diff --git a/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/cloud_init/cloud_init.cfg b/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/cloud_init/cloud_init.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c2188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/cloud_init/cloud_init.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#cloud-config
+password: ubuntu
+chpasswd: { expire: False }
+ssh_pwauth: True
+
diff --git a/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/ubuntu_xenial_vnfd.yaml b/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/ubuntu_xenial_vnfd.yaml
index 908dcb0..8fd61d9 100644
--- a/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/ubuntu_xenial_vnfd.yaml
+++ b/src/vnfd/ubuntu_xenial_vnf/ubuntu_xenial_vnfd.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
             # Image including the full path
             image: '/mnt/powervault/virtualization/vnfs/demos/ubuntu/ubuntu-16.04.img'
 
+            # User-data injection
+            cloud-init-file: cloud_init.cfg
+
             external-interface:
             # Specify the external interfaces
             # There can be multiple interfaces defined