diff --git a/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/_helpers.tpl b/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b5ae337..41cbe8f 100644
--- a/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -77,4 +77,7 @@
           - console
           - file
       level: DEBUG
+proxy_ssh:
+  enabled: {{ .Values.global.proxySshEnabled }}
+  user: {{ .Values.global.proxySshUser }}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/deployment.yaml b/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 167b54e..23d6095 100644
--- a/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/xos-services/sdncontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
             - name: sdncontroller-keys
               mountPath: /opt/xos/services/sdncontroller/keys
               readOnly: true
+            - name: node-key
+              mountPath: /opt/cord_profile
+              readOnly: true
       volumes:
         - name: sdncontroller-config
           configMap:
@@ -68,6 +71,11 @@
         - name: sdncontroller-keys
           secret:
             secretName: sdncontroller-keys
+        - name: node-key
+          secret:
+            secretName: node-key
+            defaultMode: 256
+            optional: true
     {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/xos-services/sdncontroller/values.yaml b/xos-services/sdncontroller/values.yaml
index da24f44..d08ab76 100644
--- a/xos-services/sdncontroller/values.yaml
+++ b/xos-services/sdncontroller/values.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 publicKey: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDL5L5vDsQ1bmSeisxMf/GZEqv85oHHu6RFE17VYoTAuBBsHQnETOccbQT85qSBy5NAMAICtOd15iXYfmul0eFeSHoQr1H3IAXT0if6ANxXOm8/Z2rlRNthOEgsjDQU9foNxQ4wksygy5epKmbEhMqbFZjuj4zYfStPzE/gkFSE9QjhKMWaJmyLFfq9f8DnC+TTE41K5iGbtramr7qHSWsKKy75XV6MZZLLFExrQqlYDlLA2V0aYezCql3fB96KJmf6GJRT3j3Y7oWaj7gEzMCycA2QgP8ZNFL/2Q1qgvQRc6I46/HUiOh3IT8LVDdo2ZUn9qrNameQ1zR7a+wBvYIV Insecure M-CORD keypair"
 privateKeyFile: "files/id_rsa"
 
+# These variables can be overridden by the profile chart
+global:
+  proxySshEnabled: true
+  proxySshUser: "root"
+
 resources: {}
 
 nodeSelector: {}