diff --git a/src/extensions/vectorstores/OpenSearchVectorUtils.py b/src/extensions/vectorstores/OpenSearchVectorUtils.py
index 0acea68..ab44044 100644
--- a/src/extensions/vectorstores/OpenSearchVectorUtils.py
+++ b/src/extensions/vectorstores/OpenSearchVectorUtils.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
     sensitive=True,
     validators=[StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR],
 )
+CERTIFICATE_PATH = PropertyDescriptor(
+    name="Certificate Path",
+    description="The path to the CA certificate to be used.",
+    required=False,
+    validators=[StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR],
+)
 INDEX_NAME = PropertyDescriptor(
     name="Index Name",
     description="The name of the OpenSearch index.",
@@ -74,12 +80,16 @@
 def create_authentication_params(context):
     username = context.getProperty(USERNAME).getValue()
     password = context.getProperty(PASSWORD).getValue()
+    certificate_path = context.getProperty(CERTIFICATE_PATH).getValue()
 
-    params = {"verify_certs": "true"}
+    params = {}
 
     if username is not None and password is not None:
         params["http_auth"] = (username, password)
 
+    if certificate_path is not None:
+        params["ca_certs"] = certificate_path
+
     return params
 
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/vectorstores/PutOpenSearchVector.py b/src/extensions/vectorstores/PutOpenSearchVector.py
index 329795e..c8ee1af 100644
--- a/src/extensions/vectorstores/PutOpenSearchVector.py
+++ b/src/extensions/vectorstores/PutOpenSearchVector.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from nifiapi.flowfiletransform import FlowFileTransform, FlowFileTransformResult
 from nifiapi.properties import ExpressionLanguageScope, PropertyDependency, PropertyDescriptor, StandardValidators
 from OpenSearchVectorUtils import (
+    CERTIFICATE_PATH,
     COSINESIMIL,
     HTTP_HOST,
     HUGGING_FACE_API_KEY,
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ class ProcessorDetails:
         HTTP_HOST,
         USERNAME,
         PASSWORD,
+        CERTIFICATE_PATH,
         INDEX_NAME,
         DOC_ID_FIELD_NAME,
         VECTOR_FIELD,
diff --git a/src/extensions/vectorstores/QueryOpenSearchVector.py b/src/extensions/vectorstores/QueryOpenSearchVector.py
index 54f3f41..0fb2390 100644
--- a/src/extensions/vectorstores/QueryOpenSearchVector.py
+++ b/src/extensions/vectorstores/QueryOpenSearchVector.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from nifiapi.flowfiletransform import FlowFileTransform, FlowFileTransformResult
 from nifiapi.properties import ExpressionLanguageScope, PropertyDependency, PropertyDescriptor, StandardValidators
 from OpenSearchVectorUtils import (
+    CERTIFICATE_PATH,
     COSINESIMIL,
     HTTP_HOST,
     HUGGING_FACE_API_KEY,
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class ProcessorDetails:
         HTTP_HOST,
         USERNAME,
         PASSWORD,
+        CERTIFICATE_PATH,
         INDEX_NAME,
         QUERY,
         VECTOR_FIELD,