diff --git a/docker-compose/sdnc/config/application.yaml b/docker-compose/sdnc/config/application-policyagent.yaml
similarity index 79%
rename from docker-compose/sdnc/config/application.yaml
rename to docker-compose/sdnc/config/application-policyagent.yaml
index c0ddfb5..e9146e0 100755
--- a/docker-compose/sdnc/config/application.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose/sdnc/config/application-policyagent.yaml
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
    ssl:
       key-store-type: JKS
       key-store-password: policy_agent
-      key-store: classpath:keystore.jks
+      key-store: /opt/app/policy-agent/etc/cert/keystore.jks
       key-password: policy_agent
       key-alias: policy_agent
 app:
-  filepath: /opt/app/policy-agent/config/application_configuration.json
+  filepath: /opt/app/policy-agent/data/application_configuration.json
   webclient:
     trust-store-used: false
     trust-store-password: policy_agent
-    trust-store: classpath:keystore.jks
+    trust-store: /opt/app/policy-agent/etc/cert/truststore.jks
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/sdnc/config/https-props-a1controller.properties b/docker-compose/sdnc/config/https-props-a1controller.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3155c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose/sdnc/config/https-props-a1controller.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# ========================LICENSE_START=================================
+# O-RAN-SC
+# %%
+# Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+# ========================LICENSE_END===================================
+
+key-store=/etc/ssl/certs/java/keystore.jks
+key-password=sdnc-a1-controller
+keystore-password=sdnc-a1-controller
+isTrustStoreUsed=true
+trust-store=/etc/ssl/certs/java/truststore.jks
+truststore-password=sdnc-a1-controller
diff --git a/docker-compose/sdnc/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/sdnc/docker-compose.yml
index f12f08c..1b5a296 100644
--- a/docker-compose/sdnc/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/sdnc/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
       - 8081:8081
       - 8433:8433
     volumes:
-      - ./config:/opt/app/policy-agent/config:ro
+      - ./config/application_configuration.json:/opt/app/policy-agent/data/application_configuration.json:ro
+    # For using own certs instead of the default ones (built into the container),
+    # place them in config/ directory, update the application-policyagent.yaml file, and uncomment the following lines
+    #  - ./config/keystore-policyagent.jks:/opt/app/policy-agent/etc/cert/keystore.jks:ro
+    #  - ./config/truststore-policyagent.jks:/opt/app/policy-agent/etc/cert/truststore.jks:ro
+    #  - ./config/application-policyagent.yaml:/opt/app/policy-agent/config/application.yaml:ro
 
   a1-sim-OSC:
     image: nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10004/o-ran-sc/a1-simulator:2.0.0
@@ -97,6 +102,12 @@
     environment:
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=openECOMP1.0
       - SDNC_CONFIG_DIR=/opt/onap/sdnc/data/properties
+    # For using own certs instead of the default ones (built into the container),
+    # place them in config/ directory, update the https-props-a1controller.properties file, and uncomment the following lines
+    #volumes:
+    #  - ./config/keystore-a1controller.jks:/etc/ssl/certs/java/keystore.jks:ro
+    #  - ./config/truststore-a1controller.jks:/etc/ssl/certs/java/truststore.jks:ro
+    #  - ./config/https-props-a1controller.properties:/opt/onap/sdnc/data/properties/https-props.properties:ro
     logging:
       driver:   "json-file"
       options: