diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5fac2f81..4ea7a310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
           ./foremanctl pull-images
       - name: Run deployment
         run: |
-          ./foremanctl deploy --certificate-source=${{ matrix.certificate_source }} ${{ matrix.database == 'external' && '--database-mode=external --database-host=database.example.com' || '' }}  --foreman-initial-admin-password=changeme --tuning development
+          ./foremanctl deploy --certificate-source=${{ matrix.certificate_source }} ${{ matrix.database == 'external' && '--database-mode=external --database-host=database.example.com --database-ssl-ca $(pwd)/.var/lib/foremanctl/db-ca.crt --database-ssl-mode verify-full' || '' }} --foreman-initial-admin-password=changeme --tuning development
       - name: Add optional feature - hammer
         run: |
           ./foremanctl deploy --add-feature hammer
diff --git a/development/playbooks/remote-database/remote-database.yaml b/development/playbooks/remote-database/remote-database.yaml
index bcb489eb..0ea469c1 100644
--- a/development/playbooks/remote-database/remote-database.yaml
+++ b/development/playbooks/remote-database/remote-database.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
   become: true
   vars_files:
     - "../../../src/vars/database.yml"
+  vars:
+    certificates_hostnames:
+      - "{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}"
+    certificates_ca_password: "CHANGEME"
+    postgresql_ssl_crt: "{{ certificates_ca_directory }}/certs/{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}.crt"
+    postgresql_ssl_key: "{{ certificates_ca_directory }}/private/{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}.key"
   roles:
     - role: pre_install
+    - role: certificates
     - role: postgresql
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Fetch PostgreSQL SSL CA
+      ansible.builtin.fetch:
+        src: "{{ certificates_ca_directory }}/certs/ca.crt"
+        dest: "{{ obsah_state_path }}/db-ca.crt"
+        flat: true
diff --git a/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml b/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
index a3c1f88f..9398851e 100644
--- a/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
   notify:
     - Restart candlepin
 
+- name: Create DB SSL cert
+  containers.podman.podman_secret:
+    state: present
+    name: candlepin-db-ca
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', candlepin_database_ssl_ca) if candlepin_database_ssl_ca else 'empty' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart candlepin
+
 - name: Setup artemis
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: artemis.yml
@@ -76,6 +84,7 @@
       - 'candlepin-artemis-cert-roles-properties,target=/etc/tomcat/cert-roles.properties,mode=440,type=mount'
       - 'candlepin-artemis-cert-users-properties,target=/etc/tomcat/cert-users.properties,mode=440,type=mount'
       - 'candlepin-artemis-jaas-conf,target=/etc/tomcat/conf.d/jaas.conf,mode=440,type=mount'
+      - 'candlepin-db-ca,target=/etc/candlepin/certs/db-ca.crt,mode=0440,type=mount'
     volumes:
       - /var/log/candlepin:/var/log/candlepin:Z
       - /var/log/tomcat:/var/log/tomcat:Z
diff --git a/src/roles/candlepin/templates/candlepin.conf.j2 b/src/roles/candlepin/templates/candlepin.conf.j2
index 0a46138e..8f592abd 100644
--- a/src/roles/candlepin/templates/candlepin.conf.j2
+++ b/src/roles/candlepin/templates/candlepin.conf.j2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jpa.config.hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto=validate
 jpa.config.hibernate.connection.username={{ candlepin_database_user }}
 jpa.config.hibernate.connection.password={{ candlepin_database_password }}
 jpa.config.hibernate.connection.driver_class=org.postgresql.Driver
-jpa.config.hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:postgresql://{{ candlepin_database_host }}:{{ candlepin_database_port }}/{{ candlepin_database_name }}?sslmode={{ candlepin_database_ssl_mode }}{% if candlepin_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert={{ candlepin_database_ssl_ca }}{% endif %}
+jpa.config.hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:postgresql://{{ candlepin_database_host }}:{{ candlepin_database_port }}/{{ candlepin_database_name }}?sslmode={{ candlepin_database_ssl_mode }}{% if candlepin_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert=/etc/candlepin/certs/db-ca.crt{% endif %}
 
