diff --git a/ssl/cert.h b/ssl/cert.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 30c7b65882..0000000000
--- a/ssl/cert.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-unsigned char default_certificate[] = {
-  0x30, 0x82, 0x01, 0xd7, 0x30, 0x82, 0x01, 0x40, 0x02, 0x09, 0x00, 0xab,
-  0x08, 0x18, 0xa7, 0x03, 0x07, 0x27, 0xfd, 0x30, 0x0d, 0x06, 0x09, 0x2a,
-  0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xf7, 0x0d, 0x01, 0x01, 0x05, 0x05, 0x00, 0x30, 0x34,
-  0x31, 0x32, 0x30, 0x30, 0x06, 0x03, 0x55, 0x04, 0x0a, 0x13, 0x29, 0x61,
-  0x78, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x20, 0x50, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x6a, 0x65, 0x63, 0x74,
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-  0x72, 0x69, 0x74, 0x79, 0x30, 0x1e, 0x17, 0x0d, 0x31, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32,
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-  0x34, 0x30, 0x39, 0x30, 0x33, 0x32, 0x32, 0x33, 0x33, 0x33, 0x39, 0x5a,
-  0x30, 0x2c, 0x31, 0x16, 0x30, 0x14, 0x06, 0x03, 0x55, 0x04, 0x0a, 0x13,
-  0x0d, 0x61, 0x78, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x20, 0x50, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x6a, 0x65,
-  0x63, 0x74, 0x31, 0x12, 0x30, 0x10, 0x06, 0x03, 0x55, 0x04, 0x03, 0x13,
-  0x09, 0x31, 0x32, 0x37, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x31, 0x30, 0x81,
-  0x9f, 0x30, 0x0d, 0x06, 0x09, 0x2a, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86, 0xf7, 0x0d, 0x01,
-  0x01, 0x01, 0x05, 0x00, 0x03, 0x81, 0x8d, 0x00, 0x30, 0x81, 0x89, 0x02,
-  0x81, 0x81, 0x00, 0xcd, 0xfd, 0x89, 0x48, 0xbe, 0x36, 0xb9, 0x95, 0x76,
-  0xd4, 0x13, 0x30, 0x0e, 0xbf, 0xb2, 0xed, 0x67, 0x0a, 0xc0, 0x16, 0x3f,
-  0x51, 0x09, 0x9d, 0x29, 0x2f, 0xb2, 0x6d, 0x3f, 0x3e, 0x6c, 0x2f, 0x90,
-  0x80, 0xa1, 0x71, 0xdf, 0xbe, 0x38, 0xc5, 0xcb, 0xa9, 0x9a, 0x40, 0x14,
-  0x90, 0x0a, 0xf9, 0xb7, 0x07, 0x0b, 0xe1, 0xda, 0xe7, 0x09, 0xbf, 0x0d,
-  0x57, 0x41, 0x86, 0x60, 0xa1, 0xc1, 0x27, 0x91, 0x5b, 0x0a, 0x98, 0x46,
-  0x1b, 0xf6, 0xa2, 0x84, 0xf8, 0x65, 0xc7, 0xce, 0x2d, 0x96, 0x17, 0xaa,
-  0x91, 0xf8, 0x61, 0x04, 0x50, 0x70, 0xeb, 0xb4, 0x43, 0xb7, 0xdc, 0x9a,
-  0xcc, 0x31, 0x01, 0x14, 0xd4, 0xcd, 0xcc, 0xc2, 0x37, 0x6d, 0x69, 0x82,
-  0xd6, 0xc6, 0xc4, 0xbe, 0xf2, 0x34, 0xa5, 0xc9, 0xa6, 0x19, 0x53, 0x32,
-  0x7a, 0x86, 0x0e, 0x91, 0x82, 0x0f, 0xa1, 0x42, 0x54, 0xaa, 0x01, 0x02,
-  0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x30, 0x0d, 0x06, 0x09, 0x2a, 0x86, 0x48, 0x86,
