diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6374ad..ec3f32a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CFLAGS := -I $(INCLUDE_DIR) -I $(PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIR) -Wall -Wextra
 CFLAGS_DBG := $(CFLAGS) -g -O0
 CFLAGS_REL := $(CFLAGS) -O2
 
-LDFLAGS :=
+LDFLAGS := -lssl -lcrypto
 LDFLAGS_REL := $(LDFLAGS) -s
 
 APPLICATION := bbirc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SRCS := $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.c)
 DBG_OBJS := $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c,$(BUILD_DIR)/dbg_%.o,$(SRCS))
 REL_OBJS := $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c,$(BUILD_DIR)/rel_%.o,$(SRCS))
 
-.PHONY: all debug release clean
+.PHONY: all debug release both clean
 
 all: release
 
diff --git a/include/IRC/IRC.h b/include/IRC/IRC.h
index 8e6f00e..1f262b3 100644
--- a/include/IRC/IRC.h
+++ b/include/IRC/IRC.h
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ void IRC_NOTICE(char* to, char* msg, irc_client_t *irc);
 void IRC_NICK(char *nick, irc_client_t *irc);
 void IRC_USER(char *ident, char* realname, irc_client_t *irc);
 
+void IRC_CTCPSend(char *to, char *cmd, irc_client_t *irc);
+
 // registration
-void IRC_Register(char *nick, char *username, char *realname, irc_client_t *irc);
+void IRC_SetConnectionParameters(char* host, int port, irc_connection_type_t conntype, irc_client_t *irc);
+void IRC_SetIdentityParameters(char* nickname, char* username, char* realname, irc_client_t *irc);
+void IRC_Register(irc_client_t *irc);
 void IRC_SetSASLParameters(irc_sasl_mechanism_t, char* username, char* password, irc_client_t *irc);
 
 void IRC_RequestSASLAuthentication(irc_client_t *irc);
@@ -26,7 +30,12 @@ void IRC_EndCapabilityNegotiation(irc_client_t *irc);
 
 void IRC_NeedCapabilities(char* caps, irc_client_t *irc);
 
-
 int IRC_ParseCapabilities(char* caps, irc_capability_t *capabilities, int capsLength);
 
+// raw socket things
+void IRC_Connect(irc_client_t *irc);
+ssize_t IRC_Receive(irc_client_t *irc, char* toBuf, size_t bufSize);
+void IRC_Send(irc_client_t *irc, char* toSend);
+void IRC_Close(irc_client_t *irc);
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/IRC/IRC_structs.h b/include/IRC/IRC_structs.h
index 05c05f9..b58afb7 100644
--- a/include/IRC/IRC_structs.h
+++ b/include/IRC/IRC_structs.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef IRC_STRUCTS_H
 #define IRC_STRUCTS_H
 
+#include "netcode.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
     char name[64];
-    char topic[512];
+    char topic[513];
     irc_chanuser_t* users;
 } irc_channel_t;
 
@@ -68,22 +70,40 @@ typedef struct
 
 typedef struct
 {
-    int              sockfd;
+    char nick[32];
+    char altnick[32];
+    char altnick2[32];
+    char username[16];
+    char realname[128];
+} irc_identity_t;
+typedef enum
+{
+    IRC_CONNECTION_PLAINTEXT,
+    IRC_CONNECTION_TLS
+} irc_connection_type_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    char host[128];
+    int port;
+    irc_connection_type_t connType;
+} irc_connection_info_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    irc_connection_info_t connectionInfo;
+    sslSockfd_t connection;
     irc_hostmask_t   ownHostmask;
-    char             supportedCapabilities[512];
-    char             requestedCapabilities[512];
+    char             supportedCapabilities[513];
+    char             requestedCapabilities[513];
     irc_capability_t acked[24];
 
     /* Authentication parameters */
     irc_auth_t saslAuth;
-} irc_client_t;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-    char nick[32];
-    char ident[16];
-    char realname[64];
-} irc_identity_t;
+    /* Identity */
+    irc_identity_t identity;
+} irc_client_t;
 
 typedef struct {
     const char *name;
diff --git a/include/netcode.h b/include/netcode.h
index c4bafb2..c58f186 100644
--- a/include/netcode.h
+++ b/include/netcode.h
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 #ifndef NETCODE_H
 #define NETCODE_H
 