 
 org.quartz.jobStore.misfireThreshold=60000
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
 org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.user={{ candlepin_database_user }}
 org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.password={{ candlepin_database_password }}
 org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.maxConnections=5
-org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.URL=jdbc:postgresql://{{ candlepin_database_host }}:{{ candlepin_database_port }}/{{ candlepin_database_name }}?sslmode={{ candlepin_database_ssl_mode }}{% if candlepin_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert={{ candlepin_database_ssl_ca }}{% endif %}
+org.quartz.dataSource.myDS.URL=jdbc:postgresql://{{ candlepin_database_host }}:{{ candlepin_database_port }}/{{ candlepin_database_name }}?sslmode={{ candlepin_database_ssl_mode }}{% if candlepin_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert=/etc/candlepin/certs/db-ca.crt{% endif %}
diff --git a/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/check.yaml b/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/check.yaml
index 7979dbfe..8df0196d 100644
--- a/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/check.yaml
+++ b/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/check.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
+- name: Store CA cert to a temporary file
+  when:
+    - db_item.ca_cert is defined
+    - db_item.ca_cert is truthy
+  block:
+    - name: Create temporary file
+      ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+        state: file
+        prefix: check_database_connection_
+      register: _check_database_connection_ca_cert
+
+    - name: Write CA cert to temporary file
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        dest: "{{ _check_database_connection_ca_cert.path }}"
+        src: "{{ db_item.ca_cert }}"
+        mode: '0640'
+
 - name: Check database connectivity to {{ db_item.name }}
   community.postgresql.postgresql_ping:
     login_host: "{{ db_item.host }}"
     login_user: "{{ db_item.user }}"
     login_password: "{{ db_item.password }}"
     login_db: "{{ db_item.dbname }}"
-    ca_cert: "{{ db_item.ca_cert | default(omit) }}"
+    ca_cert: "{{ _check_database_connection_ca_cert.path | default(omit) }}"
     ssl_mode: "{{ db_item.sslmode | default(omit) }}"
   register: check_database_connection_ping_result
   ignore_errors: true
 
+- name: Delete temporary CA cert file
+  when:
+    - db_item.ca_cert is defined
+    - db_item.ca_cert is truthy
+  block:
+    - name: Delete temporary file
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: absent
+        path: "{{ _check_database_connection_ca_cert.path }}"
+
 - name: Assert database is reachable for  {{ db_item.name }}
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
diff --git a/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/main.yaml b/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/main.yaml
index 8d855d08..fa24e612 100644
--- a/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/src/roles/check_database_connection/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       user: "{{ foreman_database_user }}"
       password: "{{ foreman_database_password }}"
       dbname: "{{ foreman_database_name }}"
-      ca_cert: "{{ foreman_database_ssl_ca | default(omit) }}"
+      ca_cert: "{{ foreman_database_ssl_ca | default('') }}"
       sslmode: "{{ foreman_database_ssl_mode | default(omit) }}"
 
     - name: Candlepin
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       user: "{{ candlepin_database_user }}"
       password: "{{ candlepin_database_password }}"
       dbname: "{{ candlepin_database_name }}"
-      ca_cert: "{{ candlepin_database_ssl_ca | default(omit) }}"
+      ca_cert: "{{ candlepin_database_ssl_ca | default('') }}"
       sslmode: "{{ candlepin_database_ssl_mode | default(omit) }}"
 
     - name: Pulp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       user: "{{ pulp_database_user }}"
       password: "{{ pulp_database_password }}"
       dbname: "{{ pulp_database_name }}"
-      ca_cert: "{{ pulp_database_ssl_ca | default(omit) }}"
+      ca_cert: "{{ pulp_database_ssl_ca | default('') }}"
       sslmode: "{{ pulp_database_ssl_mode | default(omit) }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: db_item
diff --git a/src/roles/foreman/tasks/main.yaml b/src/roles/foreman/tasks/main.yaml
index a3bfdd9a..ba4db684 100644
--- a/src/roles/foreman/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/src/roles/foreman/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   containers.podman.podman_secret:
     state: present
     name: foreman-database-url
-    data: "postgresql://{{ foreman_database_user }}:{{ foreman_database_password }}@{{ foreman_database_host }}:{{ foreman_database_port }}/{{ foreman_database_name }}?pool={{ foreman_database_pool }}&sslmode={{ foreman_database_ssl_mode }}{% if foreman_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert={{ foreman_database_ssl_ca }}{% endif %}" # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
+    data: "postgresql://{{ foreman_database_user }}:{{ foreman_database_password }}@{{ foreman_database_host }}:{{ foreman_database_port }}/{{ foreman_database_name }}?pool={{ foreman_database_pool }}&sslmode={{ foreman_database_ssl_mode }}{% if foreman_database_ssl_ca is defined %}&sslrootcert=/etc/foreman/db-ca.crt{% endif %}" # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
   notify:
     - Restart foreman
     - Restart dynflow-sidekiq@
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@
     - Restart foreman
     - Restart dynflow-sidekiq@
 
