diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea45ddfd5..bde77e485 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dev.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
 file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/neuron.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
 file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.gitkeep DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/logs)
 file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.gitkeep DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/persistence)
-file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/neuron.key DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
-file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/neuron.pem DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
 file(GLOB SQL_SCHEMAS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/persistence/*.sql)
 file(COPY ${SQL_SCHEMAS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
 file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/default_plugins.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config)
diff --git a/package-sdk.sh b/package-sdk.sh
index a6262b012..44332e7a6 100755
--- a/package-sdk.sh
+++ b/package-sdk.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ cp persistence/*.sql ${package_name}/config/
 cp sdk-zlog.conf ${package_name}/config/
 cp zlog.conf ${package_name}/config/
 cp dev.conf ${package_name}/config/
-cp neuron.key ${package_name}/config/
-cp neuron.pem ${package_name}/config/
 cp default_plugins.json ${package_name}/config/
 cp neuron.json ${package_name}/config/
 
diff --git a/sdk-install.sh b/sdk-install.sh
index 65991690f..0a835f86f 100755
--- a/sdk-install.sh
+++ b/sdk-install.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ mkdir -p ${neuron_bin}/plugins
 cp ./neuron ${neuron_bin}/
 cp config/sdk-zlog.conf ${neuron_bin}/config/zlog.conf
 cp config/dev.conf ${neuron_bin}/config/
-cp config/neuron.key ${neuron_bin}/config/
-cp config/neuron.pem ${neuron_bin}/config/
 cp config/default_plugins.json ${neuron_bin}/config/
 cp config/*.sql ${neuron_bin}/config/
 
diff --git a/src/utils/neu_jwt.c b/src/utils/neu_jwt.c
index a688489ee..b180916cb 100644
--- a/src/utils/neu_jwt.c
+++ b/src/utils/neu_jwt.c
@@ -43,6 +43,46 @@ static struct public_key_store key_store;
 static char                    neuron_private_key[2048] = { 0 };
 static char                    neuron_public_key[2048]  = { 0 };
 
+static const char *private_key_content =
+    "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
+    "MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEAzrO7FUz4GGKl4nP5lwKMh5uageJAAHnLZpVxTR1wXA9E870s\n"
+    "U03gHnPWsh2bXCCx85ymYaiu/5VlptgnU0rQB1I3xGRG8eHmHPrhHNWDRKpY6oY8\n"
+    "AnTPqXvfa/Z4u+njJzDSqi4qM8Gwfqlgpjlg8DUF+sheLx8hL+x9XFzovTxafrmy\n"
+    "JRRAVQTkhB7esKKqRF8BMjdOdYZxJEv9jxa0BwXcjprPDlj5TV6k3wJqbq4UtnEE\n"
+    "VbjEQKqFVkfY4FuJ5NSPHpGEix94PGQGRsiWkGX0vx5udHJ0SlXM6qpMLny18FhW\n"
+    "bwKNX3urc3mImn/j3zcJ5x1d+FlXAXs1NBSeTQIDAQABAoIBAQDJOT8PZXbAhohn\n"
+    "A/AeimS0P08S0mbsD6VroGBEajxP4q2FeswD7PQZsTt4+kmcTlfuiLmQqN50AcSL\n"
+    "wDHIbDRIbEnN7rECGKAj5jfwEgtQdWVKKpOQ8JaYr/a466BtjyuLo4PyGC8NY6mm\n"
+    "JM3qBEHSlkvT7+uAhBWSye7gU7JfRPoCeFRpaMMC3Ad0DaIt/Pdt9CddNwj56+9j\n"
+    "gl//blNnBImjvA7/kh9gL69SYVrQoG9vm/UgFbdIwd+w2hhhpx6kuHjRJ21xIV/y\n"
+    "Yh9k4QhPr7zIkhQ8yn11ZhyZkMC8XAMy7NKCmAFIPNJ8jwvgBkunPEk2aYBeDUaq\n"
+    "a30VwlIhAoGBAOnm8DW5DROcfSj4Q8zsvgmvhGM0zzF5zmA+4E+tEbf4t6sDUjSs\n"
+    "ADo2EaiJZz75vLsD7UZHKzFEV/wnuT7SiNCbrJafx8Tp2UgijTkW8gEhAWREJDn5\n"
+    "FS375RKFdEcpmVHWgsuz4z/0L3BGxmyYWQxx5pD2NL49ZpTIHAHm/XETAoGBAOI6\n"
+    "8Y08TmM2bnXbL/MggYMJlqOyv27ueVYz9of3FYFAMIe7ebSgrlSCOwsoDZYmegBM\n"
+    "OrowR3AAnoP4fjGNbIPjNYbiv1qLOdtnvPxYotEz+ZaUBSn9V/gUEVFlgrKxgTKr\n"
+    "sqi/QMyyJplBTUkUuqYRDuv6TZ3OWKiDUoXTdv8fAoGBAIbbyf+PlESMY3Vtvtm2\n"
+    "XdODyRbR6ewiyKShW/9UT/T8iBknrwwDZ5YoeoHrxwV+RBynpPRyMCsVto0B8kKQ\n"
+    "bKWqPBYURb/4/Hgkw7v4yMtx1jWTPDfYryd2JptJKsOk7mtK/Nqp+wpypa9cfyc5\n"
+    "p44PVdqauco96Jk7zzohjlrVAoGAfjQDrJaH5DDpTjYIeckYdtFSh9+fi3LdnYk/\n"
+    "bnoYNRJqAE5Fhs5ccih0Z7TgX3L3fFMKL/Pe5kxyIYzuWRZcAvctVSIJPamNjShB\n"
+    "9UQ9EBe+lJHej54VBP+s6YuHbcg4GtxNvnVy4L5Bah1T0AEQXrQFbv8jbXU/YEJi\n"
+    "NuXQ7GECgYA0UNvuZxVSDn8fBxARcX3ub5aok5owdLL3SOCPMpNrmOBQj8iJGT+5\n"
+    "nv7fH1TWVh9yUdRwhd81s5H/PO3/myLmgq0TcPvewtEEwY+++QpsYZwHTDXgxbbw\n"
+    "++lmJali4fzmd/72JqocGABYhZFt0jbcQ1QEcqUYcD380+cNVZPO+w==\n"
+    "-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n";
+
+const char *public_key_content =
+    "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+    "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAzrO7FUz4GGKl4nP5lwKM\n"
+    "h5uageJAAHnLZpVxTR1wXA9E870sU03gHnPWsh2bXCCx85ymYaiu/5VlptgnU0rQ\n"
+    "B1I3xGRG8eHmHPrhHNWDRKpY6oY8AnTPqXvfa/Z4u+njJzDSqi4qM8Gwfqlgpjlg\n"
+    "8DUF+sheLx8hL+x9XFzovTxafrmyJRRAVQTkhB7esKKqRF8BMjdOdYZxJEv9jxa0\n"
+    "BwXcjprPDlj5TV6k3wJqbq4UtnEEVbjEQKqFVkfY4FuJ5NSPHpGEix94PGQGRsiW\n"
+    "kGX0vx5udHJ0SlXM6qpMLny18FhWbwKNX3urc3mImn/j3zcJ5x1d+FlXAXs1NBSe\n"
+    "TQIDAQAB\n"
+    "-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n";
+
 static int find_key(const char *name)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < key_store.size; i++) {
@@ -95,15 +135,13 @@ static char *load_key(const char *dir, char *name)
 
