diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ed4be07..242d7231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ install: manifests kustomize
 uninstall: manifests kustomize
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build install | kubectl delete -f -
 
+# Install CertManager to the Kubernetes cluster
+.PHONY: cert-manager
+cert-manager:
+	kubectl apply -f https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.4.0/cert-manager.yaml
+	kubectl -n cert-manager wait --timeout=300s --for=condition=Available deployments --all
+
 # Deploy controller in the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
 deploy: manifests kustomize
 	cd deploy/base && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image authorino=$(AUTHORINO_IMAGE) && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set namespace $(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE) && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set replicas authorino-controller-manager=$(AUTHORINO_REPLICAS)
@@ -181,12 +187,12 @@ local-push: kind
 # Builds the image, pushes to the local cluster and deployes Authorino.
 # Sets the imagePullPolicy to 'IfNotPresent' so it doesn't try to pull the image again (just pushed into the server registry)
 .PHONY: deploy
-local-deploy: docker-build local-push deploy
+local-deploy: deploy
 	kubectl -n $(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE) patch deployment authorino-controller-manager -p '{"spec": {"template": {"spec":{"containers":[{"name": "manager", "imagePullPolicy":"IfNotPresent"}]}}}}'
 
 # Set up a test/dev local Kubernetes server loaded up with a freshly built Authorino image plus dependencies
 .PHONY: local-setup
-local-setup: local-cluster-up install namespace local-deploy example-apps
+local-setup: docker-build local-cluster-up local-push cert-manager install namespace local-deploy example-apps
 	kubectl -n $(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE) wait --timeout=300s --for=condition=Available deployments --all
 	@{ \
 	echo "Now you can export the envoy service by doing:"; \
diff --git a/deploy/base/certmanager/issuer.yaml b/deploy/base/certmanager/issuer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0e2fc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/base/certmanager/issuer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# The following manifest contains a self-signed issuer CR
+# More document can be found at https://docs.cert-manager.io
+# WARNING: Targets CertManager 1.4.0 check https://docs.cert-manager.io/en/latest/tasks/upgrading/index.html for breaking changes
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: selfsigned-issuer
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  selfSigned: {}
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: ca-cert
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  commonName: "*.$(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE).svc"
+  issuerRef:
+    kind: Issuer
+    name: selfsigned-issuer
+  secretName: authorino-ca-cert # this secret will not be prefixed, since it's not managed by kustomize
+  isCA: true
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: ca-issuer
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  ca:
+    secretName: authorino-ca-cert
diff --git a/deploy/base/certmanager/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/base/certmanager/kustomization.yaml
index bebea5a5..e61c366d 100644
--- a/deploy/base/certmanager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/certmanager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 resources:
-- certificate.yaml
+- issuer.yaml
+- oidc-server-cert.yaml
+# - webhook-server-cert.yaml
 
