diff --git a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
index 9f60ea3..a7da7e8 100755
--- a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
+++ b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ set_variables ()
 	opensslCnfFile=openssl.cnf
 	rootCAPwdPath=${rootCAPwdPath:-/root/passwords/root_ca}
 	managedCerts=${managedCerts:-$(xargs </root/homemade-certs)}
+	notifiedUsers=${notifiedUsers:-}
+	notifySubject=${notifySubject:-'New fingerprint for service $service'}
+	if [ -z "${notifyTemplate:-}" ]
+	then
+		notifyTemplate='Certificate for $service has changed.
+The fingerprint of the new certificate is:
+
+$fingerprint'
+	fi
 }
 
 # @param subject the subject line
@@ -292,6 +301,16 @@ generate_cert ()
 			echo "No file named $certFile in directory $certDestDir:" >&2
 			echo "there might be a problem" >&2
 		fi
+		fingerprint="$(openssl x509 -in "$certPath" -noout -fingerprint)"
+		fingerprint=${fingerprint#*=}
+		if [ -n "$notifiedUsers" ]
+		then
+			eval notifySubject="\"$notifySubject\""
+			eval notifyTemplate="\"$notifyTemplate\""
+			mail -s "$notifySubject" $notifiedUsers <<EOF
+$notifyTemplate
+EOF
+		fi
 		mv $certSubdir/$certFile $certDestDir
 	fi
 	cat $keyDestDir/$keyFile $certDestDir/$certFile > $keyDestDir/$keycertFile
diff --git a/ssl_mgmt/tests/ssl_mgmt.conf b/ssl_mgmt/tests/ssl_mgmt.conf
index c57ec9d..3df0c30 100644
--- a/ssl_mgmt/tests/ssl_mgmt.conf
+++ b/ssl_mgmt/tests/ssl_mgmt.conf
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ keyDestDir=$destDir/private
 opensslCnfFile=openssl.cnf
 rootCAPwdPath=$workDir/root_ca
 managedCerts=$workDir/managed_certs
+notifiedUsers=robotux