testng-failed.xml
+JAVA_OPTIONS="${JAVA_OPTIONS} \
+    -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/var/lib/tests/etc/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks \
+    -Dtestng.show.stack.frames=true \
+    "
 
 function help_usage ()
 {
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_1_setup_env.rb b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_1_setup_env.rb
index 112cc4c..61d0133 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_1_setup_env.rb
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_1_setup_env.rb
@@ -46,4 +46,19 @@
     group 'root'
     mode '0755'
     action :create
- end
\ No newline at end of file
+ end
+
+ directory "create_etc_dir" do
+   path "/var/lib/tests/etc"
+   owner 'root'
+   group 'root'
+   mode '0755'
+   action :create
+ end
+
+cookbook_file "/var/lib/tests/etc/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks" do
+   source "org.onap.sdc.trust.jks"
+   owner "root"
+   group "root"
+   mode 0644
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
index 782bba2..e90fa87 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/recipes/sanityApiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     mode "0755"
     variables ({
         :target_path                  => "#{tests_base}/target",
-        :catalogBE_ip                 => node['Nodes']['BE'],
+        :catalogBE_host               => node['Nodes']['BE'],
         :catalogBE_port               => node['BE'][:http_port],
-        :webportal_ip                 => node['Nodes']['FE'],
+        :webportal_host               => node['Nodes']['FE'],
         :webportal_port               => node['FE'][:http_port],
         :janusgraph_file              => "#{tests_base}/conf/janusgraph.properties",
         :tests_base_ci                => "#{tests_base}/CI/tests",
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
index ce20180..4185e3f 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-api-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@
 reportName: index.html
 esHost:         eshost
 disributionClientHost: disClient
-catalogFeHost:  <%= @webportal_ip %>
-catalogFePort:  <%= @webportal_port %>
-catalogBeHost:  <%= @catalogBE_ip %>
-catalogBePort:  <%= @catalogBE_port %>
-onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE_VIP'] %>
 <% if node[:disableHttp] -%>
 sdcHttpMethod: https
 onboardingBePort:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:https_port] %>
+onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:domain_name] %>
+catalogBeHost:  <%= node['BE'][:domain_name] %>
+catalogBePort:  <%= node['BE'][:https_port] %>
+catalogFeHost:  <%= node['FE'][:domain_name] %>
+catalogFePort:  <%= node['FE'][:https_port] %>
 <% else %>
 sdcHttpMethod: http
 onboardingBePort:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:http_port] %>
+onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE_VIP'] %>
+catalogFeHost:  <%= @webportal_host %>
+catalogFePort:  <%= @webportal_port %>
+catalogBeHost:  <%= @catalogBE_host %>
+catalogBePort:  <%= @catalogBE_port %>
 <% end -%>
 disributionClientPort: 8181
 esPort: 9200
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/startup.sh b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/startup.sh
index 80faeea..7b102ca 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/startup.sh
+++ b/test-apis-ci/sdc-api-tests/startup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# prepare env for HTTPS if used
+
+is_https=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+    jq -cr '.default_attributes.disableHttp' | \
+    tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+if [ "$is_https" = true ] ; then
+    # setup /etc/hosts
+    SDC_FE_IP=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+        jq -cr '.default_attributes.Nodes.FE')
+    SDC_FE_HOSTNAME=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+        jq -cr '.override_attributes.FE.domain_name')
+    if ! grep -q "^[[:space:]]*${SDC_FE_IP}[[:space:]]" ; then
+        echo "${SDC_FE_IP}" "${SDC_FE_HOSTNAME}" >> /etc/hosts
+    fi
+fi
+
+# run tests
+
 cd /root/chef-solo
 chef-solo -c solo.rb -E ${ENVNAME}
 
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/Dockerfile b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/Dockerfile
index 3b11293..1bd1a77 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 FROM onap/base_sdc-vnc:1.4.1
 
+# install packages
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    apt-get -y update \
+    && \
+    apt-get -y install \
+        jq \
+        openssl \
+    && \
+    apt-get -y clean
+
 COPY chef-solo /root/chef-solo/
 
