diff --git a/certs/include.am b/certs/include.am
index 037859726..53bb31e27 100644
--- a/certs/include.am
+++ b/certs/include.am
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	     certs/server-keyPkcs8.pem \
 	     certs/server-revoked-cert.pem \
 	     certs/server-revoked-key.pem \
-         certs/wolfssl-website-ca.pem \
-         certs/rsa-ecc-key.pem \
-         certs/rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem \
-         certs/rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem
+         certs/wolfssl-website-ca.pem
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	     certs/ca-key.der \
 	     certs/ca-cert.der \
diff --git a/certs/renewcerts.sh b/certs/renewcerts.sh
index 081e63c70..da7fbe49a 100755
--- a/certs/renewcerts.sh
+++ b/certs/renewcerts.sh
@@ -94,16 +94,6 @@ function run_renewcerts(){
 
     openssl x509 -in \1024/ca-cert.pem -text > \1024/tmp.pem
     mv \1024/tmp.pem \1024/ca-cert.pem
-    ############################################################
-    ########## update the self-signed rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem ####
-    ############################################################
-    echo "Updating rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem"
-    echo ""
-    #pipe the following arguments to openssl req...
-    echo -e  "US\nMontana\nBozeman\nwolfSSL\nConsulting_rsa-ecc\nwww.wolfssl.com\ninfo@wolfssl.com\n.\n.\n" | openssl req -new -key ca-key.pem -nodes -out ca-rsa-ecc-cert.csr
-
-    openssl x509 -req -in ca-rsa-ecc-cert.csr -days 1000 -extfile wolfssl.cnf -extensions wolfssl_opts -signkey ca-key.pem -out rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem
-    rm ca-rsa-ecc-cert.csr
     ###########################################################
     ########## update and sign server-cert.pem ################
     ###########################################################
@@ -212,17 +202,6 @@ function run_renewcerts(){
     openssl x509 -in server-ecc-comp.pem -text > tmp.pem
     mv tmp.pem server-ecc-comp.pem
 
-    ############################################################
-    ###### update rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem             ##########
-    ############################################################
-    echo "Updating rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem"
-    echo ""
-    #pipe the following arguments to openssl req...
-    echo -e "US\nMontana\nBozeman\nwolfSSL\nConsulting_rsa-ecc\nwww.wolfssl.com\ninfo@wolfssl.com\n.\n.\n" | openssl req -new -key rsa-ecc-key.pem -out server-rsa-signed-ecc.csr
-
-
-    openssl req -x509 -in server-rsa-signed-ecc.csr -days 1000 -key ca-key.pem -out rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem
-    rm server-rsa-signed-ecc.csr
     ############################################################
     ########## make .der files from .pem files #################
     ############################################################
diff --git a/certs/rsa-ecc-key.pem b/certs/rsa-ecc-key.pem
deleted file mode 100644
index 38052fc0d..000000000
--- a/certs/rsa-ecc-key.pem
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
-MHcCAQEEIIdLUY+7ywLvHw3hXcRh3Yjk2isYn3xRzNzh8PL8c++doAoGCCqGSM49
-AwEHoUQDQgAE5N/MA+vrmu1j6+9L9x53MwRlxQVYreEo6GbI08kMZg7Xcdo9wJ06
-6EBsqo5FdrTtYLMgKLCtvXAVcwTOj8wA9A==
