diff --git a/hiera.yaml b/hiera.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48cd7ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hiera.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+:hierarchy:
+  - common
+:backends:
+  - yaml
+:yaml:
+:datadir: 'hieradata'
diff --git a/hieradata/common.yaml b/hieradata/common.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fa9a9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hieradata/common.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+wildfly_pwd: 'wildfly'
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 09d9e52a..207549f8 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
   $users_mgmt = {
     'wildfly' => {
-      password => 'wildfly',
+      password => hiera('wildfly_pwd'),
     },
   }