diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 1fb237a..189dff2 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -238,6 +238,106 @@ This example assumes rows with three fields, symbol, price and size.
 The `c` class throws exceptions of C\# class Exceptions both for typical socket read/write reasons and in higher level cases; 
 that is, errors at the q level rather than the Socket level.
 
+## SSL/TLS Connections
+
+SSL/TLS connections can be customized by use of the `KdbTlsOptions` class. A helper class `KdbTls` exists for commonly used settings, which can  produce a `KdbTlsOptions`. For full flexibility `KdbTlsOptions` can be used directly.
+To gain an understanding on the use of SSL/TLS, its useful to consult the following resources:
+
+* [`TLS/SSL best practices`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/sslstream-best-practices)
+* [`SslStream class`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.security.sslstream?view=net-8.0)
+* [`SslStream.authenticateasclient`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.security.sslstream.beginauthenticateasclient?view=net-8.0#system-net-security-sslstream-beginauthenticateasclient(system-string-system-security-cryptography-x509certificates-x509certificatecollection-system-security-authentication-sslprotocols-system-boolean-system-asynccallback-system-object)))
+* [`Using SSL/TLS with KDB+`](https://code.kx.com/q/kb/ssl/)
+
+### SSL/TLS Examples
+
+#### Connecting with host/ip verification
+
+Connects and checks host/ip on the server cert (i.e. the server certicate has been issues to the host/ip you are connecting to)
+
+```
+var conn = new c(host, port, usernamePassword, 65536, true);
+```
+
+#### Connecting without hostname verification
+
+To connect without hostname verification but reject other validation failures (such as untrusted private-CA certs).
+
+```c#
+var conn = new c(host, port, usernamePassword, 65536, KdbTls.IgnoreHostnameMismatch(host));
+```
+
+Connection errors for untrusted server certs recieved by the client can be prevented by installing the server cert to the client OS trust store as a trusted root.
+
+For example, on Ubuntu/Debian
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates
+sudo cp ca-cert.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/foobar-ca.crt
+sudo update-ca-certificates
+```
+
+Please consult your OS for details on adding trusted certs.
+
+#### Connecting without hostname verification and cert chain errors
+
+Tolerate hostname mismatch and chain errors example:
+
+```c#
+var conn = new c(host, port, usernamePassword, 65536, new KdbTlsOptions {
+        Enabled = true,
+        TargetHost = targetHost,
+        RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = (sender, certificate, chain, errors) =>
+        {
+            if (certificate == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var cert2 = certificate as X509Certificate2 ?? new X509Certificate2(certificate);
+            var actualThumbprint = cert2.Thumbprint?.Replace(" ", "");
+            var expected = expectedThumbprint?.Replace(" ", "");
+
+            if (!string.Equals(actualThumbprint, expected, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var allowedErrors = SslPolicyErrors.None;
+
+            if (ignoreHostnameMismatch)
+            {
+                allowedErrors |= SslPolicyErrors.RemoteCertificateNameMismatch;
+            }
+
+            allowedErrors |= SslPolicyErrors.RemoteCertificateChainErrors;
+
+            return (errors & ~allowedErrors) == SslPolicyErrors.None;
+    })
+```
+
+#### Client side key and cert
+
+If you wish to provide a client side private key and cert to the server, the following demonstrates this:
+
+```c#
+using System.IO;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+
+var certPem = File.ReadAllText("client-cert.pem");
+var keyPem = File.ReadAllText("client-private-key.pem");
+
+var clientCert = X509Certificate2.CreateFromPem(certPem, keyPem);
+
+var tls = new KdbTlsOptions
+{
+    Enabled = true,
+    TargetHost = host
+};
+
+tls.ClientCertificates.Add(clientCert);
+
+var conn = new c(host, port, usernamePassword, 65536, tls);
+```
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/kx/KdbTls.cs b/kx/KdbTls.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e36acef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kx/KdbTls.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System.Net.Security;
+
+namespace kx
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides helper methods for creating common TLS configurations
+    /// for KDB+ client connections.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class KdbTls
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a TLS configuration that uses the default platform
+        /// certificate validation behaviour.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetHost">