+- name: Create DB SSL cert
+  containers.podman.podman_secret:
+    state: present
+    name: foreman-db-ca
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', foreman_database_ssl_ca) if foreman_database_ssl_ca else 'empty' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart foreman
+    - Restart dynflow-sidekiq@
+
 - name: Deploy Foreman Container
   containers.podman.podman_container:
     name: "foreman"
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@
       - 'foreman-ca-cert,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/katello-default-ca.crt'
       - 'foreman-client-cert,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/client_cert.pem'
       - 'foreman-client-key,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/client_key.pem'
+      - 'foreman-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/db-ca.crt'
     env:
       FOREMAN_PUMA_THREADS_MIN: "{{ foreman_puma_threads_min }}"
       FOREMAN_PUMA_THREADS_MAX: "{{ foreman_puma_threads_max }}"
@@ -135,6 +145,7 @@
       - 'foreman-client-cert,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/client_cert.pem'
       - 'foreman-client-key,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/client_key.pem'
       - 'foreman-dynflow-worker-hosts-queue-yaml,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/dynflow/worker-hosts-queue.yml'
+      - 'foreman-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/db-ca.crt'
     env:
       DYNFLOW_REDIS_URL: "redis://localhost:6379/6"
       REDIS_PROVIDER: "DYNFLOW_REDIS_URL"
@@ -231,6 +242,7 @@
       - 'foreman-seed-admin-user,type=env,target=SEED_ADMIN_USER'
       - 'foreman-seed-admin-password,type=env,target=SEED_ADMIN_PASSWORD'
       - 'foreman-settings-yaml,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/settings.yaml'
+      - 'foreman-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/foreman/db-ca.crt'
 
 - name: Flush handlers to restart services
   ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
diff --git a/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index baf3d553..521f606e 100644
--- a/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,59 @@
         [Unit]
         PartOf=foreman.target
 
+- name: Configure SSL certificates
+  when:
+    - postgresql_ssl_crt is defined
+    - postgresql_ssl_crt != ''
+    - postgresql_ssl_key is defined
+    - postgresql_ssl_key != ''
+  block:
+    - name: Create Podman secret for PostgreSQL SSL cert
+      containers.podman.podman_secret:
+        name: postgresql-ssl-crt
+        path: "{{ postgresql_ssl_crt }}"
+      notify:
+        - Restart postgresql
+
+    - name: Create Podman secret for PostgreSQL SSL key
+      containers.podman.podman_secret:
+        name: postgresql-ssl-key
+        path: "{{ postgresql_ssl_key }}"
+      notify:
+        - Restart postgresql
+
+    - name: Create Podman secret for PostgreSQL SSL config
+      containers.podman.podman_secret:
+        name: postgresql-ssl-conf
+        data: |
+          ssl = on
+          ssl_cert_file = '/opt/app-root/src/certs/ssl.crt'
+          ssl_key_file =  '/opt/app-root/src/certs/ssl.key'
+      notify:
+        - Restart postgresql
+
+    - name: Create postgresql.container.d folder
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/containers/systemd/postgresql.container.d
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0755'
+        owner: 'root'
+        group: 'root'
+
+    - name: Configure PostgreSQL SSL-related secrets
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        dest: /etc/containers/systemd/postgresql.container.d/ssl.conf
+        mode: '0644'
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        content: |
+          [Container]
+          Secret=postgresql-ssl-crt,type=mount,target=/opt/app-root/src/certs/ssl.crt,mode=0640
+          Secret=postgresql-ssl-key,type=mount,target=/opt/app-root/src/certs/ssl.key,mode=0640
+          Secret=postgresql-ssl-conf,type=mount,target=/opt/app-root/src/postgresql-cfg/ssl.conf
+      notify:
+        - Restart postgresql
+
 - name: Run daemon reload
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     daemon_reload: true
diff --git a/src/roles/pulp/defaults/main.yaml b/src/roles/pulp/defaults/main.yaml
index 72db8f6c..cdea5745 100644
--- a/src/roles/pulp/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/src/roles/pulp/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pulp_database_user: pulp
 pulp_database_host: localhost
 pulp_database_port: 5432
 pulp_database_ssl_mode: disabled
-pulp_database_ssl_ca: None
+pulp_database_ssl_ca:
 
