diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 2f462a445..d80de407e 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #     for SSL Support. This is not generated by this module.
 #   [*ssl_client_cert*]     - Pre-generated SSL Certificate file to reference
 #     for client verify SSL Support. This is not generated by this module.
+#   [*ssl_crl*]             - String: Specifies CRL path in file system
 #   [*ssl_dhparam*]         - This directive specifies a file containing
 #     Diffie-Hellman key agreement protocol cryptographic parameters, in PEM
 #     format, utilized for exchanging session keys between server and client.
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@
   $ssl_protocols                = 'TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2',
   $ssl_ciphers                  = 'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA',
   $ssl_cache                    = 'shared:SSL:10m',
+  $ssl_crl                      = undef,
   $ssl_stapling                 = false,
   $ssl_stapling_file            = undef,
   $ssl_stapling_responder       = undef,
@@ -280,6 +282,9 @@
   if ($ssl_client_cert != undef) {
     validate_string($ssl_client_cert)
   }
+  if ($ssl_crl != undef) {
+    validate_string($ssl_crl)
+  }
   validate_bool($ssl_listen_option)
   if ($ssl_dhparam != undef) {
     validate_string($ssl_dhparam)
@@ -630,49 +635,6 @@
       content => template('nginx/vhost/vhost_ssl_footer.erb'),
       order   => '999',
     }
-
-    #Generate ssl key/cert with provided file-locations
-    $cert = regsubst($name,' ','_', 'G')
-
-    # Check if the file has been defined before creating the file to
-    # avoid the error when using wildcard cert on the multiple vhosts
-    ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.crt", {
-      owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-      mode   => '0444',
-      source => $ssl_cert,
-    })
-
-    ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.client.crt", {
-      owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-      mode   => '0444',
-      source => $ssl_client_cert,
-    })
-    ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.key", {
-      owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-      mode   => '0440',
-      source => $ssl_key,
-    })
-    if ($ssl_dhparam != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.dh.pem", {
-        owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-        mode   => '0440',
-        source => $ssl_dhparam,
-      })
-    }
-    if ($ssl_stapling_file != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.ocsp.resp", {
-        owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-        mode   => '0440',
-        source => $ssl_stapling_file,
-      })
-    }
-    if ($ssl_trusted_cert != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.trusted.crt", {
-        owner  => $::nginx::config::daemon_user,
-        mode   => '0440',
-        source => $ssl_trusted_cert,
-      })
-    }
   }
 
   file{ "${name_sanitized}.conf symlink":
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
index 39d4327f0..1d4353750 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
@@ -428,6 +428,36 @@
           :value => false,
           :match => %r'\s+server_name\s+www.rspec.example.com;',
         },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set the SSL client certificate file',
+          :attr  => 'ssl_client_cert',
+          :value => '/tmp/client_certificate',
+          :match => %r'\s+ssl_client_certificate\s+/tmp/client_certificate;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set the SSL CRL file',
+          :attr  => 'ssl_crl',
+          :value => '/tmp/crl',
+          :match => %r'\s+ssl_crl\s+/tmp/crl;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set the SSL DH parameters file',
+          :attr  => 'ssl_dhparam',
+          :value => '/tmp/dhparam',
+          :match => %r'\s+ssl_dhparam\s+/tmp/dhparam;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set the SSL stapling file',
+          :attr  => 'ssl_stapling_file',
+          :value => '/tmp/stapling_file',
+          :match => %r'\s+ssl_stapling_file\s+/tmp/stapling_file;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set the SSL trusted certificate file',
+          :attr  => 'ssl_trusted_cert',
+          :value => '/tmp/trusted_certificate',
+          :match => %r'\s+ssl_trusted_certificate\s+/tmp/trusted_certificate;',
+        },
         {
           :title => 'should set the SSL cache',
           :attr  => 'ssl_cache',
@@ -816,9 +846,9 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_nginx__resource__location("#{title}-default").with_ssl_only(true) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{access_log\s+/var/log/nginx/ssl-www\.rspec\.example\.com\.access\.log combined;}) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{error_log\s+/var/log/nginx/ssl-www\.rspec\.example\.com\.error\.log}) }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{ssl_certificate\s+dummy.cert;}) }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{ssl_certificate_key\s+dummy.key;}) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-footer") }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file("/etc/nginx/#{title}.crt") }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file("/etc/nginx/#{title}.key") }
       end
 
       context 'when ssl_client_cert is set' do
@@ -835,9 +865,6 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{access_log\s+/var/log/nginx/ssl-www\.rspec\.example\.com\.access\.log combined;}) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{error_log\s+/var/log/nginx/ssl-www\.rspec\.example\.com\.error\.log}) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment("#{title}-ssl-header").with_content(%r{ssl_verify_client on;}) }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file("/etc/nginx/#{title}.crt") }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file("/etc/nginx/#{title}.client.crt") }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file("/etc/nginx/#{title}.key") }
       end
       context 'when passenger_cgi_param is set' do
         let :params do default_params.merge({
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_settings.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_settings.erb
index 89240e63a..2d12c391e 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_settings.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_settings.erb
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
   ssl on;
 
-  ssl_certificate           <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.crt;
-  ssl_certificate_key       <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.key;
+  ssl_certificate           <%= @ssl_cert %>;
+  ssl_certificate_key       <%= @ssl_key %>;
 <% if defined? @ssl_client_cert -%>
-  ssl_client_certificate    <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.client.crt;
+  ssl_client_certificate    <%= @ssl_client_cert %>;
   ssl_verify_client on;
 <% end -%>
 <% if defined? @ssl_dhparam -%>
-  ssl_dhparam               <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.dh.pem;
+  ssl_dhparam               <%= @ssl_dhparam %>;
 <% end -%>
   ssl_session_cache         <%= @ssl_cache %>;
   ssl_session_timeout       <%= @ssl_session_timeout %>;
   ssl_protocols             <%= @ssl_protocols %>;
   ssl_ciphers               <%= @ssl_ciphers %>;
   ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+<% if @ssl_crl -%>
+  ssl_crl                   <%= @ssl_crl %>;
+<% end -%>
 <%- if instance_variables.any? { |iv| iv.to_s.include? 'ssl_' } -%>
   <%- if @ssl_stapling -%>
   ssl_stapling              on;
   <%- end -%>
   <%- if defined? @ssl_stapling_file -%>
-  ssl_stapling_file         <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.ocsp.resp;
+  ssl_stapling_file         <%= @ssl_stapling_file %>;
   <%- end -%>
   <%- if defined? @ssl_stapling_responder -%>
   ssl_stapling_responder    <%= @ssl_stapling_responder %>;
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
   ssl_stapling_verify       on;
   <%- end -%>
   <%- if defined? @ssl_trusted_cert -%>
-  ssl_trusted_certificate   <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.trusted.crt;
+  ssl_trusted_certificate   <%= @ssl_trusted_cert %>;
   <%- end -%>
 
 <% end -%>