+        /// The target host name used during TLS authentication.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A <see cref="KdbTlsOptions"/> instance configured for standard TLS validation.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static KdbTlsOptions Default(string targetHost) =>
+            new KdbTlsOptions
+            {
+                Enabled = true,
+                TargetHost = targetHost
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a TLS configuration that ignores certificate host name mismatch
+        /// errors while still rejecting other certificate validation failures
+        /// such as untrusted private-CA cert or self-signed certs.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetHost">
+        /// The target host name used during TLS authentication.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A <see cref="KdbTlsOptions"/> instance configured to ignore
+        /// <see cref="SslPolicyErrors.RemoteCertificateNameMismatch"/>.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static KdbTlsOptions IgnoreHostnameMismatch(string targetHost) =>
+            new KdbTlsOptions
+            {
+                Enabled = true,
+                TargetHost = targetHost,
+                RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = (sender, certificate, chain, errors) =>
+                {
+                    var filteredErrors = errors & ~SslPolicyErrors.RemoteCertificateNameMismatch;
+                    return filteredErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None;
+                }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a TLS configuration that accepts any server certificate.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetHost">
+        /// The target host name used during TLS authentication.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A <see cref="KdbTlsOptions"/> instance configured to accept all server certificates.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This disables certificate validation and should only be used in controlled
+        /// environments where the security implications are understood.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static KdbTlsOptions Insecure(string targetHost) =>
+#pragma warning disable CA5359
+            new KdbTlsOptions
+            {
+                Enabled = true,
+                TargetHost = targetHost,
+                RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = (sender, certificate, chain, errors) => true
+            };
+#pragma warning restore CA5359
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/kx/KdbTlsOptions.cs b/kx/KdbTlsOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40d6cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kx/KdbTlsOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net.Security;
+using System.Security.Authentication;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+
+namespace kx
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines TLS/SSL options for a KDB+ client connection.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class KdbTlsOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a disabled TLS configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static KdbTlsOptions Disabled { get; } = new KdbTlsOptions
+        {
+            Enabled = false
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether TLS is enabled for the connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Enabled { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the target host name used during TLS authentication.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value is typically used for server certificate name validation.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public string TargetHost { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the client certificates to present to the server during TLS authentication.
+        /// </summary>
+        public X509CertificateCollection ClientCertificates { get; } = new X509CertificateCollection();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the allowed SSL/TLS protocol versions.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SslProtocols? EnabledSslProtocols { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the certificate revocation checking mode to use during TLS authentication.
+        /// </summary>
+        public X509RevocationMode? CertificateRevocationCheckMode { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the callback used to validate the remote server certificate.
+        /// </summary>
+        public RemoteCertificateValidationCallback RemoteCertificateValidationCallback { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the callback used to select a local client certificate.