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    SSL *ssl;
+    int sockfd;
+    SSL_CTX *ctx;
+} sslSockfd_t;
+
 // Returns a socket file descriptor.
-int NET_Connect(const char* host, int port);
-void NET_Send(int sockfd, const char* toSend);
-void NET_Close(int sockfd);
+sslSockfd_t NET_Connect(const char* host, int port);
+void NET_Send(sslSockfd_t info, const char* toSend);
+void NET_Close(sslSockfd_t info);
+
+// TLS versions of the same thing
+sslSockfd_t NET_TLS_Connect(const char* host, int port);
+void NET_TLS_Send(sslSockfd_t info, const char* toSend);
+void NET_TLS_Close(sslSockfd_t info);
 
 #endif 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/IRC.c b/src/IRC.c
index 046cadc..751a1ed 100644
--- a/src/IRC.c
+++ b/src/IRC.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int IRC_ParseCapabilities(char *caps, irc_capability_t *capabilities, int capsLe
         caps[len-1] = '\0';
         len--;
     }
-    char capBak[512];
+    char capBak[513];
     strncpy(capBak, caps, sizeof(capBak) - 1); // copy the capline so we don't destroy our parameter
     capBak[sizeof(capBak) - 1] = 0;
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void handlePing(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
     char buf[128];  // most pingpongs are usually short, with the servername being short too
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "PONG :%s\r\n", msg->argv[0]);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
 static void handleCapabilities(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void handleCapabilities(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 
         int reqCapCount = IRC_ParseCapabilities(irc->requestedCapabilities, reqCaps, sizeof(reqCaps) / sizeof(irc_capability_t));
 
-        char buf[512];
+        char buf[513];
         int bytesWritten = 0;
 
         for(int i = 0; i < capCount; i++)
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static void handleCapabilities(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 
         for(int i = 0; i < ackedCount; i++)
         {
-                printf("%s = %s\n", irc->acked[i].name, irc->acked[i].args ? irc->acked[i].args : "(none)");
             if(strcmp(irc->acked[i].name, "sasl") == 0)
             {
                 IRC_RequestSASLAuthentication(irc);
@@ -220,16 +219,16 @@ static void handleAuthentication(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
                 memcpy(sasl_data + idx, pass, pass_len);
                 idx += pass_len;
 
-                char base64Out[512];
+                char base64Out[513];
                 base64_encode(sasl_data, idx, base64Out, sizeof(base64Out));
-                char buf[512];
+                char buf[513];
                 snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "AUTHENTICATE %s\r\n", base64Out);
-                NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+                IRC_Send(irc, buf);
                 break;
             }
             case SASL_MECHANISM_EXTERNAL:
             {
-                NET_Send(irc->sockfd, "AUTHENTICATE +\r\n");
+                IRC_Send(irc, "AUTHENTICATE +\r\n");
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -239,6 +238,9 @@ static void handleAuthentication(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 
 static void handleSaslSuccess(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
+    // silence msg warning
+    (void)msg;
+
     IRC_EndCapabilityNegotiation(irc);
 }
 
@@ -268,41 +270,41 @@ void IRC_ProcessMessage(irc_message_t *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 
 void IRC_PRIVMSG(char *to, char *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    char buf[512];
+    char buf[513];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n", to, msg);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
 void IRC_NOTICE(char *to, char *msg, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    char buf[512];
+    char buf[513];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "NOTICE %s :%s\r\n", to, msg);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
 void IRC_NICK(char *newNick, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    char buf[512];
+    char buf[513];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "NICK %s\r\n", newNick);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
 void IRC_USER(char *ident, char *realname, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    char buf[512];
+    char buf[513];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "USER %s 0 * :%s\r\n", ident, realname);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
-void IRC_Register(char *nick, char *username, char *realname, irc_client_t *irc)
+void IRC_Register(irc_client_t *irc)
 {
     if(irc->saslAuth.mechanism != SASL_MECHANISM_NONE)
     {
         IRC_NeedCapabilities("sasl", irc);
         IRC_StartCapabilityNegotiation(irc);
     }
-    IRC_NICK(nick, irc);
-    IRC_USER(username, realname, irc);
+    IRC_NICK(irc->identity.nick, irc);
+    IRC_USER(irc->identity.username, irc->identity.realname, irc);
 }
 
 void IRC_SetSASLParameters(irc_sasl_mechanism_t mechanism, char *username, char *password, irc_client_t *irc)
@@ -323,14 +325,14 @@ void IRC_SetSASLParameters(irc_sasl_mechanism_t mechanism, char *username, char
 
 void IRC_StartCapabilityNegotiation(irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, "CAP LS 302\r\n");
+    IRC_Send(irc, "CAP LS 302\r\n");
 }
 
