diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c693c69..976dab4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
 .vscode
 .history
-.venv
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv
+testing/*.pem
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index f237639..d0f2169 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 # set recommended PHP.ini settings
 # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
+ENV PMA_SSL_DIR /etc/phpmyadmin/ssl
 ENV MAX_EXECUTION_TIME 600
 ENV MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV UPLOAD_LIMIT 2048K
@@ -91,8 +92,11 @@ RUN set -ex; \
         gnupg \
     ; \
     mkdir $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    mkdir -p $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chmod 1777 $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chmod 755 $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chown www-data:www-data $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chown www-data:www-data $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     \
     export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
     export GPGKEY="%%GPG_KEY%%"; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 7c757e0..a6b50f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 # set recommended PHP.ini settings
 # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
+ENV PMA_SSL_DIR /etc/phpmyadmin/ssl
 ENV MAX_EXECUTION_TIME 600
 ENV MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV UPLOAD_LIMIT 2048K
@@ -107,8 +108,11 @@ RUN set -ex; \
         dirmngr \
     ; \
     mkdir $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    mkdir -p $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chmod 1777 $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chmod 755 $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chown www-data:www-data $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chown www-data:www-data $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     \
     export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
     export GPGKEY="%%GPG_KEY%%"; \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fbece6..d60fd12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,8 +184,17 @@ docker run --name phpmyadmin -d -e PMA_HOSTS='sslhost,nosslhost' -e PMA_SSLS='1,
 * ``PMA_PORTS`` -  define comma separated list of ports of the MySQL servers
 * ``PMA_SOCKET`` - define socket file for the MySQL connection
 * ``PMA_SOCKETS`` - define comma separated list of socket files for the MySQL connections
+* ``PMA_SSL_DIR`` - define the path used for SSL files generated from environement variables, default value is `/etc/phpmyadmin/ssl`
 * ``PMA_SSL`` - when set to 1, defines SSL usage for the MySQL connection
 * ``PMA_SSLS`` - comma separated list of `0` and `1` defining SSL usage for the corresponding MySQL connections
+* ``PMA_SSL_VERIFY`` - when set to 1, enables SSL certificate verification for the MySQL connection.
+* ``PMA_SSL_VERIFIES`` - comma-separated list of `0` and `1` to enable or disable SSL certificate verification for multiple MySQL connections.
+* ``PMA_SSL_CA`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting your CA certificate file as a string inside the default `config.inc.php`.
+* ``PMA_SSL_CAS`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting multiple CA certificate files as a comma-separated list of strings inside the default `config.inc.php`.
+* ``PMA_SSL_CERT`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting your certificate file as a string inside the default `config.inc.php`.
+* ``PMA_SSL_CERTS`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting multiple certificate files as a comma-separated list of strings inside the default `config.inc.php`.
+* ``PMA_SSL_KEY`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting your private key file as a string inside the default `config.inc.php`.
+* ``PMA_SSL_KEYS`` - in the context of mutual TLS security, allows setting multiple private key files as a comma-separated list of strings inside the default `config.inc.php`.
 * ``PMA_USER`` and ``PMA_PASSWORD`` - define username and password to use only with the `config` authentication method
 * ``PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI`` - the full URL to phpMyAdmin. Sometimes needed when used in a reverse-proxy configuration. Don't set this unless needed. See [documentation](https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/config.html#cfg_PmaAbsoluteUri).
 * ``PMA_CONFIG_BASE64`` - if set, this option will override the default `config.inc.php` with the base64 decoded contents of the variable
@@ -212,6 +221,19 @@ For usage with Docker secrets, appending ``_FILE`` to the ``PMA_PASSWORD`` envir
 docker run --name phpmyadmin -d -e PMA_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_password.txt -p 8080:80 phpmyadmin:latest
 ```
 
+#### Variables that can store the file contents using ``_BASE64``
+
+- `PMA_SSL_CA`
+- `PMA_SSL_CAS`
+- `PMA_SSL_KEY`
+- `PMA_SSL_KEYS`
+- `PMA_SSL_CERT`
+- `PMA_SSL_CERTS`
+
+Also includes: `PMA_CONFIG_BASE64` or `PMA_USER_CONFIG_BASE64`.
