diff --git a/openshift/README.md b/openshift/README.md
index 9647d1a0a..75219e9c4 100644
--- a/openshift/README.md
+++ b/openshift/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Follow these steps to build and deploy RadarGun image in OpenShift and run perfo
 
 6) Create a subdirectory with configuration files for RadarGun and individual plugins. This directory will be mounted in main
      and worker pods in OpenShift as /opt/radargun-configs.
+    
+    You can include in this subdirectory additional configuration files. For example, a "hotrod-client.properties" file to configure the Hot Rod Java client. Also you can include a truststore/keystore file, etc.
+    
+    Then the files in this directory can be referenced in a benchmark configuration file as needed.
 
 7) Create RadarGun deployment via template.
     Install "Infinispan Operator" 
diff --git a/openshift/configs/hotrod-client.properties b/openshift/configs/hotrod-client.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da71dae63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openshift/configs/hotrod-client.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Example configuration to connect to an authenticated cluster with encryption enabled (SSL channel).
+# See the available properties here: https://docs.jboss.org/infinispan/14.0/apidocs/org/infinispan/client/hotrod/configuration/package-summary.html
+infinispan.client.hotrod.auth_username=yourusername
+infinispan.client.hotrod.auth_password=thepassword
+infinispan.client.hotrod.auth_realm=default
+infinispan.client.hotrod.sasl_mechanism=SCRAM-SHA-512
+infinispan.client.hotrod.trust_store_file_name=/opt/radargun-configs/truststore.jks
+infinispan.client.hotrod.trust_store_type=JKS
+infinispan.client.hotrod.trust_store_password=password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openshift/configs/radargun-benchmark.xml b/openshift/configs/radargun-benchmark.xml
index 325257584..9836f5d8e 100644
--- a/openshift/configs/radargun-benchmark.xml
+++ b/openshift/configs/radargun-benchmark.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
             <setup group="client" plugin="infinispan140" lazy-init="true">
                 <hotrod xmlns="urn:radargun:plugins:infinispan140:3.0" cache="default">
                     <servers>infinispan.myprojectradargun.svc.cluster.local:11222</servers>
+                    <!-- Enable this block if you need to configure specific connection parameters -->
+                    <!-- <properties-path>/opt/radargun-configs/hotrod-client.properties</properties-path> -->
                 </hotrod>
             </setup>
         </config>