diff --git a/internal/certificates/models.go b/internal/certificates/models.go
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+package certificates
+
+// GenericCertificate is a generic container to enable us to
+// handle both certificates and keys with one function
+type GenericCertificate struct {
+	Name     string
+	FilePath string
+	Secret   string
+
+	// True if key, false if certificate
+	IsKey bool
+
+	// Bytes fetched from the server
+	serverBytes []byte
+
+	// Bytes fetched from disk
+	diskBytes []byte
+}