+
+For example, the variable would be named `PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64` and the value is the base64 encoded contents of the file.
+
 #### Variables that can be read from a file using ``_FILE``
 
 - `MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD`
diff --git a/apache/Dockerfile b/apache/Dockerfile
index 2984356..5556aba 100644
--- a/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 # set recommended PHP.ini settings
 # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
+ENV PMA_SSL_DIR /etc/phpmyadmin/ssl
 ENV MAX_EXECUTION_TIME 600
 ENV MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV UPLOAD_LIMIT 2048K
@@ -108,8 +109,11 @@ RUN set -ex; \
         dirmngr \
     ; \
     mkdir $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    mkdir -p $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chmod 1777 $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chmod 755 $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chown www-data:www-data $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chown www-data:www-data $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     \
     export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
     export GPGKEY="3D06A59ECE730EB71B511C17CE752F178259BD92"; \
diff --git a/apache/config.inc.php b/apache/config.inc.php
index 9f5d2ac..6317a34 100644
--- a/apache/config.inc.php
+++ b/apache/config.inc.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-require '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/helpers.php';
 
 /* Ensure we got the environment */
 $vars = [
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@
     'PMA_SAVEDIR',
     'PMA_SSL',
     'PMA_SSLS',
+    'PMA_SSL_DIR',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFY',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFIES',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64',
 ];
 
 foreach ($vars as $var) {
@@ -37,6 +53,11 @@
         $_ENV[$var] = $env;
     }
 }
+
+if (! defined('PMA_SSL_DIR')) {
+    define('PMA_SSL_DIR', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_DIR'] ?? '/etc/phpmyadmin/ssl');
+}
+
 if (isset($_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'])) {
     $cfg['QueryHistoryDB'] = (bool) $_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'];
 }
@@ -55,6 +76,35 @@
     $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = trim($_ENV['PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI']);
 }
 
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL key from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL certificate from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL CA certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL keys from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-KEY', 'key', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
 /* Figure out hosts */
 
 /* Fallback to default linked */
@@ -66,11 +116,19 @@
     $verbose = [$_ENV['PMA_VERBOSE']];
     $ports = [$_ENV['PMA_PORT']];
     $ssls = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL']];
+    $ssl_verifies = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFY']];
+    $ssl_cas = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA']];
+    $ssl_keys = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY']];
+    $ssl_certs = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT']];
 } elseif (! empty($_ENV['PMA_HOSTS'])) {
     $hosts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_HOSTS']));
     $verbose = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_VERBOSES']));
     $ports = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_PORTS']));
     $ssls = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSLS']));
+    $ssl_verifies = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFIES']));
+    $ssl_cas = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS']));
+    $ssl_keys = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS']));
+    $ssl_certs = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS']));
 }
 
 if (! empty($_ENV['PMA_SOCKET'])) {
@@ -84,6 +142,18 @@
     if (isset($ssls[$i - 1]) && $ssls[$i - 1] === '1') {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl'] = $ssls[$i - 1];
     }
+    if (isset($ssl_verifies[$i - 1]) && $ssl_verifies[$i - 1] === '1') {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_verify'] = $ssl_verifies[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_cas[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_ca'] = $ssl_cas[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_keys[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_key'] = $ssl_keys[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_certs[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_cert'] = $ssl_certs[$i - 1];
+    }
     $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = $hosts[$i - 1];
     if (isset($verbose[$i - 1])) {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = $verbose[$i - 1];
diff --git a/apache/helpers.php b/apache/helpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd06bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/helpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to decode and save multiple SSL files from base64.
+ *
+ * @param string $base64FilesContents The base64 encoded string containing multiple files separated by commas.
+ *                                    If no commas are present, the entire string is treated as a single file.
+ * @param string $prefix              The prefix to use for the generated file names.
+ * @param string $extension           The file extension to use for the generated files.
+ * @param string $storageFolder       The folder where to store the generated files.
+ *
+ * @return string A comma-separated list of paths to the generated files.