 void IRC_RequestCapabilities(char *caps, irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    char buf[512];
+    char buf[513];
     snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "CAP REQ :%s\r\n", caps);
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, buf);
+    IRC_Send(irc, buf);
 }
 
 void IRC_NeedCapabilities(char *caps, irc_client_t *irc)
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ void IRC_NeedCapabilities(char *caps, irc_client_t *irc)
 
 void IRC_EndCapabilityNegotiation(irc_client_t *irc)
 {
-    NET_Send(irc->sockfd, "CAP END\r\n");
+    IRC_Send(irc, "CAP END\r\n");
 }
 
 void IRC_RequestSASLAuthentication(irc_client_t *irc)
@@ -351,10 +353,103 @@ void IRC_RequestSASLAuthentication(irc_client_t *irc)
             // why?
             break;
         case SASL_MECHANISM_PLAIN:
-            NET_Send(irc->sockfd, "AUTHENTICATE PLAIN\r\n");
+            IRC_Send(irc, "AUTHENTICATE PLAIN\r\n");
             break;
         case SASL_MECHANISM_EXTERNAL:
-            NET_Send(irc->sockfd, "AUTHENTICATE EXTERNAL\r\n");
+            IRC_Send(irc, "AUTHENTICATE EXTERNAL\r\n");
             break;
     }
+}
+
+void IRC_CTCPSend(char *to, char *cmd, irc_client_t *irc)
+{
+    char buf[513];
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "\x01%s\x01", cmd);
+    IRC_PRIVMSG(to, buf, irc);
+}
+
+void IRC_Connect(irc_client_t *irc)
+{
+    switch(irc->connectionInfo.connType)
+    {
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_PLAINTEXT:
+            irc->connection = NET_Connect(irc->connectionInfo.host, irc->connectionInfo.port);
+            break;
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_TLS:
+            irc->connection = NET_TLS_Connect(irc->connectionInfo.host, irc->connectionInfo.port);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    if (irc->connection.sockfd < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Connection failed\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+ssize_t IRC_Receive(irc_client_t *irc, char *toBuf, size_t bufSize)
+{
+    switch(irc->connectionInfo.connType)
+    {
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_PLAINTEXT:
+        {
+            return recv(irc->connection.sockfd, toBuf, bufSize, 0);
+            break;
+        }
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_TLS:
+        {
+            ssize_t n = SSL_read(irc->connection.ssl, toBuf, bufSize);
+            if (n <= 0) {
+                int err = SSL_get_error(irc->connection.ssl, n);
+                if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+                    return -2;
+                }
+                return -1;
+            }
+            return n;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void IRC_Send(irc_client_t *irc, char *toSend)
+{
+    switch(irc->connectionInfo.connType)
+    {
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_PLAINTEXT:
+            NET_Send(irc->connection, toSend);
+            break;
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_TLS:
+            NET_TLS_Send(irc->connection, toSend);
+            break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+void IRC_Close(irc_client_t *irc)
+{
+    switch(irc->connectionInfo.connType)
+    {
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_PLAINTEXT:
+            NET_Close(irc->connection);
+            break;
+        case IRC_CONNECTION_TLS:
+            NET_TLS_Close(irc->connection);
+            break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+void IRC_SetConnectionParameters(char *host, int port, irc_connection_type_t conntype, irc_client_t *irc)
+{
+    snprintf(irc->connectionInfo.host, sizeof irc->connectionInfo.host, "%s", host);
+    irc->connectionInfo.port = port;
+    irc->connectionInfo.connType = conntype;
+}
+
+void IRC_SetIdentityParameters(char *nickname, char *username, char *realname, irc_client_t *irc)
+{
+    snprintf(irc->identity.nick, sizeof irc->identity.nick, "%s", nickname);
+    snprintf(irc->identity.username, sizeof irc->identity.username, "%s", username);
+    snprintf(irc->identity.realname, sizeof irc->identity.realname, "%s", realname);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c78b911..0cb39bc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "IRC/IRC.h"
 #include "IRC/IRC_structs.h"
@@ -16,9 +18,12 @@
 
 #include "credentials.h"
 
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int sockfd = NET_Connect("irc.libera.chat", 6667);
+    SSL_library_init();
+    OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms();
+    SSL_load_error_strings();
 
     fd_set readfds;
     static char linebuf[1026];
@@ -27,37 +32,38 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     char sendline[513];
 
     irc_client_t irc;
-    irc.sockfd = sockfd;
 
