diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 7fed580d2e..d464466604 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -2812,6 +2812,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_sql_queue_manager_execute_sql_event_callback_err(swi
 SWITCH_DECLARE(pid_t) switch_fork(void);
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_gen_certs(const char *prefix);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_core_check_dtls_pem(const char *file);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_cert_gen_fingerprint(const char *prefix, dtls_fingerprint_t *fp);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_cert_expand_fingerprint(dtls_fingerprint_t *fp, const char *str);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_cert_verify(dtls_fingerprint_t *fp);
diff --git a/src/switch_core_cert.c b/src/switch_core_cert.c
index f91e7cc0ee..565f548e51 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_cert.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_cert.c
@@ -330,6 +330,67 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_gen_certs(const char *prefix)
 	return(0);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_core_check_dtls_pem(const char *file)
+{
+	char *pem = NULL, *old_pem = NULL;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL;
+	int bits = 0;
+
+	if (switch_is_file_path(file)) {
+		pem = strdup(file);
+	} else {
+		pem = switch_mprintf("%s%s%s", SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.certs_dir, SWITCH_PATH_SEPARATOR, file);
+	}
+
+	if (switch_file_exists(pem, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		switch_safe_free(pem);
+
+		return SWITCH_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	fp = fopen(pem, "r");
+	if (!fp) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open %s: %s\n", pem, strerror(errno));
+		goto rename_pem;
+	}
+
+	pkey = PEM_read_PrivateKey(fp, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	if (!pkey) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot read key %s: %s\n", pem, ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
+		goto rename_pem;
+	}
+
+	bits = EVP_PKEY_bits(pkey);
+	EVP_PKEY_free(pkey);
+
+	if (bits < 4096) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "%s cryptographic length is too short (%d), it will be regenerated\n", pem, bits);
+		goto rename_pem;
+	}
+
+	switch_safe_free(pem);
+
+	return SWITCH_TRUE;
+
+rename_pem:
+
+	old_pem = switch_mprintf("%s.old", pem);
+
+	if (rename(pem, old_pem) != -1) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Renamed %s to %s\n", pem, old_pem);
+	} else {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Could not rename %s: %s\n", pem, strerror(errno));
+	}
+
+	switch_safe_free(old_pem);
+	switch_safe_free(pem);
+
+	return SWITCH_FALSE;
+}
+
 #if 0
 static void callback(int p, int n, void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media.c b/src/switch_core_media.c
index ca6be2c16d..45468bfb00 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media.c
@@ -14042,7 +14042,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE (void) switch_core_media_recover_session(switch_core_session_t *s
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_media_init(void)
 {
-	switch_core_gen_certs(DTLS_SRTP_FNAME ".pem");
+	if (switch_core_check_dtls_pem(DTLS_SRTP_FNAME ".pem") != SWITCH_TRUE) {
+		switch_core_gen_certs(DTLS_SRTP_FNAME ".pem");
+	}
 
 	video_globals.cpu_count = switch_core_cpu_count();
 	video_globals.cur_cpu = 0;