diff --git a/etc/sahara/sahara.conf.sample b/etc/sahara/sahara.conf.sample
index 5bbd539f06..29ce6aa18f 100644
--- a/etc/sahara/sahara.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/sahara/sahara.conf.sample
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 #logging_exception_prefix = %(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(process)d TRACE %(name)s %(instance)s
 
 # List of logger=LEVEL pairs. (list value)
-#default_log_levels = amqplib=WARN,qpid.messaging=INFO,stevedore=INFO,eventlet.wsgi.server=WARN,sqlalchemy=WARN,boto=WARN,suds=INFO,keystone=INFO,paramiko=WARN,requests=WARN,iso8601=WARN
+#default_log_levels = amqp=WARN,amqplib=WARN,boto=WARN,qpid=WARN,sqlalchemy=WARN,suds=INFO,oslo.messaging=INFO,iso8601=WARN,requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool=WARN,urllib3.connectionpool=WARN,websocket=WARN,keystonemiddleware=WARN,routes.middleware=WARN,stevedore=WARN
 
 # Enables or disables publication of error events. (boolean value)
 #publish_errors = false
@@ -914,6 +914,25 @@
 #allow_insecure_clients = false
 
 
+[ssl]
+
+#
+# From ssl.config
+#
+
+# CA certificate file to use to verify connecting clients. (string
+# value)
+#ca_file = <None>
+
+# Certificate file to use when starting the server securely. (string
+# value)
+#cert_file = <None>
+
+# Private key file to use when starting the server securely. (string
+# value)
+#key_file = <None>
+
+
 [swift]
 
 #
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index d0844d8cde..e24aa0e726 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module=log
 module=periodic_task
 module=policy
+module=sslutils
 module=threadgroup
 module=uuidutils
 
diff --git a/sahara/cli/sahara_all.py b/sahara/cli/sahara_all.py
index cd3405db89..55b5498de2 100644
--- a/sahara/cli/sahara_all.py
+++ b/sahara/cli/sahara_all.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ patches.patch_all()
 import os
 import sys
 
-import eventlet
-from eventlet import wsgi
 from oslo import i18n
 
 
@@ -59,6 +57,4 @@ def main():
     server.setup_sahara_engine()
     server.setup_auth_policy()
 
-    from oslo.config import cfg
-    wsgi.server(eventlet.listen((cfg.CONF.host, cfg.CONF.port), backlog=500),
-                app, log=logging.WritableLogger(LOG), debug=False)
+    server.start_server(app)
diff --git a/sahara/cli/sahara_api.py b/sahara/cli/sahara_api.py
index afc4414fb5..158b8009f2 100644
--- a/sahara/cli/sahara_api.py
+++ b/sahara/cli/sahara_api.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ patches.patch_all()
 import os
 import sys
 
-import eventlet
-from eventlet import wsgi
 from oslo import i18n
 
 
@@ -58,6 +56,4 @@ def main():
     server.setup_sahara_api('distributed')
     server.setup_auth_policy()
 
-    from oslo.config import cfg
-    wsgi.server(eventlet.listen((cfg.CONF.host, cfg.CONF.port), backlog=500),
-                app, log=logging.WritableLogger(LOG), debug=False)
+    server.start_server(app)
diff --git a/sahara/main.py b/sahara/main.py
index 9308a0c0ab..4234bbed98 100644
--- a/sahara/main.py
+++ b/sahara/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import os
 
+import eventlet
+from eventlet import wsgi
 import flask
 from oslo.config import cfg
 import six
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ from sahara import context
 from sahara.i18n import _LI
 from sahara.i18n import _LW
 from sahara.openstack.common import log
+from sahara.openstack.common import sslutils
 from sahara.plugins import base as plugins_base
 from sahara.service import api as service_api
 from sahara.service.edp import api as edp_api
@@ -191,3 +194,12 @@ def _get_ops_driver(driver_name):
     LOG.info(_LI("Loading '%s' ops"), driver_name)
 
     return _load_driver('sahara.run.mode', driver_name)
+
+
+def start_server(app):
+    sock = eventlet.listen((cfg.CONF.host, cfg.CONF.port), backlog=500)
+    if sslutils.is_enabled():
+        LOG.info(_LI("Using HTTPS for port %s"), cfg.CONF.port)
+        sock = sslutils.wrap(sock)
+
+    wsgi.server(sock, app, log=log.WritableLogger(LOG), debug=False)
diff --git a/sahara/openstack/common/sslutils.py b/sahara/openstack/common/sslutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3628c3dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sahara/openstack/common/sslutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import copy
+import os
+import ssl
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
+from sahara.openstack.common._i18n import _
+
+
+ssl_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('ca_file',
+               help="CA certificate file to use to verify "
+                    "connecting clients."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('cert_file',
+               help="Certificate file to use when starting "
+                    "the server securely."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('key_file',
+               help="Private key file to use when starting "
+                    "the server securely."),
+]
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+config_section = 'ssl'
+CONF.register_opts(ssl_opts, config_section)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    """Entry point for oslo.config-generator."""
+    return [(config_section, copy.deepcopy(ssl_opts))]
+
+
+def is_enabled():
+    cert_file = CONF.ssl.cert_file
+    key_file = CONF.ssl.key_file
+    ca_file = CONF.ssl.ca_file
+    use_ssl = cert_file or key_file
+
+    if cert_file and not os.path.exists(cert_file):
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to find cert_file : %s") % cert_file)
+
+    if ca_file and not os.path.exists(ca_file):
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to find ca_file : %s") % ca_file)
+
+    if key_file and not os.path.exists(key_file):
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to find key_file : %s") % key_file)
+
+    if use_ssl and (not cert_file or not key_file):
+        raise RuntimeError(_("When running server in SSL mode, you must "
+                             "specify both a cert_file and key_file "
+                             "option value in your configuration file"))
+
+    return use_ssl
+
+
+def wrap(sock):
+    ssl_kwargs = {
+        'server_side': True,
+        'certfile': CONF.ssl.cert_file,
+        'keyfile': CONF.ssl.key_file,
+        'cert_reqs': ssl.CERT_NONE,
+    }
+
+    if CONF.ssl.ca_file:
+        ssl_kwargs['ca_certs'] = CONF.ssl.ca_file
+        ssl_kwargs['cert_reqs'] = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+
+    return ssl.wrap_socket(sock, **ssl_kwargs)
+
+
+_SSL_PROTOCOLS = {
+    "tlsv1": ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
+    "sslv23": ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23,
+    "sslv3": ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3
+}
+
+try:
+    _SSL_PROTOCOLS["sslv2"] = ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2
+except AttributeError:
+    pass
+
+
+def validate_ssl_version(version):
+    key = version.lower()
+    try:
+        return _SSL_PROTOCOLS[key]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Invalid SSL version : %s") % version)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 33bd002a23..ee2a0fdcb3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ oslo.config.opts =
     log.config = sahara.openstack.common.log:list_opts
     periodic.config = sahara.openstack.common.periodic_task:list_opts
     policy.config = sahara.openstack.common.policy:list_opts
+    ssl.config = sahara.openstack.common.sslutils:list_opts
 
 [build_sphinx]
 all_files = 1
diff --git a/tools/config/config-generator.sahara.conf b/tools/config/config-generator.sahara.conf
index 7b89f3acc3..f227a59cbf 100644
--- a/tools/config/config-generator.sahara.conf
+++ b/tools/config/config-generator.sahara.conf
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ namespace = keystonemiddleware.auth_token
 namespace = log.config
 namespace = periodic.config
 namespace = policy.config
+namespace = ssl.config