+ */
+function decodeBase64AndSaveFiles(string $base64FilesContents, string $prefix, string $extension, string $storageFolder): string
+{
+    // Ensure the output directory exists
+    if (! is_dir($storageFolder)) {
+        mkdir($storageFolder, 0755, true);
+    }
+
+    // Split the base64 string into an array of files
+    $base64FilesContents = explode(',', trim($base64FilesContents));
+    $counter = 1;
+    $outputFiles = [];
+
+    // Process each file
+    foreach ($base64FilesContents as $base64FileContent) {
+        $outputFile = $storageFolder . '/' . $prefix . '-' . $counter . '.' . $extension;
+
+        $fileContent = base64_decode($base64FileContent, true);
+        if ($fileContent === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to decode: ' . $base64FileContent;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Write the decoded file to the output directory
+        if (file_put_contents($outputFile, $fileContent) === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to write to ' . $outputFile;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Add the output file path to the list
+        $outputFiles[] = $outputFile;
+        $counter++;
+    }
+
+    // Return a comma-separated list of the generated file paths
+    return implode(',', $outputFiles);
+}
diff --git a/config.inc.php b/config.inc.php
index 9f5d2ac..6317a34 100644
--- a/config.inc.php
+++ b/config.inc.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-require '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/helpers.php';
 
 /* Ensure we got the environment */
 $vars = [
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@
     'PMA_SAVEDIR',
     'PMA_SSL',
     'PMA_SSLS',
+    'PMA_SSL_DIR',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFY',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFIES',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64',
 ];
 
 foreach ($vars as $var) {
@@ -37,6 +53,11 @@
         $_ENV[$var] = $env;
     }
 }
+
+if (! defined('PMA_SSL_DIR')) {
+    define('PMA_SSL_DIR', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_DIR'] ?? '/etc/phpmyadmin/ssl');
+}
+
 if (isset($_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'])) {
     $cfg['QueryHistoryDB'] = (bool) $_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'];
 }
@@ -55,6 +76,35 @@
     $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = trim($_ENV['PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI']);
 }
 
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL key from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL certificate from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL CA certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL keys from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-KEY', 'key', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
 /* Figure out hosts */
 
 /* Fallback to default linked */
@@ -66,11 +116,19 @@
     $verbose = [$_ENV['PMA_VERBOSE']];
     $ports = [$_ENV['PMA_PORT']];
     $ssls = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL']];
+    $ssl_verifies = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFY']];
+    $ssl_cas = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA']];
+    $ssl_keys = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY']];
+    $ssl_certs = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT']];
 } elseif (! empty($_ENV['PMA_HOSTS'])) {
     $hosts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_HOSTS']));
     $verbose = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_VERBOSES']));
     $ports = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_PORTS']));
     $ssls = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSLS']));
+    $ssl_verifies = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFIES']));
+    $ssl_cas = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS']));
+    $ssl_keys = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS']));
+    $ssl_certs = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS']));
 }
 
 if (! empty($_ENV['PMA_SOCKET'])) {
@@ -84,6 +142,18 @@
     if (isset($ssls[$i - 1]) && $ssls[$i - 1] === '1') {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl'] = $ssls[$i - 1];
     }
+    if (isset($ssl_verifies[$i - 1]) && $ssl_verifies[$i - 1] === '1') {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_verify'] = $ssl_verifies[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_cas[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_ca'] = $ssl_cas[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_keys[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_key'] = $ssl_keys[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_certs[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_cert'] = $ssl_certs[$i - 1];
+    }
     $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = $hosts[$i - 1];
     if (isset($verbose[$i - 1])) {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = $verbose[$i - 1];
diff --git a/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile b/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
index f947994..ba1ae59 100644
--- a/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 # set recommended PHP.ini settings
 # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
