diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/wildfly/openssl/OpenSSLContextSPI.java b/java/src/main/java/org/wildfly/openssl/OpenSSLContextSPI.java
index d956e04c..fbfdcfb1 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/wildfly/openssl/OpenSSLContextSPI.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/wildfly/openssl/OpenSSLContextSPI.java
@@ -58,15 +58,33 @@ public abstract class OpenSSLContextSPI extends SSLContextSpi {
 
     public static final int DEFAULT_SESSION_CACHE_SIZE = 1000;
 
-    private static final String BEGIN_RSA_CERT = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n";
-
-    private static final String END_RSA_CERT = "\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
+    private static enum KeyAlgorithm {
+        RSA(SSL.SSL_AIDX_RSA),
+        EC(SSL.SSL_AIDX_ECC),
+        DSA(SSL.SSL_AIDX_DSA);
+
+        private final int idx;
+        private final String beginStanza;
+        private final String endStanza;
+
+        KeyAlgorithm(int idx) {
+            this.idx = idx;
+            this.beginStanza = String.format("-----BEGIN %s PRIVATE KEY-----\n", name());
+            this.endStanza = String.format("\n-----END %s PRIVATE KEY-----", name());
+        }
 
-    private static final String BEGIN_DSA_CERT = "-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n";
+        public String getBeginStanza() {
+            return beginStanza;
+        }
 
-    private static final String END_DSA_CERT = "\n-----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
+        public String getEndStanza() {
+            return endStanza;
+        }
 
-    private static final String[] ALGORITHMS = {"RSA", "DSA"};
+        public int getAlgorithmIndex() {
+            return idx;
+        }
+    }
 
     private OpenSSLServerSessionContext serverSessionContext;
     private OpenSSLClientSessionContext clientSessionContext;
@@ -179,10 +197,9 @@ private synchronized void init(KeyManager[] kms, TrustManager[] tms) throws KeyM
             // Load Server key and certificate
             X509KeyManager keyManager = chooseKeyManager(kms);
             if (keyManager != null) {
-                for (String algorithm : ALGORITHMS) {
+                for (KeyAlgorithm algorithm : KeyAlgorithm.values()) {
 
-                    boolean rsa = algorithm.equals("RSA");
-                    final String[] aliases = keyManager.getServerAliases(algorithm, null);
+                    final String[] aliases = keyManager.getServerAliases(algorithm.name(), null);
                     if (aliases != null && aliases.length != 0) {
                         for(String alias: aliases) {
 
@@ -192,22 +209,23 @@ private synchronized void init(KeyManager[] kms, TrustManager[] tms) throws KeyM
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
-                                LOG.fine("Using alias " + alias + " for " + algorithm);
+                                LOG.log(Level.FINE, "Using alias {0} for {1}", new Object[]{alias, algorithm});
                             }
-                            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(rsa ? BEGIN_RSA_CERT : BEGIN_DSA_CERT);
                             byte[] encodedPrivateKey = key.getEncoded();
                             if (encodedPrivateKey == null) {
                                 throw new KeyManagementException(Messages.MESSAGES.unableToObtainPrivateKey());
                             }
-                            sb.append(Base64.getMimeEncoder(64, new byte[]{'\n'}).encodeToString(encodedPrivateKey));
-                            sb.append(rsa ? END_RSA_CERT : END_DSA_CERT);
+                            String keyString = algorithm.getBeginStanza()
+                                    + Base64.getMimeEncoder(64, new byte[]{'\n'}).encodeToString(encodedPrivateKey)
+                                    + algorithm.getEndStanza();
 
