diff --git a/manifests/plugin/pulp.pp b/manifests/plugin/pulp.pp
index b57f95c7e..f7f656448 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin/pulp.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin/pulp.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #
 # $pulpcore_content_url::  The URL to the Pulp 3 content
 #
+# $client_authentication:: An array of client authentication types supported by the Pulp installation.
+#
 class foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp (
   Foreman_proxy::ListenOn $listen_on = 'https',
   Boolean $pulpcore_enabled = true,
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
   Stdlib::HTTPUrl $pulpcore_api_url = $foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::params::pulpcore_api_url,
   Stdlib::HTTPUrl $pulpcore_content_url = $foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::params::pulpcore_content_url,
   Optional[String] $version = undef,
+  Boolean $client_authentication = ['client_certificate'],
 ) inherits foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::params {
 
   foreman_proxy::plugin {'pulp':
diff --git a/spec/classes/foreman_proxy__plugin__pulp_spec.rb b/spec/classes/foreman_proxy__plugin__pulp_spec.rb
index b7f458aa9..9ddd694e4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/foreman_proxy__plugin__pulp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/foreman_proxy__plugin__pulp_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
                                   ':enabled: https',
                                   ":pulp_url: https://#{facts[:fqdn]}",
                                   ":content_app_url: https://#{facts[:fqdn]}/pulp/content",
-                                  ':mirror: false'
+                                  ':mirror: false',
+                                  ':certificate_common_name_auth: true',
                                 ])
         end
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
             pulpcore_mirror: true,
             pulpcore_api_url: 'https://pulpcore.example.com',
             pulpcore_content_url: 'https://pulpcore.example.com/pulp/content',
+            certificate_common_name_auth: false,
           }
         end
 
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@
                                   ':enabled: https',
                                   ':pulp_url: https://pulpcore.example.com',
                                   ":content_app_url: https://pulpcore.example.com/pulp/content",
-                                  ':mirror: true'
+                                  ':mirror: true',
+                                  ':certificate_common_name_auth: false',
                                 ])
         end
       end
diff --git a/templates/plugin/pulpcore.yml.erb b/templates/plugin/pulpcore.yml.erb
index 4ff06cc09..c9ceec8ae 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/pulpcore.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/plugin/pulpcore.yml.erb
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 :pulp_url: <%= scope.lookupvar("foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::pulpcore_api_url") %>
 :content_app_url: <%= scope.lookupvar("foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::pulpcore_content_url") %>
 :mirror: <%= scope.lookupvar("foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::pulpcore_mirror") %>
+:certificate_common_name_auth: <%= scope.lookupvar("foreman_proxy::plugin::pulp::certificate_common_name_auth") %>