+ENV PMA_SSL_DIR /etc/phpmyadmin/ssl
 ENV MAX_EXECUTION_TIME 600
 ENV MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV UPLOAD_LIMIT 2048K
@@ -92,8 +93,11 @@ RUN set -ex; \
         gnupg \
     ; \
     mkdir $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    mkdir -p $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chmod 1777 $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chmod 755 $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chown www-data:www-data $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chown www-data:www-data $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     \
     export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
     export GPGKEY="3D06A59ECE730EB71B511C17CE752F178259BD92"; \
diff --git a/fpm-alpine/config.inc.php b/fpm-alpine/config.inc.php
index 9f5d2ac..6317a34 100644
--- a/fpm-alpine/config.inc.php
+++ b/fpm-alpine/config.inc.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-require '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/helpers.php';
 
 /* Ensure we got the environment */
 $vars = [
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@
     'PMA_SAVEDIR',
     'PMA_SSL',
     'PMA_SSLS',
+    'PMA_SSL_DIR',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFY',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFIES',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64',
 ];
 
 foreach ($vars as $var) {
@@ -37,6 +53,11 @@
         $_ENV[$var] = $env;
     }
 }
+
+if (! defined('PMA_SSL_DIR')) {
+    define('PMA_SSL_DIR', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_DIR'] ?? '/etc/phpmyadmin/ssl');
+}
+
 if (isset($_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'])) {
     $cfg['QueryHistoryDB'] = (bool) $_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'];
 }
@@ -55,6 +76,35 @@
     $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = trim($_ENV['PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI']);
 }
 
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL key from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL certificate from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL CA certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL keys from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-KEY', 'key', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
 /* Figure out hosts */
 
 /* Fallback to default linked */
@@ -66,11 +116,19 @@
     $verbose = [$_ENV['PMA_VERBOSE']];
     $ports = [$_ENV['PMA_PORT']];
     $ssls = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL']];
+    $ssl_verifies = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFY']];
+    $ssl_cas = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA']];
+    $ssl_keys = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY']];
+    $ssl_certs = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT']];
 } elseif (! empty($_ENV['PMA_HOSTS'])) {
     $hosts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_HOSTS']));
     $verbose = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_VERBOSES']));
     $ports = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_PORTS']));
     $ssls = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSLS']));
+    $ssl_verifies = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFIES']));
+    $ssl_cas = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS']));
+    $ssl_keys = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS']));
+    $ssl_certs = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS']));
 }
 
 if (! empty($_ENV['PMA_SOCKET'])) {
@@ -84,6 +142,18 @@
     if (isset($ssls[$i - 1]) && $ssls[$i - 1] === '1') {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl'] = $ssls[$i - 1];
     }
+    if (isset($ssl_verifies[$i - 1]) && $ssl_verifies[$i - 1] === '1') {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_verify'] = $ssl_verifies[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_cas[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_ca'] = $ssl_cas[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_keys[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_key'] = $ssl_keys[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_certs[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_cert'] = $ssl_certs[$i - 1];
+    }
     $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = $hosts[$i - 1];
     if (isset($verbose[$i - 1])) {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = $verbose[$i - 1];
diff --git a/fpm-alpine/helpers.php b/fpm-alpine/helpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd06bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fpm-alpine/helpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to decode and save multiple SSL files from base64.
+ *
+ * @param string $base64FilesContents The base64 encoded string containing multiple files separated by commas.
+ *                                    If no commas are present, the entire string is treated as a single file.
+ * @param string $prefix              The prefix to use for the generated file names.
+ * @param string $extension           The file extension to use for the generated files.
+ * @param string $storageFolder       The folder where to store the generated files.
+ *
+ * @return string A comma-separated list of paths to the generated files.
