diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/conversion/X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest.java b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/conversion/X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest.java
index 9fd77d52e4467127feaed54949350831914ffd61..53156baae5bb41ff185739e843703317966f76cf 100644
--- a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/conversion/X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest.java
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/conversion/X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest.java
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ import eu.europa.ec.edelivery.smp.data.ui.CertificateRO;
 import eu.europa.ec.smp.api.Identifiers;
 import junitparams.JUnitParamsRunner;
 import junitparams.Parameters;
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.oasis_open.docs.bdxr.ns.smp._2016._05.ParticipantIdentifierType;
 
+import javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.security.Security;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
@@ -18,27 +26,39 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 @RunWith(JUnitParamsRunner.class)
 public class X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest {
 
+    @Before
+    public void setup(){
+        Security.insertProviderAt(new org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider(), 1);
+    }
+
+
     private static final Object[] testCases() {
         return new Object[][]{
-                // alias, subject, issuer, serial number, blueCoatHeader, certificateId
-                {"alias", "subject", "issuer","serialNumber","blueCoat","certificateId"},
+                // filename, subject, issuer, serial number, blueCoatHeader, certificateId
+                {"cert-escaped-chars.pem", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=Escape characters \\,\\\\#\\+\\<\\>\\\"\\=", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=Escape characters \\,\\\\#\\+\\<\\>\\\"\\=","5c1bb275","sno=5c1bb275&subject=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DEscape+characters+%5C%2C%5C%5C%23%5C%2B%5C%3C%5C%3E%5C%22%5C%3D&validfrom=Dec+20+16%3A17%3A09+2018+GMT&validto=Dec+17+16%3A17%3A09+2028+GMT&issuer=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DEscape+characters+%5C%2C%5C%5C%23%5C%2B%5C%3C%5C%3E%5C%22%5C%3D","CN=Escape characters \\,\\\\\\#\\+\\<\\>\\\"\\=,O=DIGIT,C=BE:000000005c1bb275"},
+                {"cert-nonAscii.pem", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=NonAscii chars:  àøýßĉæãäħ", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=NonAscii chars:  àøýßĉæãäħ","5c1bb38d","sno=5c1bb38d&subject=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DNonAscii+chars%3A++%C3%A0%C3%B8%C3%BD%C3%9F%C4%89%C3%A6%C3%A3%C3%A4%C4%A7&validfrom=Dec+20+16%3A21%3A49+2018+GMT&validto=Dec+17+16%3A21%3A49+2028+GMT&issuer=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DNonAscii+chars%3A++%C3%A0%C3%B8%C3%BD%C3%9F%C4%89%C3%A6%C3%A3%C3%A4%C4%A7","CN=NonAscii chars:  àøýßĉæãäħ,O=DIGIT,C=BE:000000005c1bb38d"},
+                {"cert-with-email.pem", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=Cert with email", "C=BE,O=DIGIT,OU=CEF,CN=Cert with email","5c1bb358","sno=5c1bb358&subject=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DCert+with+email&validfrom=Dec+20+16%3A20%3A56+2018+GMT&validto=Dec+17+16%3A20%3A56+2028+GMT&issuer=C%3DBE%2CO%3DDIGIT%2COU%3DCEF%2CCN%3DCert+with+email","CN=Cert with email,O=DIGIT,C=BE:000000005c1bb358"},
                 };
     }
 
 
+
     X509CertificateToCertificateROConverter testInstance = new X509CertificateToCertificateROConverter();
 
     @Test
     @Parameters(method = "testCases")
-    public void testconvert(String alias,
+    public void testconvert(String filename,
                             String subject,
                             String issuer,
                             String serialNumber,
                             String blueCoat,
-                            String certificateId) throws CertificateEncodingException {
-       /*
+                            String certificateId) throws CertificateException {
+
+
+
+
         // given
-        X509Certificate certificate =  getCertificate(alias);
+        X509Certificate certificate =  getCertificate(filename);
 
         // when
         CertificateRO certRo = testInstance.convert(certificate);
@@ -49,22 +69,17 @@ public class X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest {
         assertEquals(serialNumber, certRo.getSerialNumber());
         assertEquals(blueCoat, certRo.getBlueCoatHeader());
         assertEquals(certificateId, certRo.getCertificateId());
-        assertEquals(Base64.getEncoder().encode(certificate.getEncoded()), certRo.getEncodedValue());
+        assertNotNull(certRo.getEncodedValue());
         assertEquals(certificate.getNotBefore(), certRo.getValidFrom());
         assertEquals(certificate.getNotAfter(), certRo.getValidTo());
-        */
-    }
 
-    @Test
-    public void convert() {
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void getCertificateIdFromCertificate() {
-    }
 
-    X509Certificate getCertificate(String alias){
-        X509Certificate cert = null;
-        return cert;
+    X509Certificate getCertificate(String filename) throws CertificateException {
+        CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+        InputStream is = X509CertificateToCertificateROConverterTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/certificates/" + filename);
+        return (X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(is);
+
     }
 }
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diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-escaped-chars.pem b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-escaped-chars.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b5b3339fb350682a468da5f5048a743343b84d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-escaped-chars.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+
diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-nonAscii.pem b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-nonAscii.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9ac5e4f9f0e6982c44e36b4a458283f7ceeb8b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-nonAscii.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-with-email.pem b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-with-email.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..780b7d5048d22674c99409db1e5e1394b7b26d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/resources/certificates/cert-with-email.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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