def add_x509_key_descriptors(metadata, cert=None, add_encryption=True):
        """
        Adds the x509 descriptors (sign/encryption) to the metadata
        The same cert will be used for sign/encrypt

        :param metadata: SAML Metadata XML
        :type metadata: string

        :param cert: x509 cert
        :type cert: string

        :param add_encryption: Determines if the KeyDescriptor[use="encryption"] should be added.
        :type add_encryption: boolean

        :returns: Metadata with KeyDescriptors
        :rtype: string
        """
        if cert is None or cert == '':
            return metadata
        try:
            root = OneLogin_Saml2_XML.to_etree(metadata)
        except Exception as e:
            raise Exception('Error parsing metadata. ' + str(e))

        assert root.tag == '{%s}EntityDescriptor' % OneLogin_Saml2_Constants.NS_MD
        try:
            sp_sso_descriptor = next(root.iterfind('.//md:SPSSODescriptor', namespaces=OneLogin_Saml2_Constants.NSMAP))
        except StopIteration:
            raise Exception('Malformed metadata.')

        if add_encryption:
            OneLogin_Saml2_Metadata.__add_x509_key_descriptors(sp_sso_descriptor, cert, False)
        OneLogin_Saml2_Metadata.__add_x509_key_descriptors(sp_sso_descriptor, cert, True)
        return OneLogin_Saml2_XML.to_string(root)