                             byte[][] encodedIntermediaries = new byte[certificateChain.length - 1][];
                             for(int i = 1; i < certificateChain.length; ++i) {
                                 encodedIntermediaries[i - 1] = certificateChain[i].getEncoded();
                             }
                             X509Certificate certificate = certificateChain[0];
-                            SSL.getInstance().setCertificate(ctx, certificate.getEncoded(), encodedIntermediaries, sb.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII), rsa ? SSL.SSL_AIDX_RSA : SSL.SSL_AIDX_DSA);
+                            SSL.getInstance().setCertificate(ctx, certificate.getEncoded(), encodedIntermediaries,
+                                    keyString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII), algorithm.getAlgorithmIndex());
                             break;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/BasicOpenSSLSocketECTest.java b/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/BasicOpenSSLSocketECTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9203f9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/BasicOpenSSLSocketECTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2022 Red Hat, Inc., and individual contributors
+ * as indicated by the @author tags.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.wildfly.openssl;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLEngine;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Assume;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.wildfly.openssl.OpenSSLEngine.isTLS13Supported;
+import static org.wildfly.openssl.SSL.SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_2;
+import static org.wildfly.openssl.SSL.SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_3;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Test class that uses TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3 to connect a client and server
+ * using openssl engine and the EC certificates.</p>
+ *
+ * @author rmartinc
+ */
+public class BasicOpenSSLSocketECTest extends AbstractOpenSSLTest {
+
+    public void testECCertificates(String protocol, boolean opensslClient, boolean opensslServer) throws IOException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, InterruptedException {
+
+        try (ServerSocket serverSocket = SSLTestUtils.createServerSocket()) {
+            final AtomicReference<byte[]> sessionID = new AtomicReference<>();
+            final AtomicReference<SSLEngine> engineRef = new AtomicReference<>();
+
+            Thread acceptThread = new Thread(new EchoRunnable(serverSocket,
+                    SSLTestUtils.createECSSLContext(opensslServer? "openssl." + protocol : protocol), sessionID,
+                    engine -> {
+                        engine.setNeedClientAuth(true);
+                        engineRef.set(engine);
+                        return engine;
+                    }));
+            acceptThread.start();
+            final SSLContext sslContext = SSLTestUtils.createClientECSSLContext(opensslClient? "openssl." + protocol : protocol);
+            try (SSLSocket socket = (SSLSocket) sslContext.getSocketFactory().createSocket()) {
+                socket.setReuseAddress(true);
+                socket.connect(SSLTestUtils.createSocketAddress());
+                socket.getOutputStream().write("hello world".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII));
+                socket.getOutputStream().flush();
+                byte[] data = new byte[100];
+                int read = socket.getInputStream().read(data);
+
+                Assert.assertEquals("hello world", new String(data, 0, read));
+                if (!SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_3.equals(protocol)) {
+                    Assert.assertArrayEquals(socket.getSession().getId(), sessionID.get());
+                }
+                Assert.assertEquals(protocol, socket.getSession().getProtocol());
+                Assert.assertNotNull(socket.getSession().getCipherSuite());
+
+                Assert.assertNotNull(socket.getSession().getPeerCertificates());
+                Assert.assertTrue(socket.getSession().getPeerCertificates().length > 0);
+                Assert.assertTrue(socket.getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0] instanceof X509Certificate);
+                Assert.assertEquals("CN=localhost", ((X509Certificate) socket.getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0]).getSubjectDN().getName());
+                Assert.assertEquals("EC", ((X509Certificate) socket.getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0]).getPublicKey().getAlgorithm());
+
+                Assert.assertNotNull(engineRef.get().getSession().getPeerCertificates());
+                Assert.assertTrue(engineRef.get().getSession().getPeerCertificates().length > 0);
+                Assert.assertTrue(engineRef.get().getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0] instanceof X509Certificate);
+                Assert.assertEquals("CN=Test Client", ((X509Certificate) engineRef.get().getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0]).getSubjectDN().getName());
+                Assert.assertEquals("EC", ((X509Certificate) engineRef.get().getSession().getPeerCertificates()[0]).getPublicKey().getAlgorithm());
+                socket.getSession().invalidate();
+            }
+            serverSocket.close();
+            acceptThread.join();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTLSv12() throws IOException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, InterruptedException {
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_2, true, true);
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_2, true, false);
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_2, false, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTLSv13() throws IOException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, InterruptedException {
+        Assume.assumeTrue(isTLS13Supported());
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_3, true, true);
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_3, true, false);
+        testECCertificates(SSL_PROTO_TLSv1_3, false, true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/SSLTestUtils.java b/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/SSLTestUtils.java
index e1635eb4..f779dabe 100644
--- a/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/SSLTestUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/test/java/org/wildfly/openssl/SSLTestUtils.java
@@ -58,23 +58,27 @@ private static KeyStore loadKeyStore(final String name) throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
-    static SSLContext createSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
-        KeyManager[] keyManagers;
-        try {
-            KeyManagerFactory keyManagerFactory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            keyManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("server.keystore"), "password".toCharArray());
-            keyManagers = keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnrecoverableKeyException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise KeyManager[]", e);
+    private static SSLContext createSSLContext(String provider, String keystore, String truststore) throws IOException {
+        KeyManager[] keyManagers = null;
+        if (keystore != null) {
+            try {
+                KeyManagerFactory keyManagerFactory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
+                keyManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore(keystore), "password".toCharArray());
+                keyManagers = keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers();
+            } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnrecoverableKeyException | KeyStoreException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise KeyManager[]", e);
+            }
         }
 
