diff --git a/tests/ovn-controller.at b/tests/ovn-controller.at
index 9d2a37c72..df5662527 100644
--- a/tests/ovn-controller.at
+++ b/tests/ovn-controller.at
@@ -2712,3 +2712,29 @@ AT_CHECK([as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=40 | grep -q controller], [1]
 OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
 AT_CLEANUP
 ])
+
+
+AT_SETUP([ovn-controller - ssl ciphers using command line options])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ovn])
+AT_SKIP_IF([test "$HAVE_OPENSSL" = no])
+PKIDIR="$(cd $abs_top_builddir/tests && pwd)"
+AT_SKIP_IF([expr "$PKIDIR" : ".*[[ 	'\"
+\\]]"])
+ovn_start
+
+net_add n1
+sim_add hv1
+ovs-vsctl add-br br-phys
+ovn_attach n1 br-phys 192.168.0.20
+
+# Set cipher and and it should connect
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovn-controller])
+start_daemon ovn-controller --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2'
+
+OVS_WAIT_FOR_OUTPUT([ovn-appctl -t ovn-controller connection-status], [0], [connected
+])
+
+cat hv1/ovn-controller.log
+
+OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
+AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index c3644ac78..34f277ef9 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -37588,3 +37588,185 @@ OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
 ])
+
+AT_SETUP([read-only sb db:pssl access with ssl-ciphers and ssl-protocols])
+AT_SKIP_IF([test "$HAVE_OPENSSL" = no])
+PKIDIR="$(cd $abs_top_builddir/tests && pwd)"
+AT_SKIP_IF([expr "$PKIDIR" : ".*[[ 	'\"
+\\]]"])
+
+: > .$1.db.~lock~
+ovsdb-tool create ovn-sb.db "$abs_top_srcdir"/ovn-sb.ovsschema
+
+# Add read-only remote to sb ovsdb-server
+AT_CHECK(
+  [ovsdb-tool transact ovn-sb.db \
+     ['["OVN_Southbound",
+       {"op": "insert",
+        "table": "SB_Global",
+        "row": {
+          "connections": ["set", [["named-uuid", "xyz"]]]}},
+       {"op": "insert",
+        "table": "Connection",
+        "uuid-name": "xyz",
+        "row": {"target": "pssl:0:127.0.0.1",
+               "read_only": true}}]']], [0], [ignore], [ignore])
+
+start_daemon ovsdb-server --remote=punix:ovn-sb.sock \
+                          --remote=db:OVN_Southbound,SB_Global,connections \
+                          --private-key="$PKIDIR/testpki-test2-privkey.pem" \
+                          --certificate="$PKIDIR/testpki-test2-cert.pem" \
+                          --ca-cert="$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem" \
+                          --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                          --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                          ovn-sb.db
+
+PARSE_LISTENING_PORT([ovsdb-server.log], [TCP_PORT])
+
+# read-only accesses should succeed
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                    list SB_Global], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                    list Connection], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+# write access should fail
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                    chassis-add ch vxlan 1.2.4.8], [1], [ignore],
+[ovn-sbctl: transaction error: {"details":"insert operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"}
+])
+
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovsdb-server])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([nb connection/ssl commands with ssl-ciphers and ssl-protocols])
+AT_SKIP_IF([test "$HAVE_OPENSSL" = no])
+PKIDIR="$(cd $abs_top_builddir/tests && pwd)"
+AT_SKIP_IF([expr "$PKIDIR" : ".*[[ 	'\"
+\\]]"])
+
+: > .$1.db.~lock~
+ovsdb-tool create ovn-nb.db "$abs_top_srcdir"/ovn-nb.ovsschema
+
+# Start nb db server using db connection/ssl entries (unpopulated initially)
+start_daemon ovsdb-server --remote=punix:ovnnb_db.sock \
+                          --remote=db:OVN_Northbound,NB_Global,connections \
+                          --private-key=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,private_key \
+                          --certificate=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,certificate \
+                          --ca-cert=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,ca_cert \
+                          --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                          --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                          ovn-nb.db
+
+# Populate SSL configuration entries in nb db
+AT_CHECK(
+    [ovn-nbctl set-ssl $PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                       $PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                       $PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+# Populate a passive SSL connection in nb db
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl set-connection pssl:0:127.0.0.1], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+PARSE_LISTENING_PORT([ovsdb-server.log], [TCP_PORT])
+
+# Verify SSL connetivity to nb db server
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          list NB_Global],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          list Connection],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          get-connection],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovsdb-server])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([sb connection/ssl commands with ssl-ciphers and ssl-protocols])
+AT_SKIP_IF([test "$HAVE_OPENSSL" = no])
+PKIDIR="$(cd $abs_top_builddir/tests && pwd)"
+AT_SKIP_IF([expr "$PKIDIR" : ".*[[ 	'\"
+\\]]"])
+
+: > .$1.db.~lock~
+ovsdb-tool create ovn-sb.db "$abs_top_srcdir"/ovn-sb.ovsschema
+
+# Start sb db server using db connection/ssl entries (unpopulated initially)
+start_daemon ovsdb-server --remote=punix:ovnsb_db.sock \
+                          --remote=db:OVN_Southbound,SB_Global,connections \
+                          --private-key=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,private_key \
+                          --certificate=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,certificate \
+                          --ca-cert=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,ca_cert \
+                          --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                          --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+                          ovn-sb.db
+
+# Populate SSL configuration entries in sb db
+AT_CHECK(
+    [ovn-sbctl set-ssl $PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                       $PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                       $PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+# Populate a passive SSL connection in sb db
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl set-connection pssl:0:127.0.0.1], [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+PARSE_LISTENING_PORT([ovsdb-server.log], [TCP_PORT])
+
+# Verify SSL connetivity to sb db server
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          list SB_Global],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          list Connection],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl --db=ssl:127.0.0.1:$TCP_PORT \
+                    --private-key=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-privkey.pem \
+                    --certificate=$PKIDIR/testpki-test-cert.pem \
+                    --ca-cert=$PKIDIR/testpki-cacert.pem \
+                    --ssl-ciphers='HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:@SECLEVEL=1' \
+                    --ssl-protocols='TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2' \
+          get-connection],
+         [0], [stdout], [ignore])
+
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovsdb-server])
+AT_CLEANUP