------END EC PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem b/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem
deleted file mode 100644
index 439c6f74e..000000000
--- a/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-ca.pem
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIEwTCCA6mgAwIBAgIJANSPE5wECQHCMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGbMQswCQYD
-VQQGEwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECAwHTW9udGFuYTEQMA4GA1UEBwwHQm96ZW1hbjEQMA4G
-A1UECgwHd29sZlNTTDEbMBkGA1UECwwSQ29uc3VsdGluZ19yc2EtZWNjMRgwFgYD
-VQQDDA93d3cud29sZnNzbC5jb20xHzAdBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEGluZm9Ad29sZnNz
-bC5jb20wHhcNMTYwMjEwMTc0NjMxWhcNMTgxMTA2MTc0NjMxWjCBmzELMAkGA1UE
-BhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAgMB01vbnRhbmExEDAOBgNVBAcMB0JvemVtYW4xEDAOBgNV
-BAoMB3dvbGZTU0wxGzAZBgNVBAsMEkNvbnN1bHRpbmdfcnNhLWVjYzEYMBYGA1UE
-AwwPd3d3LndvbGZzc2wuY29tMR8wHQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhBpbmZvQHdvbGZzc2wu
-Y29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAvwzKLRSyHoRCW804
-H0ryTXUQ8bY1n9/KfQOY06zeA2buKvHYsH1uB1QLEJghTYDLEiDnzE/eRX3Jcncy
-6sqQu2lSEAMvqPOVxfGLYlYb72dvpBBBla0Km+OlwLDScHZQMFuo6AgsfO2nonqN
-OCkcrMft8nyVsJWCfUlcOM13Je+9gHVTlDw9ymNbnxW10x0TLxnRPNt2Osy4fcnl
-wtfaQG/YIdxzG0ItU5z+Gvx9q3o2P5jehHwFZ85qFDiHqfGMtWjLaH9xICv1oGP1
-Vi+jJtK3b7FaF9c4mQj+k1hv/sMTSQgWC6dNZwBSMWcjTpjtUUUduQTZC+zYKLNL
-ve02eQIDAQABo4IBBDCCAQAwHQYDVR0OBBYEFCeOZxF0wyYdP+0zY7Ok2B0w5ejV
-MIHQBgNVHSMEgcgwgcWAFCeOZxF0wyYdP+0zY7Ok2B0w5ejVoYGhpIGeMIGbMQsw
-CQYDVQQGEwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECAwHTW9udGFuYTEQMA4GA1UEBwwHQm96ZW1hbjEQ
-MA4GA1UECgwHd29sZlNTTDEbMBkGA1UECwwSQ29uc3VsdGluZ19yc2EtZWNjMRgw
-FgYDVQQDDA93d3cud29sZnNzbC5jb20xHzAdBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEGluZm9Ad29s
-ZnNzbC5jb22CCQDUjxOcBAkBwjAMBgNVHRMEBTADAQH/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUA
-A4IBAQCInkcGU17ednsQj9aUge/19pr8hTvIyOgSjo6jeyNFYR3dwtSCyiNp+3xy
-0751Qr3bsZFypZ6KYdq262592jS1FCA8PPT0lj2b+rs7ltt0+SWwNa5gd53i6bqL
-F2eGuJxB8+eaYCNtvHb+vVt4wE+xc4arEXohNOK98Ue8a1z4t5GJgld2qIO596fC
-5AF51wT2W+nmkPD8Uc57qbT0dGcYMrbV1CEzRznKlEM7/lwQzosanq2WAej/LuoK
-E7fFK/HsKmGNo5h9xmp8Mffrhv/FtNY8goOzGgGVLIBEJhhAXdxMD7StDJ/wO4Yn
-YVhUYNYXHRfLqlfrOKTlpom0tSTm
------END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem b/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem
deleted file mode 100644
index 95740b6c4..000000000
--- a/certs/rsa-signed-ecc-cert.pem
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIDQDCCAiigAwIBAgIJAIsWzJR4pzZ8MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGbMQswCQYD
-VQQGEwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECAwHTW9udGFuYTEQMA4GA1UEBwwHQm96ZW1hbjEQMA4G
-A1UECgwHd29sZlNTTDEbMBkGA1UECwwSQ29uc3VsdGluZ19yc2EtZWNjMRgwFgYD
-VQQDDA93d3cud29sZnNzbC5jb20xHzAdBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEGluZm9Ad29sZnNz
-bC5jb20wHhcNMTYwMjEwMTc0NjMxWhcNMTgxMTA2MTc0NjMxWjCBmzELMAkGA1UE
-BhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAgMB01vbnRhbmExEDAOBgNVBAcMB0JvemVtYW4xEDAOBgNV
-BAoMB3dvbGZTU0wxGzAZBgNVBAsMEkNvbnN1bHRpbmdfcnNhLWVjYzEYMBYGA1UE
-AwwPd3d3LndvbGZzc2wuY29tMR8wHQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhBpbmZvQHdvbGZzc2wu
-Y29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE5N/MA+vrmu1j6+9L9x53MwRl
-xQVYreEo6GbI08kMZg7Xcdo9wJ066EBsqo5FdrTtYLMgKLCtvXAVcwTOj8wA9KNQ
