diff --git a/deploy/templates/service-template.yml b/deploy/templates/service-template.yml
index d0c41ed..1e6de03 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/service-template.yml
+++ b/deploy/templates/service-template.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ parameters:
   - name: MIGRATION_PLANNER_UI_URL
     description: The console URL of the migration assessment
     required: true
+  - name: MIGRATION_PLANNER_JWK_URL
+    description: URL of the x.509 certificate chain that was used to verify the digital signature of the JWT
+  - name: MIGRATION_PLANNER_AUTH
+    description: Define the backend authentication mechanism
   - name: DB_SECRET_NAME
     description: The name of the OpenShift Secret used for the database.
     displayName: Database Secret Name
@@ -114,6 +118,10 @@ objects:
                   value: ${MIGRATION_PLANNER_AGENT_IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}
                 - name:  BASE_AGENT_ENDPOINT_URL
                   value: ${MIGRATION_PLANNER_URL}
+                - name: MIGRATION_PLANNER_AUTH
+                  value: ${MIGRATION_PLANNER_AUTH}
+                - name: MIGRATION_PLANNER_JWK_URL
+                  value: ${MIGRATION_PLANNER_JWK_URL}
                 - name: DB_HOST
                   valueFrom:
                     secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth.go b/internal/auth/auth.go
index d7e8f1a..752469c 100644
--- a/internal/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/auth/auth.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewAuthenticator(authConfig config.Auth) (Authenticator, error) {
 
 	switch authConfig.AuthenticationType {
 	case RHSSOAuthentication:
-		return NewRHSSOAuthenticator(authConfig.JwtCertUrl)
+		return NewRHSSOAuthenticator(authConfig.JwkCertURL)
 	default:
 		return NewNoneAuthenticator()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 3a502aa..92c7704 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type kafkaConfig struct {
 
 type Auth struct {
 	AuthenticationType string `json:"type"`
-	JwtCertUrl         string `json:"jwt_cert_url"`
+	JwkCertURL         string `json:"jwk_cert_url"`
 }
 
 func ConfigDir() string {
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func ClientConfigFile() string {
 }
 
 func NewDefault() (*Config, error) {
-  port, err := util.GetIntEnv("DB_PORT", 5432)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
+	port, err := util.GetIntEnv("DB_PORT", 5432)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	c := &Config{
 		Database: &dbConfig{
 			Type:     "pgsql",
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ func NewDefault() (*Config, error) {
 			BaseAgentEndpointUrl: "https://localhost:7443",
 			BaseImageEndpointUrl: "https://localhost:11443",
 			LogLevel:             "info",
+			Auth: Auth{
+				AuthenticationType: util.GetEnv("MIGRATION_PLANNER_AUTH", "none"),
+				JwkCertURL:         util.GetEnv("MIGRATION_PLANNER_JWK_URL", ""),
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	return c, nil