diff --git a/tools/cert_create/Makefile b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
index d951286..042e844 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 DEBUG		:= 0
 CRTTOOL		?= cert_create${BIN_EXT}
 BINARY		:= $(notdir ${CRTTOOL})
-OPENSSL_DIR	:= /usr
 COT		:= tbbr
 
 MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY := ../../make_helpers/
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_macros.mk
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_env.mk
+include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}defaults.mk
 
 ifneq (${PLAT},none)
 TF_PLATFORM_ROOT	:=	../../plat/
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 include ${PLAT_CERT_CREATE_HELPER_MK}
 endif
 
+# Select OpenSSL version flag according to the OpenSSL build selected
+# from setting the OPENSSL_DIR path.
+$(eval $(call SELECT_OPENSSL_API_VERSION))
+
 HOSTCCFLAGS := -Wall -std=c99
 
 ifeq (${DEBUG},1)
@@ -60,6 +64,9 @@
 endif
 
 HOSTCCFLAGS += ${DEFINES}
+# USING_OPENSSL3 flag will be added to the HOSTCCFLAGS variable with the proper
+# computed value.
+HOSTCCFLAGS += -DUSING_OPENSSL3=$(USING_OPENSSL3)
 
 # Make soft links and include from local directory otherwise wrong headers
 # could get pulled in from firmware tree.
@@ -76,11 +83,11 @@
 
 HOSTCC ?= gcc
 
-.PHONY: all clean realclean
+.PHONY: all clean realclean --openssl
 
 all: ${BINARY}
 
-${BINARY}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
+${BINARY}: --openssl ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
 	@echo 'const char build_msg[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__; \
                 const char platform_msg[] = "${PLAT_MSG}";' | \
@@ -91,6 +98,11 @@
 	@echo "  HOSTCC  $<"
 	${Q}${HOSTCC} -c ${HOSTCCFLAGS} ${INC_DIR} $< -o $@
 
+--openssl:
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+	@echo "Selected OpenSSL version: ${OPENSSL_CURRENT_VER}"
+endif
+
 clean:
 	$(call SHELL_DELETE_ALL, src/build_msg.o ${OBJECTS})
 
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/include/cert.h b/tools/cert_create/include/cert.h
index e63b474..5d39a88 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/include/cert.h
+++ b/tools/cert_create/include/cert.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	int days,
 	int ca,
 	STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) * sk);
+void cert_cleanup(void);
 
 /* Macro to register the certificates used in the CoT */
 #define REGISTER_COT(_certs) \
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/include/ext.h b/tools/cert_create/include/ext.h
index e900a6d..0e7f3be 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/include/ext.h
+++ b/tools/cert_create/include/ext.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 		unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
 X509_EXTENSION *ext_new_nvcounter(int nid, int crit, int value);
 X509_EXTENSION *ext_new_key(int nid, int crit, EVP_PKEY *k);
+void ext_cleanup(void);
 
 /* Macro to register the extensions used in the CoT */
 #define REGISTER_EXTENSIONS(_ext) \
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/include/key.h b/tools/cert_create/include/key.h
index 128e7f7..0ef046b 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/include/key.h
+++ b/tools/cert_create/include/key.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@
 /* Exported API */
 int key_init(void);
 key_t *key_get_by_opt(const char *opt);
+#if !USING_OPENSSL3
 int key_new(key_t *key);
+#endif
 int key_create(key_t *key, int type, int key_bits);
 int key_load(key_t *key, unsigned int *err_code);
 int key_store(key_t *key);
+void key_cleanup(void);
 
 /* Macro to register the keys used in the CoT */
 #define REGISTER_KEYS(_keys) \
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c b/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
index 67ae1d6..2513213 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 	if (!btmp)
 		return 0;
 
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 	if (!BN_rand(btmp, SERIAL_RAND_BITS, 0, 0))
+#else
+	if (!BN_pseudo_rand(btmp, SERIAL_RAND_BITS, 0, 0))
+#endif
 		goto error;
 	if (ai && !BN_to_ASN1_INTEGER(btmp, ai))
 		goto error;
@@ -272,3 +276,19 @@
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+void cert_cleanup(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_certs; i++) {
+		if (certs[i].fn != NULL) {
+			void *ptr = (void *)certs[i].fn;
+
+			certs[i].fn = NULL;
+			free(ptr);
+		}
+	}
+	free(certs);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/ext.c b/tools/cert_create/src/ext.c
index 2882123..acf57a4 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/ext.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/ext.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -315,3 +315,20 @@
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+void ext_cleanup(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_extensions; i++) {
+		if (extensions[i].arg != NULL) {
+			void *ptr = (void *)extensions[i].arg;
+
+			extensions[i].arg = NULL;
+			free(ptr);
+		}
+	}
+	free(extensions);
+	X509V3_EXT_cleanup();
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/key.c b/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
index 2857a3b..0061b8a 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 key_t *keys;
 unsigned int num_keys;
 
