---
name: "Net::HTTPS"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-net-http"
version: "6.24-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::HTTPS"
---

# Net::HTTPS(3pm)

Low-level HTTP over SSL/TLS connection (client)

## NAME

Net::HTTPS - Low-level HTTP over SSL/TLS connection (client)

## VERSION

version 6.24

## DESCRIPTION

The `"Net::HTTPS"` is a low-level HTTP over SSL/TLS client.  The interface is the same as the interface for `"Net::HTTP"`, but the constructor takes additional parameters as accepted by IO::Socket::SSL.  The `"Net::HTTPS"` object is an `"IO::Socket::SSL"` too, which makes it inherit additional methods from that base class.

For historical reasons this module also supports using `"Net::SSL"` (from the Crypt-SSLeay distribution) as its SSL driver and base class.  This base is automatically selected if available and `"IO::Socket::SSL"` isn't.  You might also force which implementation to use by setting `$Net::HTTPS::SSL_SOCKET_CLASS` before loading this module.  If not set this variable is initialized from the `"PERL_NET_HTTPS_SSL_SOCKET_CLASS"` environment variable.

## ENVIRONMENT

You might set the `"PERL_NET_HTTPS_SSL_SOCKET_CLASS"` environment variable to the name of the base SSL implementation (and Net::HTTPS base class) to use.  The default is `"IO::Socket::SSL"`.  Currently the only other supported value is `"Net::SSL"`.

## SEE ALSO

Net::HTTP, IO::Socket::SSL

## AUTHOR

Gisle Aas \<gisle@activestate.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2001 by Gisle Aas.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.