diff --git a/certificate_buffer.c b/certificate_buffer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d150a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/certificate_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "certificate_buffer.h"
+#include "wolfssl/ssl.h"
+
+int loadCertificateFromBuffer(WOLFSSL *ssl, const unsigned char *in, long sz, int format) {
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = wolfSSL_use_certificate_buffer(ssl, in, sz, format);
+    if (ret != SSL_SUCCESS) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+   // return ret;
+  return 1;
+}