diff --git a/lib/transport/binary/connection.js b/lib/transport/binary/connection.js
index 86ea9493..a870f847 100644
--- a/lib/transport/binary/connection.js
+++ b/lib/transport/binary/connection.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var net = require('net'),
+	tls = require('tls'),
     util = require('util'),
     utils = require('../../utils'),
     errors = require('../../errors'),
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ var net = require('net'),
 function Connection (config) {
   EventEmitter.call(this);
   config = config || {};
+  this.ssl = config.ssl || false;
+  this.sslca = config.sslca || '';
   this.host = config.host || 'localhost';
   this.port = +config.port || 2424;
   this.socket = null;
@@ -126,7 +129,17 @@ Connection.prototype.cancel = function (err) {
  * @return {Socket} The socket.
  */
 Connection.prototype.createSocket = function () {
-  var socket = net.createConnection(this.port, this.host);
+  var socket = null;
+  if (this.ssl) {
+    var opts = {};
+    if (this.sslca) {
+      opts.ca = this.sslca;
+    }
+    socket = tls.connect(this.port, this.host, opts);
+  }
+  else {
+    socket = net.createConnection(this.port, this.host);
+  }
   socket.setNoDelay(true);
   socket.setMaxListeners(100);
   return socket;
diff --git a/lib/transport/binary/index.js b/lib/transport/binary/index.js
index 03d2be66..87844034 100644
--- a/lib/transport/binary/index.js
+++ b/lib/transport/binary/index.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ BinaryTransport.prototype.configure = function (config) {
 
   this.host = config.host || config.hostname || 'localhost';
   this.port = config.port || 2424;
+  this.ssl = config.ssl || false;
+  this.sslca = config.sslca || '';
   this.username = config.username || 'root';
   this.password = config.password || '';
 
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ BinaryTransport.prototype.configureConnection = function () {
   this.connection = new Connection({
     host: this.host,
     port: this.port,
+    ssl: this.ssl,
+    sslca: this.sslca,
     enableRIDBags: this.enableRIDBags,
     logger: this.logger,
     useToken: this.useToken