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+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: cerberus
+  name: cerberus-serving-cert
+  namespace: cerberus-system
+spec:
+  dnsNames:
+    - cerberus-cerberus.cerberus-system.svc
+    - cerberus-cerberus.cerberus-system.svc.cluster.local
+  issuerRef:
+    kind: Issuer
+    name: cerberus-cerberus-selfsigned-issuer
+  secretName: cerberus-server-cert