diff --git a/httpbin/c/main.c b/httpbin/c/main.c
index e871d26..e86e0bd 100644
--- a/httpbin/c/main.c
+++ b/httpbin/c/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
+#include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
                      POST_BODY
 
 #define DEBUG_LEVEL 0
+#define CA_CERT_PATH "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" // most distros use this path for CA certs, adjust if needed
 
 static void my_debug(void *ctx, int level,
                      const char *file, int line, const char *str)
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ int main(void) {
     mbedtls_net_context server_fd;
     mbedtls_ssl_context ssl;
     mbedtls_ssl_config conf;
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt cacert;
 
     mbedtls_printf("Initializing TLS structures...");
     fflush(stdout);
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ int main(void) {
     mbedtls_net_init(&server_fd);
     mbedtls_ssl_init(&ssl);
     mbedtls_ssl_config_init(&conf);
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt_init(&cacert);
 
     mbedtls_printf(" ok\n");
 
@@ -89,8 +93,21 @@ int main(void) {
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE); // for the demo purposes, not safe for prod
+    // mbedtls_printf("Loading CA certificate from %s...", CA_CERT_PATH);
+    // fflush(stdout);
+    
+    // ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file(&cacert, CA_CERT_PATH);
+    // if (ret != 0) {
+    //     mbedtls_printf(" failed\n  ! mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file returned -0x%x\n", -ret);
+    //     goto exit;
+    // }
+    // mbedtls_printf(" ok\n");
+    
+    // mbedtls_ssl_conf_ca_chain(&conf, &cacert, NULL);
+    // mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED);
 
+    mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE); // no good for prod
+    
     mbedtls_debug_set_threshold(DEBUG_LEVEL);
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_dbg(&conf, my_debug, stdout);
 
@@ -215,6 +232,7 @@ exit:
     mbedtls_net_free(&server_fd);
     mbedtls_ssl_free(&ssl);
     mbedtls_ssl_config_free(&conf);
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt_free(&cacert);
 
     mbedtls_printf(" ok\n\n");
 
diff --git a/wikipedia/c/main.c b/wikipedia/c/main.c
index 6ccea8a..cbd00e3 100644
--- a/wikipedia/c/main.c
+++ b/wikipedia/c/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
+#include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
                     "Connection: close\r\n\r\n"
 
 #define DEBUG_LEVEL 0
+#define CA_CERT_PATH "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" // most distros use this path for CA certs, adjust if needed
 
 static void my_debug(void *ctx, int level,
                      const char *file, int line, const char *str)
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ int main(void) {
     mbedtls_net_context server_fd;
     mbedtls_ssl_context ssl;
     mbedtls_ssl_config conf;
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt cacert;
 
     mbedtls_printf("Initializing TLS structures...");
     fflush(stdout);
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ int main(void) {
     mbedtls_net_init(&server_fd);
     mbedtls_ssl_init(&ssl);
     mbedtls_ssl_config_init(&conf);
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt_init(&cacert);
 
     mbedtls_printf(" ok\n");
 
@@ -145,7 +149,22 @@ int main(void) {
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE);
+    // mbedtls_printf("Loading CA certificate from %s...", CA_CERT_PATH);
+    // fflush(stdout);
+    
+    // ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file(&cacert, CA_CERT_PATH);
+    // if (ret != 0) {
+    //     mbedtls_printf(" failed\n  ! mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file returned -0x%x\n", -ret);
+    //     goto exit;
+    // }
+    // mbedtls_printf(" ok\n");
+
+    
+    // mbedtls_ssl_conf_ca_chain(&conf, &cacert, NULL);
+    // mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED);
+
+    mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE); // not good for prod
+
     mbedtls_debug_set_threshold(DEBUG_LEVEL);
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_dbg(&conf, my_debug, stdout);
 
@@ -234,6 +253,7 @@ exit:
     mbedtls_net_free(&server_fd);
     mbedtls_ssl_free(&ssl);
     mbedtls_ssl_config_free(&conf);
+    // mbedtls_x509_crt_free(&cacert);
 
     mbedtls_printf(" ok\n\n");