 configurations:
 - kustomizeconfig.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/base/certmanager/oidc-server-cert.yaml b/deploy/base/certmanager/oidc-server-cert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44027a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/base/certmanager/oidc-server-cert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# The following manifest contains a certificate CR for Authorino OIDC server (OpenID Connect config and JWKS for the Festival Wristbands)
+# More document can be found at https://docs.cert-manager.io
+# WARNING: Targets CertManager 1.4.0 check https://docs.cert-manager.io/en/latest/tasks/upgrading/index.html for breaking changes
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: oidc-server-cert
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  dnsNames:
+  - $(OIDC_SERVICE_NAME).$(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE).svc
+  - $(OIDC_SERVICE_NAME).$(AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE).svc.cluster.local
+  issuerRef:
+    kind: Issuer
+    name: ca-issuer
+  secretName: authorino-oidc-server-cert # this secret will not be prefixed, since it's not managed by kustomize
diff --git a/deploy/base/certmanager/certificate.yaml b/deploy/base/certmanager/webhook-server-cert.yaml
similarity index 59%
rename from deploy/base/certmanager/certificate.yaml
rename to deploy/base/certmanager/webhook-server-cert.yaml
index 58db114f..075b498d 100644
--- a/deploy/base/certmanager/certificate.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/certmanager/webhook-server-cert.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-# The following manifests contain a self-signed issuer CR and a certificate CR.
+# The following manifest contains a certificate CR for the webhook server
 # More document can be found at https://docs.cert-manager.io
-# WARNING: Targets CertManager 0.11 check https://docs.cert-manager.io/en/latest/tasks/upgrading/index.html for 
-# breaking changes
-apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1alpha2
-kind: Issuer
-metadata:
-  name: selfsigned-issuer
-  namespace: system
-spec:
-  selfSigned: {}
----
-apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1alpha2
+# WARNING: Targets CertManager 1.4.0 check https://docs.cert-manager.io/en/latest/tasks/upgrading/index.html for breaking changes
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
 kind: Certificate
 metadata:
   name: serving-cert  # this name should match the one appeared in kustomizeconfig.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
index ef1d7204..f58096b6 100644
--- a/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
 - manager.yaml
-- wristband_service.yaml
+- oidc_service.yaml
 - leader_election_role.yaml
 - leader_election_role_binding.yaml
 - auth_proxy_service.yaml
+- certmanager
 #- webhook
-#- certmanager
 #- prometheus
 #- scorecard
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ commonLabels:
 
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 - patches/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+- patches/oidc_server_cert_patch.yaml
 #- patches/manager_webhook_patch.yaml
 #- patches/webhookcainjection_patch.yaml
 
@@ -37,3 +38,19 @@ images:
 replicas:
 - count: 1
   name: authorino-controller-manager
+
+vars:
+- fieldref:
+    fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+  name: AUTHORINO_NAMESPACE
+  objref:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Service
+    name: authorization
+- fieldref:
+    fieldPath: metadata.name
+  name: OIDC_SERVICE_NAME
+  objref:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Service
+    name: oidc
diff --git a/deploy/base/wristband_service.yaml b/deploy/base/oidc_service.yaml
similarity index 76%
rename from deploy/base/wristband_service.yaml
rename to deploy/base/oidc_service.yaml
index 4bb69ed8..c248b81e 100644
--- a/deploy/base/wristband_service.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/oidc_service.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: wristband
+  name: oidc
   labels:
     app: authorino
 spec:
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ spec:
     app: authorino
     control-plane: controller-manager
   ports:
-    - name: oidc
-      port: 8003
+    - name: https
+      port: 8083
       protocol: TCP
diff --git a/deploy/base/patches/oidc_server_cert_patch.yaml b/deploy/base/patches/oidc_server_cert_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54d12992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/base/patches/oidc_server_cert_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: manager
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: oidc-cert
+          mountPath: /etc/ssl/certs/tls.crt
+          subPath: tls.crt
+          readOnly: true
+        - name: oidc-cert
+          mountPath: /etc/ssl/private/tls.key
+          subPath: tls.key
+          readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+      - name: oidc-cert
+        secret:
+          defaultMode: 420
+          secretName: authorino-oidc-server-cert
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 86270ea0..6755bd18 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ spec:
 
   # Festival Wristband (only if you want JWTs issued by Authorino at the end of the auth pipeline)
   wristband:
-    issuer: http://authorino.svc.cluster.local:8003/namespace/my-api-protection
+    issuer: https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc.cluster.local:8083/namespace/my-api-protection
     customClaims:
       - name: foo
         value: bar
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ spec:
         in: authorization_header
         keySelector: APIKEY
   wristband:
-    issuer: http://authorino.svc.cluster.local:8003/my-namespace/talker-api-protection
+    issuer: https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/my-namespace/talker-api-protection
     customClaims:
       - name: aud
         value: internal
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ spec:
 
 The signing key names listed in `signingKeyRefs` must match the names of Kubernetes `Secret` resources created in the same namespace, where each secret contains a `key.pem` entry that holds the value of the private key that will be used to sign the wristbands issued, formatted as [PEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-Enhanced_Mail). The first key in this list will be used to sign the wristbands, while the others are kept to support key rotation.
 