         TrustManager[] trustManagers = null;
-        try {
-            TrustManagerFactory trustManagerFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            trustManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("server.truststore"));
-            trustManagers = trustManagerFactory.getTrustManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise TrustManager[]", e);
+        if (truststore != null) {
+            try {
+                TrustManagerFactory trustManagerFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
+                trustManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore(truststore));
+                trustManagers = trustManagerFactory.getTrustManagers();
+            } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | KeyStoreException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise TrustManager[]", e);
+            }
         }
 
         try {
@@ -87,72 +91,28 @@ static SSLContext createSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
-    static SSLContext createClientSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
-        KeyManager[] keyManagers;
-        try {
-            KeyManagerFactory keyManagerFactory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            keyManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("client.keystore"), "password".toCharArray());
-            keyManagers = keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnrecoverableKeyException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise KeyManager[]", e);
-        }
-
-        TrustManager[] trustManagers = null;
-        try {
-            TrustManagerFactory trustManagerFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            trustManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("client.truststore"));
-            trustManagers = trustManagerFactory.getTrustManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise TrustManager[]", e);
-        }
+    static SSLContext createSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
+        return createSSLContext(provider, "server.keystore", "server.truststore");
+    }
 
-        try {
-            final SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance(provider);
-            context.init(keyManagers, trustManagers, new SecureRandom());
-            return context;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create and initialise the SSLContext", e);
-        }
+    static SSLContext createClientSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
+        return createSSLContext(provider, "client.keystore", "client.truststore");
     }
 
     static SSLContext createDSASSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
-        KeyManager[] keyManagers;
-        try {
-            KeyManagerFactory keyManagerFactory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            keyManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("server-dsa.keystore"), "password".toCharArray());
-            keyManagers = keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnrecoverableKeyException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise KeyManager[]", e);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            final SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance(provider);
-            context.init(keyManagers, null, new SecureRandom());
-            return context;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create and initialise the SSLContext", e);
-        }
+        return createSSLContext(provider, "server-dsa.keystore", null);
     }
+
     static SSLContext createClientDSASSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
-        TrustManager[] trustManagers = null;
-        try {
-            TrustManagerFactory trustManagerFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
-            trustManagerFactory.init(loadKeyStore("client-dsa.truststore"));
-            trustManagers = trustManagerFactory.getTrustManagers();
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | KeyStoreException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to initialise TrustManager[]", e);
-        }
+        return createSSLContext(provider, null, "client-dsa.truststore");
+    }
 
-        try {
-            final SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance(provider);
-            context.init(null, trustManagers, new SecureRandom());
-            return context;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create and initialise the SSLContext", e);
-        }
+    static SSLContext createECSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
+        return createSSLContext(provider, "server-ec.keystore", "server-ec.truststore");
+    }
+
+    static SSLContext createClientECSSLContext(String provider) throws IOException {
+        return createSSLContext(provider, "client-ec.keystore", "client-ec.truststore");
     }
 
     public static byte[] readData(InputStream in) throws IOException {
diff --git a/java/src/test/resources/client-ec.keystore b/java/src/test/resources/client-ec.keystore
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index 00000000..cf043739
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diff --git a/java/src/test/resources/server-ec.keystore b/java/src/test/resources/server-ec.keystore
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diff --git a/java/src/test/resources/server-ec.truststore b/java/src/test/resources/server-ec.truststore
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index 00000000..6380858e
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