-  0xf7, 0x0d, 0x01, 0x01, 0x05, 0x05, 0x00, 0x03, 0x81, 0x81, 0x00, 0x40,
-  0xb4, 0x94, 0x9a, 0xa8, 0x89, 0x72, 0x1d, 0x07, 0xe5, 0xb3, 0x6b, 0x88,
-  0x21, 0xc2, 0x38, 0x36, 0x9e, 0x7a, 0x8c, 0x49, 0x48, 0x68, 0x0c, 0x06,
-  0xe8, 0xdb, 0x1f, 0x4e, 0x05, 0xe6, 0x31, 0xe3, 0xfd, 0xe6, 0x0d, 0x6b,
-  0xd8, 0x13, 0x17, 0xe0, 0x2d, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0x7e, 0xcb, 0x20, 0x6c, 0xa8,
-  0x73, 0xa7, 0xfd, 0xe3, 0xa7, 0xfa, 0xf3, 0x02, 0x60, 0x78, 0x1f, 0x13,
-  0x40, 0x45, 0xee, 0x75, 0xf5, 0x10, 0xfd, 0x8f, 0x68, 0x74, 0xd4, 0xac,
-  0xae, 0x04, 0x09, 0x55, 0x2c, 0xdb, 0xd8, 0x07, 0x07, 0x65, 0x69, 0x27,
-  0x6e, 0xbf, 0x5e, 0x61, 0x40, 0x56, 0x8b, 0xd7, 0x33, 0x3b, 0xff, 0x6e,
-  0x53, 0x7e, 0x9d, 0x3f, 0xc0, 0x40, 0x3a, 0xab, 0xa0, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x80,
-  0x47, 0x46, 0x0d, 0x1e, 0xdb, 0x4c, 0xf1, 0x1b, 0x5d, 0x3c, 0x2a, 0x54,
-  0xa7, 0x4d, 0xfa, 0x7b, 0x72, 0x66, 0xc5
-};
-unsigned int default_certificate_len = 475;
diff --git a/ssl/loader.c b/ssl/loader.c
index 333fb18e9c..9d157f7969 100644
--- a/ssl/loader.c
+++ b/ssl/loader.c
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ int load_key_certs(SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx)
     else if (!(options & SSL_NO_DEFAULT_KEY))
     {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SSL_USE_DEFAULT_KEY) || defined(CONFIG_SSL_SKELETON_MODE)
-        static const    /* saves a few more bytes */
-#include "private_key.h"
+        extern const unsigned char* default_private_key;
+        extern const unsigned int default_private_key_len;
 
         ssl_obj_memory_load(ssl_ctx, SSL_OBJ_RSA_KEY, default_private_key,
                 default_private_key_len, NULL); 
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ int load_key_certs(SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx)
     else if (!(options & SSL_NO_DEFAULT_KEY))
     {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SSL_USE_DEFAULT_KEY) || defined(CONFIG_SSL_SKELETON_MODE)
-        static const    /* saves a few bytes and RAM */
-#include "cert.h"
-        ssl_obj_memory_load(ssl_ctx, SSL_OBJ_X509_CERT, 
+        extern const unsigned char* default_certificate;
+        extern const unsigned int default_certificate_len;
+        ssl_obj_memory_load(ssl_ctx, SSL_OBJ_X509_CERT,
                     default_certificate, default_certificate_len, NULL);
