diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcTransportTls.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcTransportTls.cpp
index 834c929..bcf3254 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcTransportTls.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcTransportTls.cpp
@@ -537,8 +537,14 @@
     return "tls";
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls::make() {
-    return std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls>(new RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls());
+std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls::make(
+        std::shared_ptr<RpcCertificateVerifier> verifier) {
+    if (verifier == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Must provide a certificate verifier", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls>(
+            new RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls(std::move(verifier)));
 }
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcCertificateVerifier.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcCertificateVerifier.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97af31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RpcCertificateVerifier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+// An interface with a function that verifies a peer certificate. It is a wrapper over the custom
+// verify function (see SSL_CTX_set_custom_verify).
+class RpcCertificateVerifier {
+public:
+    virtual ~RpcCertificateVerifier() = default;
+    virtual status_t verify(const X509* peerCert, uint8_t* outAlert) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/include_tls/binder/RpcTransportTls.h b/libs/binder/include_tls/binder/RpcTransportTls.h
index 531aaa9..f26a3e9 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include_tls/binder/RpcTransportTls.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include_tls/binder/RpcTransportTls.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <binder/RpcCertificateVerifier.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTransport.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@
 // RpcTransportCtxFactory with TLS enabled with self-signed certificate.
 class RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls : public RpcTransportCtxFactory {
 public:
-    static std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> make();
+    static std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> make(std::shared_ptr<RpcCertificateVerifier>);
 
     std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtx> newServerCtx() const override;
     std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtx> newClientCtx() const override;
     const char* toCString() const override;
 
 private:
-    RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls() = default;
+    RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls(std::shared_ptr<RpcCertificateVerifier> verifier)
+          : mCertVerifier(std::move(verifier)){};
+
+    std::shared_ptr<RpcCertificateVerifier> mCertVerifier;
 };
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
index 13ea827..a9bc15d 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 
     srcs: [
         "binderRpcTest.cpp",
+        "RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.cpp",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder",
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68e7c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#define LOG_TAG "RpcCertificateVerifierSimple"
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+#include "RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+status_t RpcCertificateVerifierSimple::verify(const X509*, uint8_t*) {
+    // TODO(b/195166979): implement this
+    return OK;
+}
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.h b/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aff5c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <binder/RpcCertificateVerifier.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+// A simple certificate verifier for testing.
+class RpcCertificateVerifierSimple : public RpcCertificateVerifier {
+public:
+    status_t verify(const X509*, uint8_t*) override;
+};
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
index 7c405d3..8a03de2 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "../RpcSocketAddress.h" // for testing preconnected clients
 #include "../RpcState.h"   // for debugging
 #include "../vm_sockets.h" // for VMADDR_*
+#include "RpcCertificateVerifierSimple.h"
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -61,12 +62,18 @@
     return {RpcSecurity::RAW, RpcSecurity::TLS};
 }
 
-static inline std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> newFactory(RpcSecurity rpcSecurity) {
+static inline std::unique_ptr<RpcTransportCtxFactory> newFactory(
+        RpcSecurity rpcSecurity, std::shared_ptr<RpcCertificateVerifier> verifier = nullptr) {
     switch (rpcSecurity) {
         case RpcSecurity::RAW:
             return RpcTransportCtxFactoryRaw::make();
-        case RpcSecurity::TLS:
-            return RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls::make();
+        case RpcSecurity::TLS: {
+            // TODO(b/198833574): exchange keys and set proper verifier
+            if (verifier == nullptr) {
+                verifier = std::make_shared<RpcCertificateVerifierSimple>();
+            }
+            return RpcTransportCtxFactoryTls::make(std::move(verifier));
+        }
         default:
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Unknown RpcSecurity %d", rpcSecurity);
     }