 pulp_settings_database_env:
   PULP_DATABASES__default__NAME: "{{ pulp_database_name }}"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pulp_settings_database_env:
   PULP_DATABASES__default__HOST: "{{ pulp_database_host }}"
   PULP_DATABASES__default__PORT: "{{ pulp_database_port }}"
   PULP_DATABASES__default__OPTIONS__sslmode: "{{ pulp_database_ssl_mode }}"
-  PULP_DATABASES__default__OPTIONS__sslrootcert: "{{ pulp_database_ssl_ca }}"
+  PULP_DATABASES__default__OPTIONS__sslrootcert: "/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt"
   PULP_ENABLED_PLUGINS: >-
     {{ pulp_enabled_plugins }}
 
diff --git a/src/roles/pulp/tasks/main.yaml b/src/roles/pulp/tasks/main.yaml
index 79b5d563..a63ba38e 100644
--- a/src/roles/pulp/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/src/roles/pulp/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
     - Restart pulp-content
     - Restart pulp-worker
 
+- name: Create DB SSL cert
+  containers.podman.podman_secret:
+    state: present
+    name: pulp-db-ca
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', pulp_database_ssl_ca) if pulp_database_ssl_ca else 'empty' }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart pulp-api
+    - Restart pulp-content
+    - Restart pulp-worker
+
 - name: Generate Django secret key
   ansible.builtin.command: "bash -c 'openssl rand -base64 50 | tr -d \"\\n\" | tr \"+/\" \"-_\" > /var/lib/pulp/django_secret_key'"
   args:
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@
     secrets:
       - 'pulp-symmetric-key,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/database_fields.symmetric.key'
       - 'pulp-db-password,type=env,target=PULP_DATABASES__default__PASSWORD'
+      - 'pulp-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt'
       - 'pulp-django-secret-key,type=env,target=PULP_SECRET_KEY'
     env: "{{ pulp_settings_env }}"
     quadlet_options:
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@
     secrets:
       - 'pulp-symmetric-key,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/database_fields.symmetric.key'
       - 'pulp-db-password,type=env,target=PULP_DATABASES__default__PASSWORD'
+      - 'pulp-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt'
       - 'pulp-django-secret-key,type=env,target=PULP_SECRET_KEY'
     env: "{{ pulp_settings_env }}"
     quadlet_options:
@@ -152,6 +164,7 @@
     secrets:
       - 'pulp-symmetric-key,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/database_fields.symmetric.key'
       - 'pulp-db-password,type=env,target=PULP_DATABASES__default__PASSWORD'
+      - 'pulp-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt'
       - 'pulp-django-secret-key,type=env,target=PULP_SECRET_KEY'
     env: "{{ pulp_settings_env }}"
     quadlet_options:
@@ -202,6 +215,7 @@
     secrets:
       - 'pulp-symmetric-key,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/database_fields.symmetric.key'
       - 'pulp-db-password,type=env,target=PULP_DATABASES__default__PASSWORD'
+      - 'pulp-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt'
     env: "{{ pulp_settings_database_env }}"
 
 - name: Ensure Pulp admin user exists
@@ -215,6 +229,7 @@
     secrets:
       - 'pulp-symmetric-key,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/database_fields.symmetric.key'
       - 'pulp-db-password,type=env,target=PULP_DATABASES__default__PASSWORD'
+      - 'pulp-db-ca,type=mount,target=/etc/pulp/certs/db-ca.crt'
     env: "{{ pulp_settings_database_env }}"
 
 - name: Flush handlers to restart services
diff --git a/src/vars/database.yml b/src/vars/database.yml
index ac55784d..3f4a73cd 100644
--- a/src/vars/database.yml
+++ b/src/vars/database.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 database_host: localhost
 database_port: 5432
 database_ssl_mode: disable
-database_ssl_ca: None
+database_ssl_ca:
 
 foreman_database_name: foreman
 foreman_database_user: foreman