+if [ -e /opt/app/ssl_cert/aaf_root_ca.cer ]; then
+ #assuming that this would be an ubuntu vm.
+ cp /opt/app/ssl_cert/aaf_root_ca.cer /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/aafcacert.crt
+ chmod 444 /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/aafcacert.crt
+ update-ca-certificates
+fi
+
+if [ -e /etc/ssl/certs/aafcacert.pem ]; then
+ export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+else
+ export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/opt/app/ssl_cert/aaf_root_ca.cer
+fi
+