diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index e3bafe0..2a53d71 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ param_env_vars:
 opt_param_usage_include_env: true
 opt_param_env_vars:
   - { env_var: "FERNETKEY", env_value: "", desc: "Optionally define a custom fernet key, has to be base64-encoded 32-byte (only needed if container is frequently recreated, or if using multi-node setups, invalidating previous authentications)" }
+  - { env_var: "CERTFILE", env_value: "", desc: "Point this to a certificate file to enable HTTP over SSL (HTTPS) for the ldap auth daemon" }
+  - { env_var: "KEYFILE", env_value: "", desc: "Point this to the private key file, matching the certificate file referred to in CERTFILE" }
 
 # application setup block
 app_setup_block_enabled: true
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "27.07.20:", desc: "Add support for HTTP over SSL (HTTPS)." }
   - { date: "21.07.20:", desc: "Add support for optional user defined fernet key." }
   - { date: "02.06.20:", desc: "Rebasing to alpine 3.12, serve login page at `/ldaplogin` as well as `/login`, to prevent clashes with reverese proxied apps." }
   - { date: "17.05.20:", desc: "Add support for self-signed CA certs." }
diff --git a/root/app/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py b/root/app/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
index 3066928..dab9817 100644
--- a/root/app/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
+++ b/root/app/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     group.add_argument('-s', '--starttls', metavar="starttls",
         default="false",
         help=("Establish a STARTTLS protected session (Default: false)"))
+    group.add_argument('--disable-referrals', metavar="disable_referrals",
+        default="false",
+        help=("Sets ldap.OPT_REFERRALS to zero (Default: false)"))
     group.add_argument('-b', metavar="baseDn", dest="basedn", default='',
         help="LDAP base dn (Default: unset)")
     group.add_argument('-D', metavar="bindDn", dest="binddn", default='',
@@ -333,6 +336,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     }
     LDAPAuthHandler.set_params(auth_params)
     server = AuthHTTPServer(Listen, LDAPAuthHandler)
+    if os.path.isfile(os.environ.get("CERTFILE")) and os.path.isfile(os.environ.get("KEYFILE")):
+        import ssl
+        server.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (server.socket, certfile=os.environ.get("CERTFILE"), keyfile=os.environ.get("KEYFILE"), server_side=True)
+        sys.stdout.write("SSL enabled using certificate file %s and key file %s\n" % (os.environ.get("CERTFILE"), os.environ.get("KEYFILE")))
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, exit_handler)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, exit_handler)