diff --git a/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/README.md b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/README.md
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index 0000000..11c96a2
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+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Open Networking Foundation
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ONF-Member-Only-1.0
+-->
+
+This folder contains self-signed certificates for use in testing. _DO NOT USE THESE
+CERTIFICATES IN PRODUCTION!_
+
+The certificates were generated with the
+https://github.com/onosproject/gnxi-simulators/blob/master/pkg/certs/generate_certs.sh 
+script as
+```bash
+generate-certs.sh aether-roc-websocket.opennetworking.org
+```
+
+In this folder they **must** be (re)named
+* tls.cacrt
+* tls.crt
+* tls.key
+
+Use
+```bash
+openssl x509 -in aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.crt -text -noout
+```
+to verify the contents (especially the subject).
diff --git a/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.cacrt b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.cacrt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4440bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.cacrt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDYDCCAkgCCQDe99fSN9qxSTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADByMQswCQYDVQQGEwJV
+UzELMAkGA1UECAwCQ0ExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbmxvUGFyazEMMAoGA1UECgwDT05G
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+eEfVeA==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.crt b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc229d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDfjCCAmYCFErBGzsXHo1l8bmZRmDkF+h2bsdVMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMHIx
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diff --git a/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.key b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9f8f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aether-roc-websocket/files/certs/tls.key
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----