diff --git a/example/http_ssl_client/CMakeLists.txt b/example/http_ssl_client/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/example/http_ssl_client/CMakeLists.txt
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+add_executable(http_ssl_client main.cc)
+
+set(SSL_LIBS ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
+if(WIN32)
+	set(SSL_LIBS ${SSL_LIBS} crypt32)
+endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(http_ssl_client webcc ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(http_ssl_client "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")
+target_link_libraries(http_ssl_client ${SSL_LIBS})
diff --git a/example/http_ssl_client/main.cc b/example/http_ssl_client/main.cc
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+++ b/example/http_ssl_client/main.cc
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+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "webcc/http_ssl_client.h"
+#include "webcc/logger.h"
+
+void Test() {
+  webcc::HttpRequest request;
+  request.set_method(webcc::kHttpGet);
+  request.set_url("/LICENSE_1_0.txt");
+  request.SetHost("www.boost.org", "443");
+  request.UpdateStartLine();
+
+  webcc::HttpSslClient client;
+  if (client.Request(request)) {
+    std::cout << client.response()->content() << std::endl;
+  } else {
+    std::cout << webcc::DescribeError(client.error());
+    if (client.timed_out()) {
+      std::cout << " (timed out)";
+    }
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+  }
+}
+
+int main() {
+  WEBCC_LOG_INIT("", webcc::LOG_CONSOLE);
+
+  Test();
+
+  return 0;
+}