diff --git a/tests/setup_swtpm.sh b/tests/setup_swtpm.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright 2021 Keylime Authors
+
+set -euf -o pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] || [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+    TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+    TPMDIR="${TEMPDIR}/tpmdir"
+    mkdir -p ${TPMDIR}
+else
+    echo "Using TPM state from $1"
+    TPMDIR=$1
+fi
+
+# Manufacture a new Software TPM
+swtpm_setup --tpm2 \
+    --tpmstate ${TPMDIR} \
+    --createek --decryption --create-ek-cert \
+    --create-platform-cert \
+    --lock-nvram \
+    --not-overwrite \
+    --pcr-banks sha256 \
+    --display
+
+function start_swtpm {
+    # Initialize the swtpm socket
+    swtpm socket --tpm2 \
+        --tpmstate dir=${TPMDIR} \
+        --flags startup-clear \
+        --ctrl type=tcp,port=2322 \
+        --server type=tcp,port=2321 \
+        --log level=1 &
+    SWTPM_PID=$!
+}
+
+function stop_swtpm {
+    # Stop swtpm if running
+    if [[ -n "$SWTPM_PID" ]]; then
+        echo "Stopping swtpm"
+        kill $SWTPM_PID
+    fi
+}
+
+# Set cleanup function to run at exit
+function cleanup {
+    echo "-------- Cleanup processes"
+    stop_swtpm
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Set the TCTI to use the swtpm socket
+export TCTI=swtpm
+export TPM2TOOLS_TCTI=swtpm
+
+start_swtpm
+bash