-    if(sockfd >= 0)
-    {
-        IRC_SetSASLParameters(SASL_MECHANISM_PLAIN, CREDENTIALS_USERNAME, CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD, &irc);
-        IRC_Register("BareBonesDude", "bbirc", "A Barebones IRC (https://gitea.codersquack.nl/thorium1256/bbirc) test", &irc);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
+    IRC_SetConnectionParameters("irc.libera.chat", 6697, IRC_CONNECTION_TLS, &irc);
+    IRC_Connect(&irc);
+    IRC_SetIdentityParameters("BareBonesDude", "bbirc", "A BareBones IRC (https://gitea.codersquack.nl/thorium1256/bbirc) test...", &irc);
+    IRC_SetSASLParameters(SASL_MECHANISM_PLAIN, CREDENTIALS_USERNAME, CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD, &irc);
+    IRC_Register( &irc);
+
 
     while(1)
     {
         FD_ZERO(&readfds);
         FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &readfds);
-        FD_SET(sockfd, &readfds);
+        FD_SET(irc.connection.sockfd, &readfds);
 
-        int maxfd = (sockfd > 0) ? sockfd + 1 : 1;
+        int maxfd = (irc.connection.sockfd > 0) ? irc.connection.sockfd + 1 : 1;
 
         select(maxfd, &readfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
         if(FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &readfds))
         {
             fgets(sendline, sizeof(sendline), stdin);
-            NET_Send(sockfd, sendline);
+            IRC_Send(&irc, sendline);
         }
 
-        if(FD_ISSET(sockfd, &readfds))
+        if(FD_ISSET(irc.connection.sockfd, &readfds))
         {
-            ssize_t n = recv(sockfd, recvline, sizeof(recvline), 0);
+            // ssize_t n = recv(irc.connection.sockfd, recvline, sizeof(recvline), 0);
+            ssize_t n = IRC_Receive(&irc, recvline, sizeof(recvline));
+            
+            if (n == -2) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             if(n <= 0) break;
             recvline[n] = NUL;
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     printf("Connection closed by foreign host.\n");
 
-    NET_Close(sockfd);
+    IRC_Close(&irc);
 
     return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/netcode.c b/src/netcode.c
index 1f07faf..3bbb3ff 100644
--- a/src/netcode.c
+++ b/src/netcode.c
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "netcode.h"
+#include "print.h"
 
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -8,9 +11,12 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
-int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
+sslSockfd_t NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
 {
+    sslSockfd_t sock = {NULL, -1, NULL};
     int status;
     struct addrinfo hints, *res;
 
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
     // save us from user or programmer stupidity
     if(!host)
     {
-        return -1;
+        return sock;
     }
 
     char portNumber[6];
@@ -32,11 +38,10 @@ int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
     if ((status = getaddrinfo(host, portNumber, &hints, &res)) == -1)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to lookup %s: %s\n", host, gai_strerror(status));
-        return -1;
+        return sock;
     }
 
     char ipstr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-    int sockfd = -1;
 
     for(struct addrinfo *p = res; p != NULL; p = p->ai_next)
     {
@@ -56,9 +61,9 @@ int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
         }
 
         inet_ntop(p->ai_family, addr, ipstr, sizeof ipstr);
-        printf("Connecting to %s (%s)...\n", host, ipstr);
+        printf("Connecting to %s:%d (%s:%d)...\n", host, port, ipstr, port);
 
-        if((sockfd = socket(p->ai_family, p->ai_socktype, p->ai_protocol)) == -1)
+        if((sock.sockfd = socket(p->ai_family, p->ai_socktype, p->ai_protocol)) == -1)
         {
             char perrorMsg[sizeof("Failed to connect to ") + sizeof ipstr];
             snprintf(perrorMsg, sizeof perrorMsg, "Failed to connect to %s", ipstr);
@@ -66,9 +71,9 @@ int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if((connect(sockfd, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen)) == -1)
+        if((connect(sock.sockfd, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen)) == -1)
         {
-            close(sockfd);
+            close(sock.sockfd);
             char perrorMsg[sizeof("Failed to connect to ") + sizeof ipstr];
             snprintf(perrorMsg, sizeof perrorMsg, "Failed to connect to %s", ipstr);
             perror(perrorMsg);
@@ -79,17 +84,10 @@ int NET_Connect(const char *host, int port)
         break;
     }
 
-    if(sockfd >= 0)
-    {
-        return sockfd;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return -1;
-    }
+    return sock;
 }
 
