diff --git a/infra/istio-system/templates/issuer.yaml b/infra/istio-system/templates/issuer.yaml
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+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: vault-issuer
+  namespace: istio-system
+spec:
+  ca:
+    secretName: ca-key-pair
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