diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/cert_utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/cert_utils.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+# Copyright 2014-2018 Canonical Limited.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Common python helper functions used for OpenStack charm certificats.
+
+import os
+import json
+
+from charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip import (
+    get_hostname,
+    resolve_network_cidr,
+)
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    local_unit,
+    network_get_primary_address,
+    config,
+    relation_get,
+    unit_get,
+    NoNetworkBinding,
+    log,
+    WARNING,
+)
+from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.ip import (
+    ADMIN,
+    resolve_address,
+    get_vip_in_network,
+    INTERNAL,
+    PUBLIC,
+    ADDRESS_MAP)
+
+from charmhelpers.core.host import (
+    mkdir,
+    write_file,
+)
+
+from charmhelpers.contrib.hahelpers.apache import (
+    install_ca_cert
+)
+
+
+class CertRequest(object):
+
+    """Create a request for certificates to be generated
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, json_encode=True):
+        self.entries = []
+        self.hostname_entry = None
+        self.json_encode = json_encode
+
+    def add_entry(self, net_type, cn, addresses):
+        """Add a request to the batch
+
+        :param net_type: str netwrok space name request is for
+        :param cn: str Canonical Name for certificate
+        :param addresses: [] List of addresses to be used as SANs
+        """
+        self.entries.append({
+            'cn': cn,
+            'addresses': addresses})
+
+    def add_hostname_cn(self):
+        """Add a request for the hostname of the machine"""
+        ip = unit_get('private-address')
+        addresses = [ip]
+        # If a vip is being used without os-hostname config or
+        # network spaces then we need to ensure the local units
+        # cert has the approriate vip in the SAN list
+        vip = get_vip_in_network(resolve_network_cidr(ip))
+        if vip:
+            addresses.append(vip)
+        self.hostname_entry = {
+            'cn': get_hostname(ip),
+            'addresses': addresses}
+
+    def add_hostname_cn_ip(self, addresses):
+        """Add an address to the SAN list for the hostname request
+
+        :param addr: [] List of address to be added
+        """
+        for addr in addresses:
+            if addr not in self.hostname_entry['addresses']:
+                self.hostname_entry['addresses'].append(addr)
+
+    def get_request(self):
+        """Generate request from the batched up entries
+
+        """
+        if self.hostname_entry:
+            self.entries.append(self.hostname_entry)
+        request = {}
+        for entry in self.entries:
+            sans = sorted(list(set(entry['addresses'])))
+            request[entry['cn']] = {'sans': sans}
+        if self.json_encode:
+            return {'cert_requests': json.dumps(request, sort_keys=True)}
+        else:
+            return {'cert_requests': request}
+
+
+def get_certificate_request(json_encode=True):
+    """Generate a certificatee requests based on the network confioguration
+
+    """
+    req = CertRequest(json_encode=json_encode)
+    req.add_hostname_cn()
+    # Add os-hostname entries
+    for net_type in [INTERNAL, ADMIN, PUBLIC]:
+        net_config = config(ADDRESS_MAP[net_type]['override'])
+        try:
+            net_addr = resolve_address(endpoint_type=net_type)
+            ip = network_get_primary_address(
+                ADDRESS_MAP[net_type]['binding'])
+            addresses = [net_addr, ip]
+            vip = get_vip_in_network(resolve_network_cidr(ip))
+            if vip:
+                addresses.append(vip)
+            if net_config:
+                req.add_entry(
+                    net_type,
+                    net_config,
+                    addresses)
+            else:
+                # There is network address with no corresponding hostname.
+                # Add the ip to the hostname cert to allow for this.
+                req.add_hostname_cn_ip(addresses)
+        except NoNetworkBinding:
+            log("Skipping request for certificate for ip in {} space, no "
+                "local address found".format(net_type), WARNING)
+    return req.get_request()
+
+
+def create_ip_cert_links(ssl_dir, custom_hostname_link=None):
+    """Create symlinks for SAN records
+
+    :param ssl_dir: str Directory to create symlinks in
+    :param custom_hostname_link: str Additional link to be created
+    """
+    hostname = get_hostname(unit_get('private-address'))
+    hostname_cert = os.path.join(
+        ssl_dir,
+        'cert_{}'.format(hostname))
+    hostname_key = os.path.join(
+        ssl_dir,
+        'key_{}'.format(hostname))
+    # Add links to hostname cert, used if os-hostname vars not set
+    for net_type in [INTERNAL, ADMIN, PUBLIC]:
+        try:
+            addr = resolve_address(endpoint_type=net_type)
+            cert = os.path.join(ssl_dir, 'cert_{}'.format(addr))
+            key = os.path.join(ssl_dir, 'key_{}'.format(addr))
+            if os.path.isfile(hostname_cert) and not os.path.isfile(cert):
+                os.symlink(hostname_cert, cert)
+                os.symlink(hostname_key, key)
+        except NoNetworkBinding:
+            log("Skipping creating cert symlink for ip in {} space, no "
+                "local address found".format(net_type), WARNING)
+    if custom_hostname_link:
+        custom_cert = os.path.join(
+            ssl_dir,
+            'cert_{}'.format(custom_hostname_link))
+        custom_key = os.path.join(
+            ssl_dir,
+            'key_{}'.format(custom_hostname_link))
+        if os.path.isfile(hostname_cert) and not os.path.isfile(custom_cert):
+            os.symlink(hostname_cert, custom_cert)
+            os.symlink(hostname_key, custom_key)
+
+
+def install_certs(ssl_dir, certs, chain=None):
+    """Install the certs passed into the ssl dir and append the chain if
+       provided.