 static void load_neuron_key(const char *dir_path)
 {
-    char *content = load_key(dir_path, "neuron.key");
-    assert(content != NULL);
-
-    strncpy(neuron_private_key, content, sizeof(neuron_private_key) - 1);
 
-    content = load_key(dir_path, "neuron.pem");
-    assert(content != NULL);
+    (void) dir_path;
+    strncpy(neuron_private_key, private_key_content,
+            sizeof(neuron_private_key) - 1);
 
-    strncpy(neuron_public_key, content, sizeof(neuron_public_key) - 1);
+    strncpy(neuron_public_key, public_key_content,
+            sizeof(neuron_public_key) - 1);
 }
 
 static void scanf_key(const char *dir_path)
diff --git a/tests/ft/persist/test_persist.py b/tests/ft/persist/test_persist.py
index 2cb1a74f1..81808a504 100644
--- a/tests/ft/persist/test_persist.py
+++ b/tests/ft/persist/test_persist.py
@@ -463,19 +463,12 @@ def test_unsubscribe_and_restart(self):
 
     @description(given="upload pem in certs", when="login", then="success")
     def test_jwt(self):
-        if not os.path.exists('./build/certs/'):
-            os.makedirs('./build/certs/')
-
-        shutil.copyfile('./build/config/neuron.pem', './build/certs/neuron.pem')
-
         p = process.NeuronProcess()
         p.start()
 
         response = api.login()
         assert 200 == response.status_code
 
-        shutil.rmtree('./build/certs/')
-
         p.stop()
 
     @description(given="new schema", when="upload schema , restart and add tags", then="success")
diff --git a/tests/ut/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/ut/CMakeLists.txt
index 09b9323ab..4c73760cd 100644
--- a/tests/ut/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/ut/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ target_include_directories(http_test PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins/restful)
 target_link_libraries(http_test neuron-base gtest_main gtest jansson nng)
 
-file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/neuron.key DESTINATION ${UT_DIRECTORY}/config)
-file(COPY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/neuron.pem DESTINATION ${UT_DIRECTORY}/config)
 add_executable(jwt_test jwt_test.cc)
 target_include_directories(jwt_test PRIVATE 
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src