diff --git a/authentic2/authsaml2/saml2_endpoints.py b/authentic2/authsaml2/saml2_endpoints.py
index de23ce784..02b517242 100644
--- a/authentic2/authsaml2/saml2_endpoints.py
+++ b/authentic2/authsaml2/saml2_endpoints.py
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ metadata_map = (('AssertionConsumerService', lasso.SAML2_METADATA_BINDING_ARTIFA
     ('ManageNameIDService', lasso.SAML2_METADATA_BINDING_SOAP , '/manageNameIdSOAP'),
     ('ManageNameIDService', lasso.SAML2_METADATA_BINDING_REDIRECT , '/manageNameId', '/manageNameIdReturn'),
 )
-metadata_options = { 'signing_key': settings.SAML_PRIVATE_KEY }
+metadata_options = { 'signing_key': settings.SAML_SIGNING_KEY }
 
 def get_provider_id_and_options(provider_id):
     if not provider_id:
diff --git a/authentic2/idp/saml/saml2_endpoints.py b/authentic2/idp/saml/saml2_endpoints.py
index f113ffcf6..c9a772461 100644
--- a/authentic2/idp/saml/saml2_endpoints.py
+++ b/authentic2/idp/saml/saml2_endpoints.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ metadata_map = ((saml2utils.Saml2Metadata.SINGLE_SIGN_ON_SERVICE, asynchronous_b
         (saml2utils.Saml2Metadata.SINGLE_LOGOUT_SERVICE, soap_bindings, '/slo/soap'),
         (saml2utils.Saml2Metadata.ARTIFACT_RESOLUTION_SERVICE, lasso.SAML2_METADATA_BINDING_SOAP, '/artifact'))
 
-metadata_options = { 'signing_key': settings.SAML_PRIVATE_KEY }
+metadata_options = { 'signing_key': settings.SAML_SIGNING_KEY }
 
 def get_provider_id_and_options(request, provider_id):
     if not provider_id:
diff --git a/authentic2/settings.py b/authentic2/settings.py
index 7b5d493b9..56ca134c3 100644
--- a/authentic2/settings.py
+++ b/authentic2/settings.py
@@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ AUTH_FRONTENDS = ( 'authentic2.auth.backend.LoginPasswordBackend',
         'authentic2.auth.oath.frontend.OATHOTPFrontend')
 IDP_SAML2 = True
 IDP_IDFF12 = True
+SAML_SIGNING_KEY = '''-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDIzCCAgugAwIBAgIJANUBoick1pDpMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMBUxEzARBgNV
+BAoTCkVudHJvdXZlcnQwHhcNMTAxMjE0MTUzMzAyWhcNMTEwMTEzMTUzMzAyWjAV
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+o2zbumirrLLqnt1gmBDvDvlOwC/zAAyL4chbz66eQHTiIYZZvYgy
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----'''
 SAML_PRIVATE_KEY = '''-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEAvxFkfPdndlGgQPDZgFGXbrNAc/79PULZBuNdWFHDD9P5hNhZ
 n9Kqm4Cp06Pe/A6u+g5wLnYvbZQcFCgfQAEzziJtb3J55OOlB7iMEI/T2AX2WzrU
diff --git a/data/certificate.pem b/data/certificate.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bc6543b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/certificate.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+o2zbumirrLLqnt1gmBDvDvlOwC/zAAyL4chbz66eQHTiIYZZvYgy
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/data/private-key.pem b/data/private-key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51abcf334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/private-key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----