diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index 2179e1cd6..fc35b58fc 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   "viewportWidth": 2000,
   "viewportHeight": 1320,
   "env": {
-    "openSearchUrl": "http://localhost:9200",
-    "SECURITY_ENABLED": false,
-    "AGGREGATION_VIEW": false,
+    "openSearchUrl": "https://localhost:9200",
+    "SECURITY_ENABLED": true,
+    "AGGREGATION_VIEW": true,
     "username": "admin",
     "password": "admin",
     "ENDPOINT_WITH_PROXY": false,
diff --git a/cypress/integration/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/aggregation_view.js b/cypress/integration/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/aggregation_view.js
index d7fb02219..c157fefd8 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/aggregation_view.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/aggregation_view.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import {
   SAVED_OBJECTS_PATH,
-} from '../../../utils/constants';
+} from '../../../utils/dashboards/constants';
 
 import { 
   ADMIN_AUTH,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (Cypress.env('SECURITY_ENABLED') && Cypress.env('AGGREGATION_VIEW')) {
         title: 's*',
         timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
       });
-      cy.createIndexPatternWithTenantHeader('index-pattern2', {
+      cy.createIndexPattern('index-pattern2', {
         title: 'se*',
         timeFieldName: 'timestamp',
       },
diff --git a/cypress/utils/commands.js b/cypress/utils/commands.js
index b1c09133f..c9d9003cb 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/commands.js
@@ -198,26 +198,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('bulkUploadDocs', (fixturePath, index) => {
   });
 });
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('createIndexPattern', (id, attributes) => {
-  const url = `${
-    Cypress.config().baseUrl
-  }/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/${id}`;
-
-  cy.request({
-    method: 'POST',
-    url,
-    headers: {
-      'content-type': 'application/json;charset=UTF-8',
-      'osd-xsrf': true,
-    },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      attributes,
-      references: [],
-    }),
-  });
-});
-
-Cypress.Commands.add('createIndexPatternWithTenantHeader', (id, attributes, header = {}) => {
+Cypress.Commands.add('createIndexPattern', (id, attributes, header = {}) => {
   const url = `${
     Cypress.config().baseUrl
   }/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/${id}`;
diff --git a/cypress/utils/dashboards/constants.js b/cypress/utils/dashboards/constants.js
index a850c1690..9b2450cdd 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/dashboards/constants.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/dashboards/constants.js
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@
  * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
+
+import { BASE_PATH } from '../base_constants';
+
+// STACK MANAGEMENT PATH
+export const STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH = BASE_PATH + '/app/management';
+
+export const INDEX_PATTERN_PATH = STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH + '/opensearch-dashboards/indexPatterns';
+export const SAVED_OBJECTS_PATH = STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH + '/opensearch-dashboards/objects';
diff --git a/cypress/utils/index.d.ts b/cypress/utils/index.d.ts
index 6ad99c329..b4f8a3660 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/index.d.ts
+++ b/cypress/utils/index.d.ts
@@ -46,18 +46,9 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
     /**
      * Adds an index pattern
      * @example
-     * cy.createIndexPattern('patterId', 'patt*', 'timestamp')
+     * cy.createIndexPattern('patterId', {'patt*', 'timestamp'})
      */
     createIndexPattern<S = any>(
-      id: string,
-      attributes: {
-        title: string;
-        timeFieldName?: string;
-        [key: string]: any;
-      }
-    ): Chainable<S>;
-
-    createIndexPatternWithTenantHeader<S = any>(
       id: string,
       attributes: {
         title: string;
diff --git a/cypress/utils/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/index.d.ts b/cypress/utils/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a520c8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/utils/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// type definitions for custom commands like "createDefaultTodos"
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+declare namespace Cypress {
+  interface Chainable<Subject> {
+    /**
+     * Create a test tenant by calling REST API
+     * @example
+     * cy.createTenant('test_tenant', tenantJsonFixture )
+     */
+     createTenant<S = any>(
+        tenantID: string,
+        tenantJson: string
+      ): Chainable<S>;
+  }
+
+  interface Chainable<Subject> {
+    /**
+     * Create an internal user by calling REST API
+     * @example
+     * cy.createInternalUser('test_user', userJsonFixture )
+     */
+     createInternalUser<S = any>(
+        userID: string,
+        userJson: string
+      ): Chainable<S>;
+  }
+
+  interface Chainable<Subject> {
+    /**
+     * Create a role by calling REST API
+     * @example
+     * cy.createRole('role_name', roleJsonFixture )
+     */
+     createRole<S = any>(
+        roleID: string,
+        roleJson: string
+      ): Chainable<S>;
+  }
+
+  interface Chainable<Subject> {
+    /**
+     * Create a role mapping by calling REST API
+     * @example
+     * cy.createRoleMapping('role_name', rolemappingJsonFixture )
+     */
+     createRoleMapping<S = any>(
+        roleID: string,
+        rolemappingJson: string
+      ): Chainable<S>;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/utils/plugins/security/constants.js b/cypress/utils/plugins/security/constants.js
index 7b31285d4..1f8009ba0 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/plugins/security/constants.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/plugins/security/constants.js
@@ -65,9 +65,3 @@ export const SEC_API_CACHE_PURGE_PATH = BASE_SEC_API_PATH + '/cache';
 
 export const SEC_API_AUTHINFO_PATH = BASE_PATH + '/api/v1/auth/authinfo';
 export const SEC_API_TENANT_PATH = BASE_PATH + '/api/v1/multitenancy/tenant';
-
-// STACK MANAGEMENT PATH
-export const STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH = BASE_PATH + '/app/management';
-
-export const INDEX_PATTERN_PATH = STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH + '/opensearch-dashboards/indexPatterns';
-export const SAVED_OBJECTS_PATH = STACK_MANAGEMENT_PATH + '/opensearch-dashboards/objects';