diff --git a/lib/cli/pkiutility.cpp b/lib/cli/pkiutility.cpp
index e630578e8..5c6e1c9dd 100644
--- a/lib/cli/pkiutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/pkiutility.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,24 @@
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
+String PkiUtility::GetPkiPath(void)
+{
+	return Application::GetSysconfDir() + "/icinga2/pki";
+}
+
+String PkiUtility::GetLocalCaPath(void)
+{
+	return Application::GetLocalStateDir() + "/lib/icinga2/ca";
+}
+
+String PkiUtility::GetLocalPkiPath(void)
+{
+	return Application::GetLocalStateDir() + "/lib/icinga2/pki";
+}
+
 int PkiUtility::NewCa(void)
 {
-	String cadir = Application::GetLocalStateDir() + "/lib/icinga2/ca";
+	String cadir = GetLocalCaPath();
 
 	if (Utility::PathExists(cadir)) {
 		Log(LogCritical, "cli")
@@ -242,3 +257,22 @@ int PkiUtility::RequestCertificate(const String& host, const String& port, const
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+
+bool PkiUtility::CopyCertFile(const String& source, const String& target)
+{
+	/*
+        if (PathExists(target)) {
+                Log(LogWarning, "Utility")
+                    << "Target file '" << target << "' already exists.";
+                return false;
+        }
+
+        std::ifstream ifs(source, std::ios::binary);
+        std::ofstream ofs(target, std::ios::binary);
+
+        ofs << ifs.rdbuf();
+	*/
+
+        return true;
+}
diff --git a/lib/cli/pkiutility.hpp b/lib/cli/pkiutility.hpp
index fae86330c..0e965ab6f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/pkiutility.hpp
+++ b/lib/cli/pkiutility.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace icinga
 class PkiUtility
 {
 public:
+	static String GetPkiPath(void);
+	static String GetLocalCaPath(void);
+	static String GetLocalPkiPath(void);
+
 	static int NewCa(void);
 	static int NewCert(const String& cn, const String& keyfile, const String& csrfile, const String& certfile);
 	static int SignCsr(const String& csrfile, const String& certfile);
@@ -41,8 +45,12 @@ public:
 	static int RequestCertificate(const String& host, const String& port, const String& keyfile,
 	    const String& certfile, const String& cafile, const String& trustedfile, const String& ticket);
 
+	static bool CopyCertFile(const String& source, const String& target);
+
 private:
 	PkiUtility(void);
+
+
 };
 
 }