diff --git a/authority/provisioner/scep.go b/authority/provisioner/scep.go
index 031241c4..49d057ff 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/scep.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/scep.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type SCEP struct {
 
 	ForceCN           bool     `json:"forceCN,omitempty"`
 	ChallengePassword string   `json:"challenge,omitempty"`
+	Capabilities      []string `json:"capabilities,omitempty"`
 	Options           *Options `json:"options,omitempty"`
 	Claims            *Claims  `json:"claims,omitempty"`
 	claimer           *Claimer
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ func (s *SCEP) GetChallengePassword() string {
 	return s.ChallengePassword
 }
 
+// GetCapabilities returns the CA capabilities
+func (s *SCEP) GetCapabilities() []string {
+	return s.Capabilities
+}
+
 // Interface guards
 var (
 	_ Interface = (*SCEP)(nil)
diff --git a/scep/api/api.go b/scep/api/api.go
index 3f49f7a3..f6294f06 100644
--- a/scep/api/api.go
+++ b/scep/api/api.go
@@ -33,20 +33,6 @@ const maxPayloadSize = 2 << 20
 
 type nextHTTP = func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 
-var (
-	// TODO: check the default capabilities; https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8894#section-3.5.2
-	// TODO: move capabilities to Authority or Provisioner, so that they can be configured?
-	defaultCapabilities = []string{
-		"Renewal",
-		"SHA-1",
-		"SHA-256",
-		"AES",
-		"DES3",
-		"SCEPStandard",
-		"POSTPKIOperation",
-	}
-)
-
 const (
 	certChainHeader = "application/x-x509-ca-ra-cert"
 	leafHeader      = "application/x-x509-ca-cert"
@@ -260,10 +246,12 @@ func (h *Handler) GetCACert(ctx context.Context) (SCEPResponse, error) {
 // GetCACaps returns the CA capabilities in a SCEP response
 func (h *Handler) GetCACaps(ctx context.Context) (SCEPResponse, error) {
 
-	response := SCEPResponse{Operation: opnGetCACaps}
+	caps := h.Auth.GetCACaps(ctx)
 
-	// TODO: get the actual capabilities from provisioner config
-	response.Data = formatCapabilities(defaultCapabilities)
+	response := SCEPResponse{
+		Operation: opnGetCACaps,
+		Data:      formatCapabilities(caps),
+	}
 
 	return response, nil
 }
diff --git a/scep/authority.go b/scep/authority.go
index a2b3b8b9..f8e5a76f 100644
--- a/scep/authority.go
+++ b/scep/authority.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type Interface interface {
 	DecryptPKIEnvelope(ctx context.Context, msg *PKIMessage) error
 	SignCSR(ctx context.Context, csr *x509.CertificateRequest, msg *PKIMessage) (*PKIMessage, error)
 	MatchChallengePassword(ctx context.Context, password string) (bool, error)
+	GetCACaps(ctx context.Context) []string
 
 	GetLinkExplicit(provName string, absoluteLink bool, baseURL *url.URL, inputs ...string) string
 }
@@ -128,6 +129,19 @@ func New(signAuth SignAuthority, ops AuthorityOptions) (*Authority, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+var (
+	// TODO: check the default capabilities; https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8894#section-3.5.2
+	defaultCapabilities = []string{
+		"Renewal",
+		"SHA-1",
+		"SHA-256",
+		"AES",
+		"DES3",
+		"SCEPStandard",
+		"POSTPKIOperation",
+	}
+)
+
 // LoadProvisionerByID calls out to the SignAuthority interface to load a
 // provisioner by ID.
 func (a *Authority) LoadProvisionerByID(id string) (provisioner.Interface, error) {
@@ -155,9 +169,9 @@ func (a *Authority) getLinkExplicit(provisionerName string, abs bool, baseURL *u
 			u = *baseURL
 		}
 
-		// If no Scheme is set, then default to https.
+		// If no Scheme is set, then default to http (in case of SCEP)
 		if u.Scheme == "" {
-			u.Scheme = "https"
+			u.Scheme = "http"
 		}
 
 		// If no Host is set, then use the default (first DNS attr in the ca.json).
@@ -188,6 +202,9 @@ func (a *Authority) GetCACertificates() ([]*x509.Certificate, error) {
 	//
 	// Using an RA does not seem to exist in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8894, but is mentioned in
 	// https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-nourse-scep-21.html. Will continue using the CA directly for now.
+	//
+	// The certificate to use should probably depend on the (configured) Provisioner and may
+	// use a distinct certificate, apart from the intermediate.
 
 	if a.intermediateCertificate == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("no intermediate certificate available in SCEP authority")
@@ -421,6 +438,28 @@ func (a *Authority) MatchChallengePassword(ctx context.Context, password string)
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+// GetCACaps returns the CA capabilities
+func (a *Authority) GetCACaps(ctx context.Context) []string {
+
+	p, err := ProvisionerFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultCapabilities
+	}
+
+	caps := p.GetCapabilities()
+	if len(caps) == 0 {
+		return defaultCapabilities
+	}
+
+	// TODO: validate the caps? Ensure they are the right format according to RFC?
+	// TODO: ensure that the capabilities are actually "enforced"/"verified" in code too:
+	// check that only parts of the spec are used in the implementation belonging to the capabilities.
+	// For example for renewals, which we could disable in the provisioner, should then also
+	// not be reported in cacaps operation.
+
+	return caps
+}
+
 // degenerateCertificates creates degenerate certificates pkcs#7 type
 func degenerateCertificates(certs []*x509.Certificate) ([]byte, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/scep/provisioner.go b/scep/provisioner.go
index 5c665a1f..e1b7f8b1 100644
--- a/scep/provisioner.go
+++ b/scep/provisioner.go
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ type Provisioner interface {
 	DefaultTLSCertDuration() time.Duration
 	GetOptions() *provisioner.Options
 	GetChallengePassword() string
+	GetCapabilities() []string
 }