diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/certificate/phosphor-nslcd-authority-cert-config.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/certificate/phosphor-nslcd-authority-cert-config.bb
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+SUMMARY = "Phosphor certificate manager configuration for an nslcd authority service"
+
+PR = "r1"
+
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${PHOSPHORBASE}/LICENSE;md5=19407077e42b1ba3d653da313f1f5b4e"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "phosphor-certificate-manager"
+
+inherit allarch
+inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = ""
+SYSTEMD_ENVIRONMENT_FILE_${PN} = "obmc/cert/authority"
+SYSTEMD_LINK_${PN} = "../phosphor-certificate-manager@.service:${SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}.wants/phosphor-certificate-manager@authority.service"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/certificate/phosphor-nslcd-authority-cert-config/obmc/cert/authority b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/certificate/phosphor-nslcd-authority-cert-config/obmc/cert/authority
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+#REST URI endpoint
+#example: /xyz/openbmc_project/certs/authority/ldap
+ENDPOINT=ldap
+
+#Path for the certificate file
+CERTPATH=/etc/ssl/certs/Root-CA.pem
+
+#Type of service
+TYPE=authority