 COPY chef-repo/cookbooks/. /root/chef-solo/cookbooks/
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07ce1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks
Binary files differ
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
index f013bcf..c441557 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/files/default/startTest.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 debug_port=8000
 TEST_SUITES=testSuites
 fileName=testng-failed.xml
+JAVA_OPTIONS="${JAVA_OPTIONS} \
+    -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/var/lib/tests/etc/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks \
+    -Dtestng.show.stack.frames=true \
+    "
 
 function help_usage ()
 {
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_1_setup_env.rb b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_1_setup_env.rb
index 112cc4c..61d0133 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_1_setup_env.rb
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_1_setup_env.rb
@@ -46,4 +46,19 @@
     group 'root'
     mode '0755'
     action :create
- end
\ No newline at end of file
+ end
+
+ directory "create_etc_dir" do
+   path "/var/lib/tests/etc"
+   owner 'root'
+   group 'root'
+   mode '0755'
+   action :create
+ end
+
+cookbook_file "/var/lib/tests/etc/org.onap.sdc.trust.jks" do
+   source "org.onap.sdc.trust.jks"
+   owner "root"
+   group "root"
+   mode 0644
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
index 04a6541..50a9530 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/recipes/sanityUiTests_2_setup_configuration.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     group "root"
     mode "0755"
     variables ({
-        :catalogBE_ip                 => node['Nodes']['BE'],
+        :catalogBE_host               => node['Nodes']['BE'],
         :catalogBE_port               => node['BE'][:http_port],
-        :webportal_ip                 => node['Nodes']['FE'],
+        :webportal_host               => node['Nodes']['FE'],
         :webportal_port               => node['FE'][:http_port],
         :janusgraph_file              => "#{tests_base}/conf/janusgraph.properties",
         :tests_base_ci                => "#{tests_base}/CI/tests",
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
index c8a3258..23d0abc 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-ui-tests/templates/default/sdc-sanity.yaml.erb
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-url: http://<%= @webportal_ip %>:8285/sdc1
 browser: firefox
 uiSimulator: true
 
 
-catalogBeHost:  <%= @catalogBE_ip %>
-catalogBePort:  <%= @catalogBE_port %>
-catalogFeHost:  <%= @webportal_ip %>
-catalogFePort:  <%= @webportal_port %>
-onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE_VIP'] %>
 <% if node[:disableHttp] -%>
 sdcHttpMethod: https
 onboardingBePort:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:https_port] %>
+onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:domain_name] %>
+url: https://<%= node['FE'][:domain_name] %>:8286/sdc1
+catalogBeHost:  <%= node['BE'][:domain_name] %>
+catalogBePort:  <%= node['BE'][:https_port] %>
+catalogFeHost:  <%= node['FE'][:domain_name] %>
+catalogFePort:  <%= node['FE'][:https_port] %>
 <% else %>
 sdcHttpMethod: http
 onboardingBePort:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE'][:http_port] %>
+onboardingBeHost:  <%= node['ONBOARDING_BE_VIP'] %>
+url: http://<%= @webportal_host %>:8285/sdc1
+catalogBeHost:  <%= @catalogBE_host %>
+catalogBePort:  <%= @catalogBE_port %>
+catalogFeHost:  <%= @webportal_host %>
+catalogFePort:  <%= @webportal_port %>
 <% end -%>
 
 
-
-
 esHost:         <%= @ES_IP %>
 esPort: 9200
 disributionClientHost: disClient
@@ -40,4 +44,4 @@
 errorConfigurationFile: <%= @errorConfigurationFile %>
 configurationFile: <%= @ConfigurationFile %>
 importTypesConfigDir: <%= @importTypesDir %>
-janusGraphPropertiesFile: <%= @janusgraph_file %>
\ No newline at end of file
+janusGraphPropertiesFile: <%= @janusgraph_file %>
diff --git a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/startup.sh b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/startup.sh
index 9078980..6455c17 100644
--- a/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/startup.sh
+++ b/ui-ci/sdc-ui-tests/startup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 
 /dockerstartup/vnc_startup.sh &
 
+# prepare env for HTTPS if used
+
+is_https=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+    jq -cr '.default_attributes.disableHttp' | \
+    tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+if [ "$is_https" = true ] ; then
+    # setup /etc/hosts
+    SDC_FE_IP=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+        jq -cr '.default_attributes.Nodes.FE')
+    SDC_FE_HOSTNAME=$(cat /root/chef-solo/environments/${ENVNAME}.json | \
+        jq -cr '.override_attributes.FE.domain_name')
+    if ! grep -q "^[[:space:]]*${SDC_FE_IP}[[:space:]]" ; then
+        echo "${SDC_FE_IP}" "${SDC_FE_HOSTNAME}" >> /etc/hosts
+    fi
+fi
+
+# run tests
+
 cd /root/chef-solo
 chef-solo -c solo.rb -E ${ENVNAME}