diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 8eb6ae7..2d77bc1 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ default['openstack']['dashboard']['plugins'] = nil
 
 default['openstack']['dashboard']['file_upload_temp_dir'] = nil
 
+# disable the v2 openrc download panel by default since v2 has been deprecated for a while
+default['openstack']['dashboard']['show_keystone_v2_rc'] = 'False'
+
 default['openstack']['dashboard']['error_log'] = 'openstack-dashboard-error.log'
 default['openstack']['dashboard']['access_log'] = 'openstack-dashboard-access.log'
 
diff --git a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
index 168b474..2869831 100644
--- a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -649,3 +649,6 @@ mod.INSTALLED_APPS += ('<%= p %>', )
 <% if node["openstack"]["dashboard"]["file_upload_temp_dir"] %>
 FILE_UPLOAD_TEMP_DIR = "<%= node["openstack"]["dashboard"]["file_upload_temp_dir"] %>"
 <% end %>
+
+# Controls whether the keystone v2 openrc file is accessable from the user menu and the api access panel.
+SHOW_KEYSTONE_V2_RC = <%= node['openstack']['dashboard']['show_keystone_v2_rc'] %>