diff --git a/doc/first_steps_with_git b/doc/first_steps_with_git
index 58554e8..82e9760 100644
--- a/doc/first_steps_with_git
+++ b/doc/first_steps_with_git
@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@ With time your gitorious clone and your local copy will drift from the t_functio
 "git fetch upstream" will fetch the current master from gitorious.
 "git merge upstream/master" will now merge your local copy with the previously fetched master. This effectively writes all master changes to your local copy.
 
+If - for any reason - you are unable to sync your repos correctly, you can always delete your clone at gitorious and
+create a new one.
+
 Happy git'ing and testing!
diff --git a/tests/p_openssl/0_install_openssl.sh b/tests/p_openssl/0_install_openssl.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0fd46e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/p_openssl/0_install_openssl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - attempting to install openssl."
+t_InstallPackage openssl
+
diff --git a/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh b/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c5a558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - openssl create self signed certificate, build symlink and verify certificate test."
+
+ret_val=0
+
+# create working-dir
+TESTDIR='/var/tmp/openssl-test'
+
+mkdir -p $TESTDIR
+
+#create private key
+if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el6) 
+  then
+  openssl genpkey -algorithm rsa -out $TESTDIR/server.key.secure -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 > /dev/null 2>&1
+else
+  openssl genrsa -passout pass:centos -des3 -rand file1:file2:file3:file4:file5 -out $TESTDIR/server.key.secure 2048 > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Creation of private key failed."
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+#create default answer file
+cat > $TESTDIR/openssl_answers<<EOF
+[ req ]
+default_bits       = 2048
+distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
+string_mask        = nombstr
+[ req_distinguished_name ]
+countryName                     = Country Name (2 letter code)
+countryName_default             = UK
+stateOrProvinceName             = State or Province Name (full name)
+stateOrProvinceName_default     = somestate
+localityName                    = Locality Name (eg, city)
+localityName_default            = somecity
+0.organizationName              = Organization Name (eg, company)
+0.organizationName_default      = CentOS-Project
+organizationalUnitName          = Organizational Unit Name (eg, section)
+organizationalUnitName_default  = CentOS
+EOF
+
+if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el6) 
+  then
+  openssl rsa -in $TESTDIR/server.key.secure -out $TESTDIR/server.key > /dev/null 2>&1
+else
+  openssl rsa -passin pass:centos -in $TESTDIR/server.key.secure -out $TESTDIR/server.key > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Creation of server key failed."
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+openssl req -batch -config $TESTDIR/openssl_answers -new -key $TESTDIR/server.key -out $TESTDIR/server.csr > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Creation of CSR failed."
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+openssl x509 -req -days 3600 -in $TESTDIR/server.csr -signkey $TESTDIR/server.key -out $TESTDIR/server.crt > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Creation of CRT failed."
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+# get openssl-Path
+sslvar=$(openssl version -d)
+regex='OPENSSLDIR\:\ \"(.*)\"'
+if [[ $sslvar =~ $regex ]]
+  then
+  sslpath=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+else
+  t_Log "Could not find openssl config directory"
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+# prepare verification of certificate
+cp $TESTDIR/server.crt $sslpath/certs/
+HASH=$(openssl x509 -noout -hash -in $sslpath/certs/server.crt)
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Creation of Certificate HASH failed."
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+
+#Link Hash to Cert
+ln -s $sslpath/certs/server.crt $sslpath/certs/${HASH}.0
+
+#do verification
+openssl verify /var/tmp/openssl-test/server.crt |grep -c -q OK
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then t_Log "Self signed Cert verification failed."       
+  ret_val=1
+  exit
+fi
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
+
+#reversing changes
+/bin/rm -rf $TESTDIR $sslpath/certs/server.crt $sslpath/certs/${HASH}*