diff --git a/custom-vpc-contract-generator/templates/user-data-encrypted.yaml b/custom-vpc-contract-generator/templates/user-data-encrypted.yaml
index cbe431a..7682bc3 100644
--- a/custom-vpc-contract-generator/templates/user-data-encrypted.yaml
+++ b/custom-vpc-contract-generator/templates/user-data-encrypted.yaml
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ env:
   {{- range $vk, $vv := .WorkloadEnvs}}
   {{$vk}}: {{$vv}}
   {{- end}}
-{{- end}}{{- if .EnvPass}}env: "hyper-protect-basic.{{rsaCertEnc "" .EnvPass | b64enc}}.
-  {{- $envData := execTpl "envTemplate" .}}
-  {{- aesCbcPbkdfEnc .EnvPass $envData | b64enc}}"
+{{- end}}{{- if .EnvPass}}env: "hyper-protect-basic.{{EncRsaCert .IbmHyperProtectCert .EnvPass | b64enc}}.
+  {{- $envData := execTemplate "envTemplate" .}}
+  {{- EncAesCbcPbkdf .EnvPass $envData | b64enc}}"
 {{- end}}
 {{- if .WorkloadPass}}
-workload: "hyper-protect-basic.{{rsaCertEnc "" .WorkloadPass | b64enc}}.
-  {{- $workloadData := execTpl "workloadTemplate" .}}
-  {{- aesCbcPbkdfEnc .WorkloadPass $workloadData | b64enc}}"
+workload: "hyper-protect-basic.{{EncRsaCert .IbmHyperProtectCert .WorkloadPass | b64enc}}.
+  {{- $workloadData := execTemplate "workloadTemplate" .}}
+  {{- EncAesCbcPbkdf .WorkloadPass $workloadData | b64enc}}"
 {{- end}}
diff --git a/custom-vpc-contract-generator/vpccontractgenerator.star b/custom-vpc-contract-generator/vpccontractgenerator.star
index 6c474ba..5fc7bd9 100644
--- a/custom-vpc-contract-generator/vpccontractgenerator.star
+++ b/custom-vpc-contract-generator/vpccontractgenerator.star
@@ -14,6 +14,42 @@
 
 # Creates IBM VPC contract file
 def transform(new_artifacts, old_artifacts):
+    ibmHyperProtectCert = """
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----"""
+
     pathMappings = []
     artifacts = []
     usesVPC = m2k.query({"id": "move2kube.ibmvpc", "type": "Select", "description": "Do you use IBM VPC?", "hints": ["A VPC contract file will be created."], "options": ["Yes", "No"]})
@@ -109,5 +145,6 @@ def transform(new_artifacts, old_artifacts):
             data["WorkloadEnvs"] = workloadEnvs
             if workloadPass != "":
                 data["WorkloadPass"] = workloadPass
+    data["IbmHyperProtectCert"] = ibmHyperProtectCert
     pathMappings.append({'type': 'Template', 'templateConfig': data, 'destinationPath': 'ibm_vpc_artifacts/'})
     return {'pathMappings': pathMappings, 'artifacts': artifacts}