-ME4wHQYDVR0OBBYEFJG5qzs7kKdpUhrSzNazXAYADDbDMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFJG5
-qzs7kKdpUhrSzNazXAYADDbDMAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAD
-ggEBAE6wOs43QszCln/y1KlG6AQz2KhnW+qWLhc7tfjHxAzH3OjgSPZ2nbVfE0w9
-PKakWrbOYfDpMAPH4HHwbQpwJ6glHYb/ARqcRDobj8Myx4OKG7UsIRjwnyQl0BhR
-sx1V1ATnNeJ/LEKm3PdO3OvfnyHUwSeH2iA8bXfpIE1jUirsbA/pAA88vJ04u4fC
-uCFWQqpoCZSxqDqT4kBqKjbcfPR/2jP5XxbTbfboSdyZ6Zx2P7/AuoWgW/Nxej2P
-up0rgYptHMbN+UPvjg6z2WPadC1gmJ81HEag5Mx9kl1HyDavUN/pgX+9eGYuKR5J
-wJ9nFJSlBHlndOp+CSUHtI0cw1M=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/include.am b/tests/include.am
index 2a3f9baf0..e0a82a405 100644
--- a/tests/include.am
+++ b/tests/include.am
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += tests/unit.h
 EXTRA_DIST += tests/test.conf \
               tests/test-qsh.conf \
               tests/test-psk-no-id.conf \
-              tests/test-dtls.conf
+              tests/test-dtls.conf \
+              tests/test-sig.conf
 DISTCLEANFILES+= tests/.libs/unit.test
diff --git a/tests/suites.c b/tests/suites.c
index ebd2dae98..4a16770e6 100644
--- a/tests/suites.c
+++ b/tests/suites.c
@@ -498,8 +498,18 @@ int SuiteTest(void)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 #endif
+#ifndef WC_STRICT_SIG
+    /* add extra signature test suites */
+    strcpy(argv0[1], "tests/test-sig.conf");
+    printf("starting sig extra cipher suite tests\n");
+    test_harness(&args);
+    if (args.return_code != 0) {
+        printf("error from script %d\n", args.return_code);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_QSH
-    /* add dtls extra suites */
+    /* add QSH extra suites */
     strcpy(argv0[1], "tests/test-qsh.conf");
     printf("starting qsh extra cipher suite tests\n");
     test_harness(&args);
diff --git a/tests/test-sig.conf b/tests/test-sig.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c2fcb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-sig.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+# server TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -A ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+
+# server TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 1
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -A ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.1 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 2
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-DES3
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
+ -A ./certs/server-ecc.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+ -k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256
+ -v 3
+ -l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+ -A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-EDCSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+-v 3
+-l ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+-v 3
+-l ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDH-ECDSA-AES256
+-v 3
+-l ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDH-ECDSA-AES256
+-v 3
+-l ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+# server TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-CCM-8
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-CCM-8
+-c ./certs/server-ecc-rsa.pem
+-k ./certs/ecc-key.pem
+
+# client TLSv1.2 ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-CCM-8
+-v 3
+-l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-CCM-8
+-A ./certs/ca-cert.pem
+
+