+ */
+function decodeBase64AndSaveFiles(string $base64FilesContents, string $prefix, string $extension, string $storageFolder): string
+{
+    // Ensure the output directory exists
+    if (! is_dir($storageFolder)) {
+        mkdir($storageFolder, 0755, true);
+    }
+
+    // Split the base64 string into an array of files
+    $base64FilesContents = explode(',', trim($base64FilesContents));
+    $counter = 1;
+    $outputFiles = [];
+
+    // Process each file
+    foreach ($base64FilesContents as $base64FileContent) {
+        $outputFile = $storageFolder . '/' . $prefix . '-' . $counter . '.' . $extension;
+
+        $fileContent = base64_decode($base64FileContent, true);
+        if ($fileContent === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to decode: ' . $base64FileContent;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Write the decoded file to the output directory
+        if (file_put_contents($outputFile, $fileContent) === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to write to ' . $outputFile;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Add the output file path to the list
+        $outputFiles[] = $outputFile;
+        $counter++;
+    }
+
+    // Return a comma-separated list of the generated file paths
+    return implode(',', $outputFiles);
+}
diff --git a/fpm/Dockerfile b/fpm/Dockerfile
index 4ec338b..933cb0d 100644
--- a/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 # set recommended PHP.ini settings
 # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
+ENV PMA_SSL_DIR /etc/phpmyadmin/ssl
 ENV MAX_EXECUTION_TIME 600
 ENV MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV UPLOAD_LIMIT 2048K
@@ -105,8 +106,11 @@ RUN set -ex; \
         dirmngr \
     ; \
     mkdir $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    mkdir -p $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chmod 1777 $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chmod 755 $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     chown www-data:www-data $SESSION_SAVE_PATH; \
+    chown www-data:www-data $PMA_SSL_DIR; \
     \
     export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
     export GPGKEY="3D06A59ECE730EB71B511C17CE752F178259BD92"; \
diff --git a/fpm/config.inc.php b/fpm/config.inc.php
index 9f5d2ac..6317a34 100644
--- a/fpm/config.inc.php
+++ b/fpm/config.inc.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-require '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/config.secret.inc.php';
+require_once '/etc/phpmyadmin/helpers.php';
 
 /* Ensure we got the environment */
 $vars = [
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@
     'PMA_SAVEDIR',
     'PMA_SSL',
     'PMA_SSLS',
+    'PMA_SSL_DIR',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFY',
+    'PMA_SSL_VERIFIES',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64',
+    'PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64',
 ];
 
 foreach ($vars as $var) {
@@ -37,6 +53,11 @@
         $_ENV[$var] = $env;
     }
 }
+
+if (! defined('PMA_SSL_DIR')) {
+    define('PMA_SSL_DIR', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_DIR'] ?? '/etc/phpmyadmin/ssl');
+}
+
 if (isset($_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'])) {
     $cfg['QueryHistoryDB'] = (bool) $_ENV['PMA_QUERYHISTORYDB'];
 }
@@ -55,6 +76,35 @@
     $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = trim($_ENV['PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI']);
 }
 
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL key from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save the SSL certificate from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL CA certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CA', 'pem', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL keys from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-CERT', 'cert', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
+/* Decode and save multiple SSL certificates from base64 */
+if (isset($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'])) {
+    $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS'] = decodeBase64AndSaveFiles($_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS_BASE64'], 'phpmyadmin-ssl-KEY', 'key', PMA_SSL_DIR);
+}
+
 /* Figure out hosts */
 
 /* Fallback to default linked */
@@ -66,11 +116,19 @@
     $verbose = [$_ENV['PMA_VERBOSE']];
     $ports = [$_ENV['PMA_PORT']];
     $ssls = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL']];
+    $ssl_verifies = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFY']];
+    $ssl_cas = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CA']];
+    $ssl_keys = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEY']];
+    $ssl_certs = [$_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERT']];
 } elseif (! empty($_ENV['PMA_HOSTS'])) {
     $hosts = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_HOSTS']));
     $verbose = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_VERBOSES']));
     $ports = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_PORTS']));
     $ssls = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSLS']));
+    $ssl_verifies = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_VERIFIES']));
+    $ssl_cas = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CAS']));
+    $ssl_keys = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_KEYS']));
+    $ssl_certs = array_map('trim', explode(',', $_ENV['PMA_SSL_CERTS']));
 }
 
 if (! empty($_ENV['PMA_SOCKET'])) {
@@ -84,6 +142,18 @@
     if (isset($ssls[$i - 1]) && $ssls[$i - 1] === '1') {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl'] = $ssls[$i - 1];
     }
+    if (isset($ssl_verifies[$i - 1]) && $ssl_verifies[$i - 1] === '1') {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_verify'] = $ssl_verifies[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_cas[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_ca'] = $ssl_cas[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_keys[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_key'] = $ssl_keys[$i - 1];
+    }
+    if (isset($ssl_certs[$i - 1])) {
+        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['ssl_cert'] = $ssl_certs[$i - 1];
+    }
     $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = $hosts[$i - 1];
     if (isset($verbose[$i - 1])) {
         $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = $verbose[$i - 1];
diff --git a/fpm/helpers.php b/fpm/helpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd06bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fpm/helpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to decode and save multiple SSL files from base64.