-void NET_Send(int sockfd, const char *toSend)
+void NET_Send(sslSockfd_t info, const char *toSend)
 {
     size_t bytesSent = 0;
     size_t sendLen = strlen(toSend);
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ void NET_Send(int sockfd, const char *toSend)
 
     while(bytesSent < sendLen)
     {
-        ssize_t sent = send(sockfd, toSend, sendLen - bytesSent, 0);
+        ssize_t sent = send(info.sockfd, toSend, sendLen - bytesSent, 0);
         if(sent == -1)
         {
             perror("NET_Send");
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ void NET_Send(int sockfd, const char *toSend)
 
         if(sent == 0)
         {
-            fprintf(stderr, "NET_Send: connection closed");
+            fprintf(stderr, "NET_Send: connection closed\n");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -115,11 +113,138 @@ void NET_Send(int sockfd, const char *toSend)
     }
 }
 
-void NET_Close(int sockfd)
+void NET_Close(sslSockfd_t info)
 {
-    if(sockfd >= 0)
+    if(info.sockfd >= 0)
     {
-        shutdown(sockfd, SHUT_RDWR);
-        close(sockfd);
+        shutdown(info.sockfd, SHUT_RDWR);
+        close(info.sockfd);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+sslSockfd_t NET_TLS_Connect(const char *host, int port)
+{
+    sslSockfd_t result;
+
+    result = NET_Connect(host, port);
+    if(result.sockfd < 0) return result;
+
+    int flags = fcntl(result.sockfd, F_GETFL, 0);
+    fcntl(result.sockfd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+
+
+    // const char *const CIPHER_LIST = 
+    // "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:"
+    // "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:"
+    // "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:"
+    // "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:"
+    // "ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:"
+    // "ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:"
+    // "DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:"
+    // "DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:"
+    // "DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305";
+
+    // if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(result.ctx, CIPHER_LIST) != 1) {
+    //     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set cipher list\n");
+    //     exit(1);
+    // }
+
+    result.ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
+if (!result.ctx) return result;
+
+    // SSL_CTX_set_verify(result.ctx, SSL_VERIFY_NONE, NULL);
+    // SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(result.ctx, TLS1_2_VERSION);
+    // SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(result.ctx, TLS1_2_VERSION);
+
+// SSL_CTX_set_options(result.ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 | SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION);
+// SSL_CTX_set_mode(result.ctx, SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY);
+
+    result.ssl = SSL_new(result.ctx);
+    if(!result.ssl)
+    {
+        SSL_CTX_free(result.ctx);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(result.ssl, host);
+
+    SSL_set_fd(result.ssl, result.sockfd);
+    SSL_set_connect_state(result.ssl);
+
+    int ret;
+    while((ret = SSL_connect(result.ssl)) != 1)
+    {
+        int err = SSL_get_error(result.ssl, ret);
+        if(err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ)
+        {
+            fd_set fds;
+            FD_ZERO(&fds);
+            FD_SET(result.sockfd, &fds);
+            select(result.sockfd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE)
+        {
+            fd_set fds;
+            FD_ZERO(&fds);
+            FD_SET(result.sockfd, &fds);
+            select(result.sockfd + 1, NULL, &fds, NULL, NULL);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SSL_free(result.ssl);
+            SSL_CTX_free(result.ctx);
+            result.ssl = NULL;
+            result.ctx = NULL;
+            result.sockfd = -1;
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+void NET_TLS_Send(sslSockfd_t info, const char* toSend)
+{
+    size_t bytesSent = 0;
+    size_t sendLen = strlen(toSend);
+
+    printf("> %s", toSend);
+
+    while(bytesSent < sendLen)
+    {
+        ssize_t sent = SSL_write(info.ssl, toSend + bytesSent, sendLen - bytesSent);
+        if(sent <= 0)
+        {
+            int err = SSL_get_error(info.ssl, sent);
+            if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+                usleep(1000);
+                continue;
+            } else if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
+                usleep(1000);
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                unsigned long errcode = ERR_get_error();
+                char errbuf[256];
+                ERR_error_string_n(errcode, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+                fprintf(stderr, "NET_TLS_Send: SSL_write error: %s\n", errbuf);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        bytesSent += sent;
+    }
+}
+
+void NET_TLS_Close(sslSockfd_t info)
+{
+    if (info.ssl) {
+        SSL_shutdown(info.ssl);
+        SSL_free(info.ssl);
+        SSL_CTX_free(info.ctx);
+    }
+    if (info.sockfd >= 0) {
+        close(info.sockfd);
+    }
+}
+