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/ssl/private_key.h b/ssl/private_key.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ce7985c5a7..0000000000
--- a/ssl/private_key.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-unsigned char default_private_key[] = {
-  0x30, 0x82, 0x02, 0x5d, 0x02, 0x01, 0x00, 0x02, 0x81, 0x81, 0x00, 0xcd,
-  0xfd, 0x89, 0x48, 0xbe, 0x36, 0xb9, 0x95, 0x76, 0xd4, 0x13, 0x30, 0x0e,
-  0xbf, 0xb2, 0xed, 0x67, 0x0a, 0xc0, 0x16, 0x3f, 0x51, 0x09, 0x9d, 0x29,
-  0x2f, 0xb2, 0x6d, 0x3f, 0x3e, 0x6c, 0x2f, 0x90, 0x80, 0xa1, 0x71, 0xdf,
-  0xbe, 0x38, 0xc5, 0xcb, 0xa9, 0x9a, 0x40, 0x14, 0x90, 0x0a, 0xf9, 0xb7,
-  0x07, 0x0b, 0xe1, 0xda, 0xe7, 0x09, 0xbf, 0x0d, 0x57, 0x41, 0x86, 0x60,
-  0xa1, 0xc1, 0x27, 0x91, 0x5b, 0x0a, 0x98, 0x46, 0x1b, 0xf6, 0xa2, 0x84,
-  0xf8, 0x65, 0xc7, 0xce, 0x2d, 0x96, 0x17, 0xaa, 0x91, 0xf8, 0x61, 0x04,
-  0x50, 0x70, 0xeb, 0xb4, 0x43, 0xb7, 0xdc, 0x9a, 0xcc, 0x31, 0x01, 0x14,
-  0xd4, 0xcd, 0xcc, 0xc2, 0x37, 0x6d, 0x69, 0x82, 0xd6, 0xc6, 0xc4, 0xbe,
-  0xf2, 0x34, 0xa5, 0xc9, 0xa6, 0x19, 0x53, 0x32, 0x7a, 0x86, 0x0e, 0x91,
-  0x82, 0x0f, 0xa1, 0x42, 0x54, 0xaa, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01,
-  0x02, 0x81, 0x81, 0x00, 0x95, 0xaa, 0x6e, 0x11, 0xf5, 0x6a, 0x8b, 0xa2,
-  0xc6, 0x48, 0xc6, 0x7c, 0x37, 0x6b, 0x1f, 0x55, 0x10, 0x76, 0x26, 0x24,
-  0xc3, 0xf2, 0x5c, 0x5a, 0xdd, 0x2e, 0xf3, 0xa4, 0x1e, 0xbc, 0x7b, 0x1c,
-  0x80, 0x10, 0x85, 0xbc, 0xd8, 0x45, 0x3c, 0xb8, 0xb2, 0x06, 0x53, 0xb5,
-  0xd5, 0x7a, 0xe7, 0x0e, 0x92, 0xe6, 0x42, 0xc2, 0xe2, 0x2a, 0xd5, 0xd1,
-  0x03, 0x9f, 0x6f, 0x53, 0x74, 0x68, 0x72, 0x8e, 0xbf, 0x03, 0xbb, 0xab,
-  0xbd, 0xa1, 0xf9, 0x81, 0x7d, 0x12, 0xd4, 0x9d, 0xb6, 0xae, 0x4c, 0xad,
-  0xca, 0xa8, 0xc9, 0x80, 0x8d, 0x0d, 0xd5, 0xd0, 0xa1, 0xbf, 0xec, 0x60,
-  0x48, 0x49, 0xed, 0x97, 0x0f, 0x5e, 0xed, 0xfc, 0x39, 0x15, 0x96, 0x9e,
-  0x5d, 0xe2, 0xb4, 0x5d, 0x2e, 0x04, 0xdc, 0x08, 0xa2, 0x65, 0x29, 0x2d,
-  0x37, 0xfb, 0x62, 0x90, 0x1b, 0x7b, 0xe5, 0x3a, 0x58, 0x05, 0x55, 0xc1,
-  0x02, 0x41, 0x00, 0xfc, 0x69, 0x28, 0xc9, 0xa8, 0xc4, 0x5c, 0xe3, 0xd0,
-  0x5e, 0xaa, 0xda, 0xde, 0x87, 0x74, 0xdb, 0xcb, 0x40, 0x78, 0x8e, 0x1d,
-  0x12, 0x96, 0x16, 0x61, 0x3f, 0xb3, 0x3e, 0xa3, 0x0d, 0xdc, 0x49, 0xa5,
-  0x25, 0x87, 0xc5, 0x97, 0x85, 0x9d, 0xbb, 0xb4, 0xf0, 0x44, 0xfd, 0x6c,
-  0xe8, 0xd2, 0x8c, 0xec, 0x33, 0x81, 0x46, 0x1e, 0x10, 0x12, 0x33, 0x16,
-  0x95, 0x00, 0x4f, 0x75, 0xb4, 0xe5, 0x79, 0x02, 0x41, 0x00, 0xd0, 0xeb,
-  0x65, 0x07, 0x10, 0x3b, 0xd9, 0x03, 0xeb, 0xdc, 0x6f, 0x4b, 0x8f, 0xc3,