+ *
+ * @param string $base64FilesContents The base64 encoded string containing multiple files separated by commas.
+ *                                    If no commas are present, the entire string is treated as a single file.
+ * @param string $prefix              The prefix to use for the generated file names.
+ * @param string $extension           The file extension to use for the generated files.
+ * @param string $storageFolder       The folder where to store the generated files.
+ *
+ * @return string A comma-separated list of paths to the generated files.
+ */
+function decodeBase64AndSaveFiles(string $base64FilesContents, string $prefix, string $extension, string $storageFolder): string
+{
+    // Ensure the output directory exists
+    if (! is_dir($storageFolder)) {
+        mkdir($storageFolder, 0755, true);
+    }
+
+    // Split the base64 string into an array of files
+    $base64FilesContents = explode(',', trim($base64FilesContents));
+    $counter = 1;
+    $outputFiles = [];
+
+    // Process each file
+    foreach ($base64FilesContents as $base64FileContent) {
+        $outputFile = $storageFolder . '/' . $prefix . '-' . $counter . '.' . $extension;
+
+        $fileContent = base64_decode($base64FileContent, true);
+        if ($fileContent === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to decode: ' . $base64FileContent;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Write the decoded file to the output directory
+        if (file_put_contents($outputFile, $fileContent) === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to write to ' . $outputFile;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Add the output file path to the list
+        $outputFiles[] = $outputFile;
+        $counter++;
+    }
+
+    // Return a comma-separated list of the generated file paths
+    return implode(',', $outputFiles);
+}
diff --git a/helpers.php b/helpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd06bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to decode and save multiple SSL files from base64.
+ *
+ * @param string $base64FilesContents The base64 encoded string containing multiple files separated by commas.
+ *                                    If no commas are present, the entire string is treated as a single file.
+ * @param string $prefix              The prefix to use for the generated file names.
+ * @param string $extension           The file extension to use for the generated files.
+ * @param string $storageFolder       The folder where to store the generated files.
+ *
+ * @return string A comma-separated list of paths to the generated files.
+ */
+function decodeBase64AndSaveFiles(string $base64FilesContents, string $prefix, string $extension, string $storageFolder): string
+{
+    // Ensure the output directory exists
+    if (! is_dir($storageFolder)) {
+        mkdir($storageFolder, 0755, true);
+    }
+
+    // Split the base64 string into an array of files
+    $base64FilesContents = explode(',', trim($base64FilesContents));
+    $counter = 1;
+    $outputFiles = [];
+
+    // Process each file
+    foreach ($base64FilesContents as $base64FileContent) {
+        $outputFile = $storageFolder . '/' . $prefix . '-' . $counter . '.' . $extension;
+
+        $fileContent = base64_decode($base64FileContent, true);
+        if ($fileContent === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to decode: ' . $base64FileContent;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Write the decoded file to the output directory
+        if (file_put_contents($outputFile, $fileContent) === false) {
+            echo 'Failed to write to ' . $outputFile;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Add the output file path to the list
+        $outputFiles[] = $outputFile;
+        $counter++;
+    }
+
+    // Return a comma-separated list of the generated file paths
+    return implode(',', $outputFiles);
+}
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 42ddef2..7008408 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ function create_variant() {
 		sed -i "/^\s*# start: Apache specific build$/,/^\s*# end: Apache specific build$/d" "$variant/Dockerfile"
 	fi
 
-	# Copy config.inc.php
+	# Copy config.inc.php and helpers.php
 	cp config.inc.php "$variant/config.inc.php"
+	cp helpers.php "$variant/helpers.php"
 
 	# Add variant to versions.json
 	versionVariantsJson="$(jq -e \