+#if !USING_OPENSSL3
 /*
  * Create a new key container
  */
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@
 
 	return 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int key_create_rsa(key_t *key, int key_bits)
 {
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 	EVP_PKEY *rsa = EVP_RSA_gen(key_bits);
 	if (rsa == NULL) {
 		printf("Cannot generate RSA key\n");
@@ -47,11 +50,52 @@
 	}
 	key->key = rsa;
 	return 1;
+#else
+	BIGNUM *e;
+	RSA *rsa = NULL;
+
+	e = BN_new();
+	if (e == NULL) {
+		printf("Cannot create RSA exponent\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!BN_set_word(e, RSA_F4)) {
+		printf("Cannot assign RSA exponent\n");
+		goto err2;
+	}
+
+	rsa = RSA_new();
+	if (rsa == NULL) {
+		printf("Cannot create RSA key\n");
+		goto err2;
+	}
+
+	if (!RSA_generate_key_ex(rsa, key_bits, e, NULL)) {
+		printf("Cannot generate RSA key\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (!EVP_PKEY_assign_RSA(key->key, rsa)) {
+		printf("Cannot assign RSA key\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	BN_free(e);
+	return 1;
+
+err:
+	RSA_free(rsa);
+err2:
+	BN_free(e);
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
 static int key_create_ecdsa(key_t *key, int key_bits)
 {
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 	EVP_PKEY *ec = EVP_EC_gen("prime256v1");
 	if (ec == NULL) {
 		printf("Cannot generate EC key\n");
@@ -59,6 +103,31 @@
 	}
 	key->key = ec;
 	return 1;
+#else
+	EC_KEY *ec;
+
+	ec = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_X9_62_prime256v1);
+	if (ec == NULL) {
+		printf("Cannot create EC key\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(ec)) {
+		printf("Cannot generate EC key\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	EC_KEY_set_flags(ec, EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS);
+	EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag(ec, OPENSSL_EC_NAMED_CURVE);
+	if (!EVP_PKEY_assign_EC_KEY(key->key, ec)) {
+		printf("Cannot assign EC key\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+
+err:
+	EC_KEY_free(ec);
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_EC */
 
@@ -194,3 +263,20 @@
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+void key_cleanup(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_keys; i++) {
+		EVP_PKEY_free(keys[i].key);
+		if (keys[i].fn != NULL) {
+			void *ptr = keys[i].fn;
+
+			free(ptr);
+			keys[i].fn = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	free(keys);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/main.c b/tools/cert_create/src/main.c
index b39378c..fe386b7 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/main.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -430,10 +430,12 @@
 
 	/* Load private keys from files (or generate new ones) */
 	for (i = 0 ; i < num_keys ; i++) {
+#if !USING_OPENSSL3
 		if (!key_new(&keys[i])) {
 			ERROR("Failed to allocate key container\n");
 			exit(1);
 		}
+#endif
 
 		/* First try to load the key from disk */
 		if (key_load(&keys[i], &err_code)) {
@@ -594,9 +596,7 @@
 	/* If we got here, then we must have filled the key array completely.
 	 * We can then safely call free on all of the keys in the array
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_keys; i++) {
-		EVP_PKEY_free(keys[i].key);
-	}
+	key_cleanup();
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE
 	ENGINE_cleanup();
@@ -605,30 +605,10 @@
 
 
 	/* We allocated strings through strdup, so now we have to free them */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_keys; i++) {
-		if (keys[i].fn != NULL) {
-			void *ptr = keys[i].fn;
-
-			keys[i].fn = NULL;
-			free(ptr);
-		}
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < num_extensions; i++) {
-		if (extensions[i].arg != NULL) {
-			void *ptr = (void *)extensions[i].arg;
 
-			extensions[i].arg = NULL;
-			free(ptr);
-		}
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < num_certs; i++) {
-		if (certs[i].fn != NULL) {
-			void *ptr = (void *)certs[i].fn;
+	ext_cleanup();
 
-			certs[i].fn = NULL;
-			free(ptr);
-		}
-	}
+	cert_cleanup();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c b/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
index 06ef360..bb750d4 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "key.h"
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/obj_mac.h>
+#else
+#include <openssl/sha.h>
+#endif
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE	256
 
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 static int get_algorithm_nid(int hash_alg)
 {
 	int nids[] = {NID_sha256, NID_sha384, NID_sha512};
@@ -20,16 +25,22 @@
 	}
 	return nids[hash_alg];
 }
+#endif
 
 int sha_file(int md_alg, const char *filename, unsigned char *md)
 {
 	FILE *inFile;
+	int bytes;
+	unsigned char data[BUFFER_SIZE];
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
 	EVP_MD_CTX *mdctx;
 	const EVP_MD *md_type;
-	int bytes;
 	int alg_nid;
 	unsigned int total_bytes;
-	unsigned char data[BUFFER_SIZE];
+#else
+	SHA256_CTX shaContext;
+	SHA512_CTX sha512Context;
+#endif
 
 	if ((filename == NULL) || (md == NULL)) {
 		ERROR("%s(): NULL argument\n", __func__);
@@ -42,6 +53,8 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#if USING_OPENSSL3
+
 	mdctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
 	if (mdctx == NULL) {
 		fclose(inFile);
@@ -74,5 +87,32 @@
 	fclose(inFile);
 	EVP_MD_CTX_free(mdctx);
 	return 0;
+
+#else
+
+	if (md_alg == HASH_ALG_SHA384) {
+		SHA384_Init(&sha512Context);
+		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
+			SHA384_Update(&sha512Context, data, bytes);
+		}
+		SHA384_Final(md, &sha512Context);
+	} else if (md_alg == HASH_ALG_SHA512) {
+		SHA512_Init(&sha512Context);
+		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
+			SHA512_Update(&sha512Context, data, bytes);
+		}
+		SHA512_Final(md, &sha512Context);
+	} else {
+		SHA256_Init(&shaContext);
+		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
+			SHA256_Update(&shaContext, data, bytes);
+		}
+		SHA256_Final(md, &shaContext);
+	}
+
+	fclose(inFile);
+	return 1;
+
+#endif
 }