diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 074674e7..ba680ca5 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@ function mkdir_chown_stack {
 }
 
 
+function configure_k8s_certificates {
+    pushd $QINLING_DIR
+    mkdir_chown_stack "$QINLING_CONF_DIR"/pki/kubernetes
+
+    curl -L https://pkg.cfssl.org/R1.2/cfssl_linux-amd64 -o /tmp/cfssl
+    chmod +x /tmp/cfssl
+    curl -L https://pkg.cfssl.org/R1.2/cfssljson_linux-amd64 -o /tmp/cfssljson
+    chmod +x /tmp/cfssljson
+
+    sudo /tmp/cfssl gencert -ca=/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt -ca-key=/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.key -config=example/kubernetes/cfssl-ca-config.json -profile=client example/kubernetes/cfssl-client-csr.json | /tmp/cfssljson -bare client
+    # The command above outputs client-key.pem and client.pem
+    mv client-key.pem "$QINLING_CONF_DIR"/pki/kubernetes/qinling.key
+    mv client.pem "$QINLING_CONF_DIR"/pki/kubernetes/qinling.crt
+
+    cp /etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt "$QINLING_CONF_DIR"/pki/kubernetes/ca.crt
+
+    popd
+}
+
+
 function configure_qinling {
     mkdir_chown_stack "$QINLING_AUTH_CACHE_DIR"
     rm -f "$QINLING_AUTH_CACHE_DIR"/*
@@ -89,6 +109,15 @@ function configure_qinling {
 
     # Configure the database.
     iniset $QINLING_CONF_FILE database connection `database_connection_url qinling`
+
+    # Configure Kubernetes API server certificates for qinling if required.
+    if [ "$QINLING_K8S_APISERVER_TLS" == "True" ]; then
+        iniset $QINLING_CONF_FILE kubernetes kube_host https://$(hostname -f):6443
+        configure_k8s_certificates
+        sudo kubectl create -f $QINLING_DIR/example/kubernetes/k8s_qinling_role.yaml
+    else
+        iniset $QINLING_CONF_FILE kubernetes use_api_certificate False
+    fi
 }
 
 
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index d3057a2d..8bc33604 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ QINLING_AUTH_CACHE_DIR=${QINLING_AUTH_CACHE_DIR:-/var/cache/qinling}
 QINLING_FUNCTION_STORAGE_DIR=${QINLING_FUNCTION_STORAGE_DIR:-/opt/qinling/funtion/packages}
 QINLING_PYTHON_RUNTIME_IMAGE=${QINLING_PYTHON_RUNTIME_IMAGE:-openstackqinling/python-runtime}
 QINLING_NODEJS_RUNTIME_IMAGE=${QINLING_NODEJS_RUNTIME_IMAGE:-openstackqinling/nodejs-runtime}
+
+QINLING_K8S_APISERVER_TLS=${QINLING_K8S_APISERVER_TLS:-True}
diff --git a/example/kubernetes/cfssl-ca-config.json b/example/kubernetes/cfssl-ca-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5fc98be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/kubernetes/cfssl-ca-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    "signing": {
+        "default": {
+            "expiry": "168h"
+        },
+        "profiles": {
+            "client": {
+                "expiry": "8760h",
+                "usages": [
+                    "signing",
+                    "key encipherment",
+                    "client auth"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example/kubernetes/cfssl-client-csr.json b/example/kubernetes/cfssl-client-csr.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6626637d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/kubernetes/cfssl-client-csr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "CN": "qinling",
+    "key": {
+        "algo": "rsa",
+        "size": 2048
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example/kubernetes/k8s_qinling_role.yaml b/example/kubernetes/k8s_qinling_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99887df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/kubernetes/k8s_qinling_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+---
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: qinling
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["nodes", "namespaces"]
+    verbs: ["list"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["namespaces"]
+    resourceNames: ["qinling"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: qinling
+subjects:
+- kind: User
+  name: qinling
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: qinling
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+---
+# The qinling namespace should be created for the role and rolebinding
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: qinling
+---
+kind: Role
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: qinling
+  namespace: qinling
+rules:
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["services"]
+  verbs: ["list", "get", "create", "delete"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods"]
+  verbs: ["list", "get", "create", "patch", "delete", "deletecollection"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods/log"]
+  verbs: ["get"]
+- apiGroups: ["extensions"]
+  resources: ["deployments"]
+  verbs: ["get", "create", "patch", "deletecollection"]
+- apiGroups: ["extensions"]
+  resources: ["deployments/rollback"]
+  verbs: ["create"]
+- apiGroups: ["extensions"]
+  resources: ["deployments/status"]
+  verbs: ["get"]
+- apiGroups: ["extensions"]
+  resources: ["replicasets"]
+  verbs: ["deletecollection"]
+---
+kind: RoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: qinling
+  namespace: qinling
+subjects:
+- kind: User
+  name: qinling
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: qinling
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/qinling/config.py b/qinling/config.py
index 3b318d89..d716a07c 100644
--- a/qinling/config.py
+++ b/qinling/config.py
@@ -146,6 +146,30 @@ kubernetes_opts = [
         help='Kubernetes server address, e.g. you can start a proxy to the '
              'Kubernetes API server by using "kubectl proxy" command.'
     ),
+    cfg.BoolOpt(
+        'use_api_certificate',
+        default=True,
+        help='Whether to use client certificates to connect to the '
+             'Kubernetes API server.'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'ssl_ca_cert',
+        default='/etc/qinling/pki/kubernetes/ca.crt',
+        help='Path to the CA certificate for qinling to use to connect to '
+             'the Kubernetes API server.'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'cert_file',
+        default='/etc/qinling/pki/kubernetes/qinling.crt',
+        help='Path to the client certificate for qinling to use to '
+             'connect to the Kubernetes API server.'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'key_file',
+        default='/etc/qinling/pki/kubernetes/qinling.key',
+        help='Path to the client certificate key file for qinling to use to '
+             'connect to the Kubernetes API server.'
+    ),
     cfg.StrOpt(
         'log_devel',
         default='INFO',
diff --git a/qinling/orchestrator/kubernetes/utils.py b/qinling/orchestrator/kubernetes/utils.py
index f8ef3c1b..793d79a4 100644
--- a/qinling/orchestrator/kubernetes/utils.py
+++ b/qinling/orchestrator/kubernetes/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ from kubernetes.client import configuration as k8s_config
 def get_k8s_clients(conf):
     config = k8s_config.Configuration()
     config.host = conf.kubernetes.kube_host
-    config.verify_ssl = False
+    if conf.kubernetes.use_api_certificate:
+        config.ssl_ca_cert = conf.kubernetes.ssl_ca_cert
+        config.cert_file = conf.kubernetes.cert_file
+        config.key_file = conf.kubernetes.key_file
+    else:
+        config.verify_ssl = False
     client = api_client.ApiClient(configuration=config)
     v1 = core_v1_api.CoreV1Api(client)
     v1extention = extensions_v1beta1_api.ExtensionsV1beta1Api(client)
diff --git a/qinling_tempest_plugin/config.py b/qinling_tempest_plugin/config.py
index fae32221..906bd354 100644
--- a/qinling_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/qinling_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -40,7 +40,4 @@ QinlingGroup = [
                choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
                         'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
                help="The endpoint type to use for the qinling service."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('kube_host',
-               default='http://127.0.0.1:8001',
-               help="The Kubernetes service address."),
 ]
diff --git a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_runtimes.py b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_runtimes.py
index d76d2a9f..aca0f7d8 100644
--- a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_runtimes.py
+++ b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_runtimes.py
@@ -43,19 +43,10 @@ class RuntimesTest(base.BaseQinlingTest):
         )
 