-For each protected API configured for the Festival Wristband issuing, Authorino exposes the following OpenID Connect Discovery well-known endpoints:
+For each protected API configured for the Festival Wristband issuing, Authorino exposes the following OpenID Connect Discovery well-known endpoints (available for requests within the cluster):
 - **OpenID Connect configuration:**<br/>
-  http://authorino.svc.cluster.local:8003/{namespace}/{api-protection-name}/.well-known/openid-configuration
+  https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/{namespace}/{api-protection-name}/.well-known/openid-configuration
 - **JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) well-known endpoint:**<br/>
-  http://authorino.svc.cluster.local:8003/{namespace}/{api-protection-name}/.well-known/openid-connect/certs
+  https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/{namespace}/{api-protection-name}/.well-known/openid-connect/certs
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 02226485..54dc42de 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ The payload of the wristband (decoded) shall look like the following:
   "born": "2021-05-13T15:42:41Z", # custom claim (dynamic value)
   "exp": 1620921395,
   "iat": 1620921095,
-  "iss": "http://authorino-authorization:8003/authorino/talker-api-protection",
+  "iss": "https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/authorino/talker-api-protection",
   "sub": "84d3f3a06f5569e06a050516363f0a65c1789d3433bb4fed5d48801997d5c30e" # SHA256 of the resolved identity in the initial request (based on API key auth)
 }
 ```
@@ -574,11 +574,11 @@ The payload of the wristband (decoded) shall look like the following:
 To discover the OpenID Connect configuration and JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) to verify and validate wristbands issued on requests to this protected API:
 
 ```
-kubectl -n authorino port-forward service/authorino-authorization 8003:8003
+kubectl -n authorino port-forward service/authorino-oidc 8083:8083
 ```
 
 OpenID Connect configuration well-known endpoint:<br/>
-http://localhost:8003/authorino/talker-api-protection/.well-known/openid-configuration
+http://localhost:8083/authorino/talker-api-protection/.well-known/openid-configuration
 
 JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) well-known endpoint:<br/>
-http://localhost:8003/authorino/talker-api-protection/.well-known/openid-connect/certs
+http://localhost:8083/authorino/talker-api-protection/.well-known/openid-connect/certs
diff --git a/examples/wristband.yaml b/examples/wristband.yaml
index 5180bf4d..85cc9b5f 100644
--- a/examples/wristband.yaml
+++ b/examples/wristband.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ spec:
         keySelector: APIKEY
     - name: wristband
       oidc:
-        endpoint: http://authorino-wristband:8003/authorino/talker-api-protection
+        endpoint: https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/authorino/talker-api-protection
   wristband:
-    issuer: http://authorino-wristband:8003/authorino/talker-api-protection
+    issuer: https://authorino-oidc.authorino.svc:8083/authorino/talker-api-protection
     customClaims:
       - name: aud
         value: internal
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1e9580d8..7eecf36f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ var (
 	watchNamespace              = common.FetchEnv("WATCH_NAMESPACE", "")
 	authorinoWatchedSecretLabel = common.FetchEnv("AUTHORINO_SECRET_LABEL_KEY", defaultAuthorinoWatchedSecretLabel)
 	extAuthGRPCPort             = common.FetchEnv("EXT_AUTH_GRPC_PORT", "50051")
-	oidcHTTPPort                = common.FetchEnv("OIDC_HTTP_PORT", "8003")
+	oidcHTTPPort                = common.FetchEnv("OIDC_HTTP_PORT", "8083")
+	oidcCAPath                  = common.FetchEnv("OIDC_CA_PATH", "/etc/ssl")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -206,12 +207,10 @@ func startOIDCServer(serviceCache cache.Cache) {
 		logger.Info("starting oidc service", "port", oidcHTTPPort)
 
 		go func() {
-			if err := http.Serve(lis, nil); err != nil {
+			if err := http.ServeTLS(lis, nil, oidcCAPath+"/certs/tls.crt", oidcCAPath+"/private/tls.key"); err != nil {
 				logger.Error(err, "failed to start oidc service")
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
-
-			// TODO: ServeTLS
 		}()
 	}
 }