diff --git a/components/net/Cargo.toml b/components/net/Cargo.toml
index dcc04439966..532f0613b53 100644
--- a/components/net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/net/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ git = "https://github.com/servo/rust-png"
 [dependencies.stb_image]
 git = "https://github.com/servo/rust-stb-image"
 
+[dependencies.openssl]
+git = "https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl"
+
 [dependencies]
 url = "0.2.16"
-time = "0.1.12"
\ No newline at end of file
+time = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/components/net/http_loader.rs b/components/net/http_loader.rs
index c5ef9e29899..ca6a252fc4d 100644
--- a/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use hyper::client::Request;
 use hyper::header::common::{ContentLength, ContentType, Host, Location};
 use hyper::method::Method;
+use hyper::net::HttpConnector;
 use hyper::status::StatusClass;
 use std::error::Error;
+use openssl::ssl::{SslContext, SslVerifyMode};
 use std::io::Reader;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use util::task::spawn_named;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ fn load(load_data: LoadData, start_chan: Sender<TargetedLoadResponse>) {
 
         redirected_to.insert(url.clone());
 
+
         match url.scheme.as_slice() {
             "http" | "https" => {}
             _ => {
@@ -74,7 +77,12 @@ fn load(load_data: LoadData, start_chan: Sender<TargetedLoadResponse>) {
 
         info!("requesting {}", url.serialize());
 
-        let mut req = match Request::new(load_data.method.clone(), url.clone()) {
+        fn verifier<'a>(ssl: &mut SslContext) {
+            ssl.set_verify(SslVerifyMode::SslVerifyPeer, None);
+            ssl.set_CA_file(&Path::new("/home/manishearth/sand/equifax"));
+        }
+
+        let mut req = match Request::with_connector(load_data.method.clone(), url.clone(), &mut HttpConnector(Some(verifier))) {
             Ok(req) => req,
             Err(e) => {
                 send_error(url, e.description().to_string(), senders);
diff --git a/components/net/lib.rs b/components/net/lib.rs
index c3c6047d0df..130df50aa4d 100644
--- a/components/net/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern crate hyper;
 extern crate png;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
+extern crate openssl;
 extern crate serialize;
 extern crate util;
 extern crate stb_image;
diff --git a/components/servo/Cargo.lock b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
index 0a73371f772..3329848c36a 100644
--- a/components/servo/Cargo.lock
+++ b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "geom 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-geom)",
  "hyper 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/hyper?branch=servo)",
+ "openssl 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl)",
  "png 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-png)",
  "stb_image 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-stb-image)",
  "time 0.1.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
index 92050b0ff10..c18a7e36d23 100644
--- a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "geom 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-geom)",
  "hyper 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/hyper?branch=servo)",
+ "openssl 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl)",
  "png 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-png)",
  "stb_image 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-stb-image)",
  "time 0.1.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock b/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
index cb757621237..b08ca889877 100644
--- a/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "geom 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-geom)",
  "hyper 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/hyper?branch=servo)",
+ "openssl 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl)",
  "png 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-png)",
  "stb_image 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-stb-image)",
  "time 0.1.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",