+
+    :param ssl_dir: str Directory to create symlinks in
+    :param certs: {} {'cn': {'cert': 'CERT', 'key': 'KEY'}}
+    :param chain: str Chain to be appended to certs
+    """
+    for cn, bundle in certs.items():
+        cert_filename = 'cert_{}'.format(cn)
+        key_filename = 'key_{}'.format(cn)
+        cert_data = bundle['cert']
+        if chain:
+            # Append chain file so that clients that trust the root CA will
+            # trust certs signed by an intermediate in the chain
+            cert_data = cert_data + chain
+        write_file(
+            path=os.path.join(ssl_dir, cert_filename),
+            content=cert_data, perms=0o640)
+        write_file(
+            path=os.path.join(ssl_dir, key_filename),
+            content=bundle['key'], perms=0o640)
+
+
+def process_certificates(service_name, relation_id, unit,
+                         custom_hostname_link=None):
+    """Process the certificates supplied down the relation
+
+    :param service_name: str Name of service the certifcates are for.
+    :param relation_id: str Relation id providing the certs
+    :param unit: str Unit providing the certs
+    :param custom_hostname_link: str Name of custom link to create
+    """
+    data = relation_get(rid=relation_id, unit=unit)
+    ssl_dir = os.path.join('/etc/apache2/ssl/', service_name)
+    mkdir(path=ssl_dir)
+    name = local_unit().replace('/', '_')
+    certs = data.get('{}.processed_requests'.format(name))
+    chain = data.get('chain')
+    ca = data.get('ca')
+    if certs:
+        certs = json.loads(certs)
+        install_ca_cert(ca.encode())
+        install_certs(ssl_dir, certs, chain)
+        create_ip_cert_links(
+            ssl_dir,
+            custom_hostname_link=custom_hostname_link)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index 322ab2a..e9fd38a 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -972,6 +972,20 @@ def is_container():
 
 
 def add_to_updatedb_prunepath(path, updatedb_path=UPDATEDB_PATH):
+    """Adds the specified path to the mlocate's udpatedb.conf PRUNEPATH list.
+
+    This method has no effect if the path specified by updatedb_path does not
+    exist or is not a file.
+
+    @param path: string the path to add to the updatedb.conf PRUNEPATHS value
+    @param updatedb_path: the path the updatedb.conf file
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(updatedb_path) or os.path.isdir(updatedb_path):
+        # If the updatedb.conf file doesn't exist then don't attempt to update
+        # the file as the package providing mlocate may not be installed on
+        # the local system
+        return
+
     with open(updatedb_path, 'r+') as f_id:
         updatedb_text = f_id.read()
         output = updatedb(updatedb_text, path)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
index 736be71..19aa6ba 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def import_key(key):
         cmd = ['apt-key', 'adv', '--keyserver',
                'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80', '--recv-keys', key]
         try:
-            subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+            _run_with_retries(cmd)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             error = "Error importing PGP key '{}'".format(key)
             log(error)
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index 322ab2a..e9fd38a 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -972,6 +972,20 @@ def is_container():
 
 
 def add_to_updatedb_prunepath(path, updatedb_path=UPDATEDB_PATH):
+    """Adds the specified path to the mlocate's udpatedb.conf PRUNEPATH list.
+
+    This method has no effect if the path specified by updatedb_path does not
+    exist or is not a file.
+
+    @param path: string the path to add to the updatedb.conf PRUNEPATHS value
+    @param updatedb_path: the path the updatedb.conf file
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(updatedb_path) or os.path.isdir(updatedb_path):
+        # If the updatedb.conf file doesn't exist then don't attempt to update
+        # the file as the package providing mlocate may not be installed on
+        # the local system
+        return
+
     with open(updatedb_path, 'r+') as f_id:
         updatedb_text = f_id.read()
         output = updatedb(updatedb_text, path)