diff --git a/webservice.go b/webservice.go
index ec8ff4c..3857002 100644
--- a/webservice.go
+++ b/webservice.go
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
 	"time"
 )
 
-func dailTimeout(network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	//	default_timeout := time.Duration(theSession.DefaultTimeout) * time.Second
-	default_timeout := time.Duration(3) * time.Second
-	return net.DialTimeout(network, addr, default_timeout)
-}
-
 type WebSession struct {
 	AppId          string
 	TermId         string
@@ -32,6 +26,7 @@
 	BaseUrl        string
 	DefaultTimeout int
 	session_key    string
+	ssl_verify     bool
 }
 
 func safe_get_json_int(value interface{}) int {
@@ -123,7 +118,13 @@
 func (w *WebSession) NewClient(timeout int) *http.Client {
 	var transport http.Transport
 	if strings.HasPrefix(w.BaseUrl, "https://") {
-		transport = http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+		var b bool
+		if w.ssl_verify {
+			b = false
+		} else {
+			b = true
+		}
+		transport = http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: b},
 			TLSHandshakeTimeout: time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second}
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(w.BaseUrl, "http://") {
 		transport = http.Transport{Dial: func(network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
@@ -169,14 +170,14 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NewSession(appid, appsecret, termid, baseurl string, timeout int) *WebSession {
+func NewSession(appid, appsecret, termid, baseurl string, timeout int, sslVerify bool) *WebSession {
 	return &WebSession{
 		AppId:          appid,
 		Appsecret:      appsecret,
 		TermId:         termid,
 		BaseUrl:        baseurl,
 		DefaultTimeout: timeout,
-	}
+		ssl_verify:     sslVerify}
 }
 
 func (w *WebSession) getAuthToken() (string, error) {