diff --git a/charts/lfx-platform/templates/heimdall/heimdall-signer-cert.yaml b/charts/lfx-platform/templates/heimdall/heimdall-signer-cert.yaml
index 692db64..1c7920d 100644
--- a/charts/lfx-platform/templates/heimdall/heimdall-signer-cert.yaml
+++ b/charts/lfx-platform/templates/heimdall/heimdall-signer-cert.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 ---
 {{ if and .Values.heimdall.enabled .Values.lfx.generateHeimdallSignerCert.enabled -}}
 {{/*
-Generate a P-256 curve key & x509 cert for Heimdall on install of Chart
+Generate a private key & x509 cert for Heimdall on install of Chart
   TODO: Create RBAC rule to limit secret access to heimdall Pods
 */}}
-{{- $heimdallCA := genCAWithKey "heimdall" 365 (genPrivateKey "ecdsa")}}
+{{- $heimdallCA := genCAWithKey "heimdall" 365 (genPrivateKey .Values.lfx.generateHeimdallSignerCert.algorithm) -}}
 
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
diff --git a/charts/lfx-platform/values.yaml b/charts/lfx-platform/values.yaml
index 0261518..cff2cbe 100644
--- a/charts/lfx-platform/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/lfx-platform/values.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ lfx:
   generateHeimdallSignerCert:
     enabled: true
     name: heimdall-signer-cert
+    # algorithm will be passed as the parameter to Sprig's genPrivateKey.
+    algorithm: rsa
 
   whoami:
     enabled: true