diff --git a/manifests/keystone.pp b/manifests/keystone.pp
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+# configure to use keystone
+class nova_keystone(
+) {
+
+  nova_config {
+    'use_deprecated_auth': value => false;
+    'auth_strategy'      : value => 'keystone';
+    'keystone_ec2_url'   : value => 'http://10.42.0.6:5000/v2.0/ec2tokens';
+  }
+
+}