2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/hippie.rb b/lib/net/hippie.rb
index 6c39a50..a9f829f 100644
--- a/lib/net/hippie.rb
+++ b/lib/net/hippie.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ module Net
       @logger = logger
     end
 
+    def self.verify_mode
+      @verify_mode ||= OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
+    end
+
+    def self.verify_mode=(mode)
+      @verify_mode = mode
+    end
+
     def self.basic_auth(username, password)
       "Basic #{::Base64.strict_encode64("#{username}:#{password}")}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/net/hippie/client.rb b/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
index a23891c..8983833 100644
--- a/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
+++ b/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Net
         headers: DEFAULT_HEADERS,
         key: nil,
         passphrase: nil,
-        verify_mode: nil
+        verify_mode: Net::Hippie.verify_mode
       )
         @certificate = certificate
         @default_headers = headers