-  0x87, 0xce, 0x76, 0xd6, 0xc5, 0x14, 0x21, 0x4e, 0xe7, 0x4f, 0x1b, 0xe8,
-  0x05, 0xf8, 0x84, 0x1a, 0xe0, 0xc5, 0xd6, 0xe3, 0x08, 0xb3, 0x54, 0x57,
-  0x02, 0x1f, 0xd4, 0xd9, 0xfb, 0xff, 0x40, 0xb1, 0x56, 0x1c, 0x60, 0xf7,
-  0xac, 0x91, 0xf3, 0xd3, 0xc6, 0x7f, 0x84, 0xfd, 0x84, 0x9d, 0xea, 0x26,
-  0xee, 0xc9, 0x02, 0x41, 0x00, 0xa6, 0xcf, 0x1c, 0x6c, 0x81, 0x03, 0x1c,
-  0x5c, 0x56, 0x05, 0x6a, 0x26, 0x70, 0xef, 0xd6, 0x13, 0xb7, 0x74, 0x28,
-  0xf7, 0xca, 0x50, 0xd1, 0x2d, 0x83, 0x21, 0x64, 0xe4, 0xdd, 0x3f, 0x38,
-  0xb8, 0xd6, 0xd2, 0x41, 0xb3, 0x1c, 0x9a, 0xea, 0x0d, 0xf5, 0xda, 0xdf,
-  0xcd, 0x17, 0x9f, 0x9a, 0x1e, 0x15, 0xaf, 0x48, 0x1c, 0xbd, 0x9b, 0x63,
-  0x5b, 0xad, 0xed, 0xd4, 0xa1, 0xae, 0xa9, 0x59, 0x09, 0x02, 0x40, 0x4e,
-  0x08, 0xce, 0xa8, 0x8f, 0xc0, 0xba, 0xf3, 0x83, 0x02, 0xc8, 0x33, 0x62,
-  0x14, 0x77, 0xc2, 0x7f, 0x93, 0x02, 0xf3, 0xdc, 0xe9, 0x1a, 0xee, 0xea,
-  0x8e, 0x84, 0xc4, 0x69, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x7f, 0x69, 0x1f, 0x4e, 0x1d, 0xa5,
-  0x90, 0x06, 0x44, 0x1b, 0x7d, 0xfc, 0x69, 0x40, 0x21, 0xbc, 0xf7, 0x46,
-  0xa4, 0xdc, 0x39, 0x7b, 0xe8, 0x8b, 0x49, 0x10, 0x44, 0x9d, 0x67, 0x5a,
-  0x91, 0x86, 0x39, 0x02, 0x40, 0x41, 0x2c, 0x4e, 0xfe, 0xd9, 0x90, 0x89,
-  0x00, 0x5c, 0x94, 0x0a, 0x4a, 0x7e, 0x1b, 0x1a, 0x80, 0x06, 0x01, 0x37,
-  0xda, 0x50, 0x61, 0x9d, 0x9c, 0xfe, 0x25, 0x7f, 0xd8, 0xd4, 0xc4, 0x9e,
-  0x81, 0xf2, 0x0c, 0x1e, 0x38, 0x21, 0x1e, 0x90, 0x3f, 0xd4, 0xba, 0x6c,
-  0x53, 0xcb, 0xf0, 0x77, 0x79, 0x9b, 0xf1, 0xfa, 0x3f, 0x81, 0xdc, 0xf3,
-  0x21, 0x02, 0x6d, 0xb7, 0x95, 0xc3, 0x2e, 0xce, 0xd5
-};
-unsigned int default_private_key_len = 609;
diff --git a/ssl/tls1.c b/ssl/tls1.c
index 19bf86d69c..1f27265c56 100644
--- a/ssl/tls1.c
+++ b/ssl/tls1.c
@@ -650,13 +650,13 @@ static void increment_write_sequence(SSL *ssl)
 static void add_hmac_digest(SSL *ssl, int mode, uint8_t *hmac_header,
         const uint8_t *buf, int buf_len, uint8_t *hmac_buf)
 {
-    const prefix_size = 8 + SSL_RECORD_SIZE;
+    const size_t prefix_size = 8 + SSL_RECORD_SIZE;
     bool hmac_inplace = (uint32_t)buf - (uint32_t)ssl->bm_data >= prefix_size;
     uint8_t tmp[prefix_size];
     int hmac_len = buf_len + prefix_size;
     uint8_t *t_buf;
     if (hmac_inplace) {
-        t_buf = buf - prefix_size;
+        t_buf = ((uint8_t*)buf) - prefix_size;
         memcpy(tmp, t_buf, prefix_size);
     } else {
         t_buf = (uint8_t *)malloc(hmac_len+10);