         # Wait for runtime to be available
+        # We don't have to check k8s resource, if runtime's status has changed
+        # to available, then kubernetes deployment is assumed to be ok.
         self.await_runtime_available(runtime_id)
 
-        # Check k8s resource
-        deploy = self.k8s_v1extention.read_namespaced_deployment(
-            runtime_id,
-            namespace=self.namespace
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(runtime_id, deploy.metadata.name)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            deploy.status.replicas, deploy.status.available_replicas
-        )
-
         # Delete runtime
         resp = self.admin_client.delete_resource('runtimes', runtime_id)
 
diff --git a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
index 04a2781c..5daf2dc5 100644
--- a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
+++ b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import test
 import tenacity
 
-from qinling_tempest_plugin.tests import utils
-
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
@@ -46,13 +44,6 @@ class BaseQinlingTest(test.BaseTestCase):
         cls.alt_client = cls.os_alt.qinling.QinlingClient()
         cls.admin_client = cls.os_admin.qinling.QinlingClient()
 
-        # Initilize k8s client
-        clients = utils.get_k8s_clients(CONF)
-        cls.k8s_v1 = clients['v1']
-        cls.k8s_v1extention = clients['v1extention']
-        # cls.k8s_apps_v1 = clients['apps_v1']
-        cls.namespace = 'qinling'
-
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(BaseQinlingTest, cls).resource_setup()
diff --git a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/utils.py b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/utils.py
index 8a068869..a2acc8ad 100644
--- a/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/utils.py
+++ b/qinling_tempest_plugin/tests/utils.py
@@ -14,30 +14,6 @@
 
 import hashlib
 
-from kubernetes.client import api_client
-# from kubernetes.client.apis import apps_v1_api
-from kubernetes.client.apis import core_v1_api
-from kubernetes.client.apis import extensions_v1beta1_api
-from kubernetes.client import configuration as k8s_config
-
-
-def get_k8s_clients(conf):
-    config = k8s_config.Configuration()
-    config.host = conf.qinling.kube_host
-    config.verify_ssl = False
-    client = api_client.ApiClient(configuration=config)
-    v1 = core_v1_api.CoreV1Api(client)
-    v1extention = extensions_v1beta1_api.ExtensionsV1beta1Api(client)
-    # apps_v1 = apps_v1_api.AppsV1Api(client)
-
-    clients = {
-        'v1': v1,
-        'v1extention': v1extention
-        # 'apps_v1': apps_v1
-    }
-
-    return clients
-
 
 def md5(file=None, content=None):
     hash_md5 = hashlib.md5()
diff --git a/tools/gate/kubeadm/setup_gate.sh b/tools/gate/kubeadm/setup_gate.sh
index a24ed80d..2f8b37af 100755
--- a/tools/gate/kubeadm/setup_gate.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/kubeadm/setup_gate.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ while true; do
   [ $now -gt $end ] && echo "Failed to setup kubernetes cluster in time" && exit -1
 done
 
-create_k8s_screen
+if [ "$QINLING_K8S_APISERVER_TLS" != "True" ]; then
+  # Kubernetes proxy is needed if we don't use secure connections.
+  create_k8s_screen
+fi
 
 #net_hosts_post_kube
 #net_resolv_post_kube