+        /// </summary>
+        public LocalCertificateSelectionCallback LocalCertificateSelectionCallback { get; set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/kx/c.cs b/kx/c.cs
index e50ec3e..f9fa017 100644
--- a/kx/c.cs
+++ b/kx/c.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Security;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Security.Authentication;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -129,17 +131,14 @@ public class c : IDisposable
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="host" /> was null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="port" /> must be between <see cref="System.Net.IPEndPoint.MinPort" /> and <see cref="System.Net.IPEndPoint.MaxPort" /></exception>
         /// <exception cref="KException">Unable to connect to KDB+ process, access denied or process unavailable.</exception>
-        public c(string host,
-            int port)
-            : this(host, port, Environment.UserName)
-        {
-        }
+        public c(string host, int port) : this(host, port, Environment.UserName) { }
 
-        private c(string host,
+        private c(
+            string host,
             int port,
             string userPassword,
             int maxBufferSize,
-            bool useTLS,
+            KdbTlsOptions tlsOptions,
             bool uds)
         {
             if (host == null)
@@ -173,10 +172,26 @@ private c(string host,
                     IPAddress.IsLoopback((_socket.RemoteEndPoint as IPEndPoint).Address);
             }
             _clientStream = new NetworkStream(_socket);
-            if (useTLS)
-            {
-                _clientStream = new SslStream(_clientStream, false);
-                ((SslStream)_clientStream).AuthenticateAsClient(host);
+            if (tlsOptions != null && tlsOptions.Enabled)
+            {
+                var sslStream = new SslStream(
+                    _clientStream,
+                    leaveInnerStreamOpen: false,
+                    tlsOptions.RemoteCertificateValidationCallback,
+                    tlsOptions.LocalCertificateSelectionCallback);
+                var targetHost = tlsOptions.TargetHost ?? host;
+                var clientCertificates = tlsOptions.ClientCertificates;
+                var enabledSslProtocols = tlsOptions.EnabledSslProtocols ?? SslProtocols.None;
+                var checkCertificateRevocation =
+                    tlsOptions.CertificateRevocationCheckMode.HasValue &&
+                    tlsOptions.CertificateRevocationCheckMode.Value != X509RevocationMode.NoCheck;
+
+                sslStream.AuthenticateAsClient(
+                    targetHost,
+                    clientCertificates,
+                    enabledSslProtocols,
+                    checkCertificateRevocation);
+                _clientStream = sslStream;
             }
             _writeBuffer = new byte[2 + userPassword.Length];
             _writePosition = 0;
@@ -204,12 +219,38 @@ private c(string host,
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="host" /> or <paramref name="userPassword" /> was null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="port" /> must be between <see cref="System.Net.IPEndPoint.MinPort" /> and <see cref="System.Net.IPEndPoint.MaxPort" /></exception>
         /// <exception cref="KException">Unable to connect to KDB+ process, access denied or process unavailable.</exception>
-        public c(string host,
+        public c(
+            string host,
             int port,
             string userPassword,
             int maxBufferSize = DefaultMaxBufferSize,
             bool useTLS = false)
-            : this(host, port, userPassword, maxBufferSize, useTLS, false)
+            : this(host, port, userPassword, maxBufferSize, useTLS ? KdbTls.Default(host) : KdbTlsOptions.Disabled, false)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <param name="host">The hostname or IP address of the KDB+ server.</param>
+        /// <param name="port">The TCP port of the KDB+ server.</param>
+        /// <param name="userPassword">The username/password string used for authentication.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxBufferSize">The maximum buffer size used for IPC messages.</param>
+        /// <param name="tlsOptions">The TLS options to use for the connection.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
+        /// <paramref name="host"/> or <paramref name="userPassword"/> was null.
+        /// </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">
+        /// <paramref name="port"/> must be between <see cref="IPEndPoint.MinPort"/> and
+        /// <see cref="IPEndPoint.MaxPort"/>.
+        /// </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="KException">
+        /// Unable to connect to the KDB+ process, access denied, or process unavailable.
+        /// </exception>
+        public c(
+            string host,
+            int port,
+            string userPassword,
+            int maxBufferSize,
+            KdbTlsOptions tlsOptions)
+            : this(host,port,userPassword,maxBufferSize,tlsOptions ?? KdbTlsOptions.Disabled,false)
         {
         }
 
@@ -221,15 +262,40 @@ public c(string host,
         /// <param name="file">uds file e.g. "/tmp/kx.5010" is the default with kdb+ listening on port 5010</param>
         /// <param name="userPassword">The username and passsword, as "username:password" for remote authorisation.</param>
         /// <param name="maxBufferSize">The maximum buffer size, default is 65536.</param>
-        /// <param name="useTLS">A boolean flag indicating whether or not TLS authentication is enabled, default is false.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="file" /> or <paramref name="userPassword" /> was null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="KException">Unable to connect to KDB+ process, access denied or process unavailable.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="PlatformNotSupportedException">The current OS does not support Unix Domain Sockets</exception>
-        public c(string file,
+        public c(
+            string file,
             string userPassword,
-            int maxBufferSize = DefaultMaxBufferSize,
-            bool useTLS = false)
-            : this(file, 0, userPassword, maxBufferSize, useTLS, true)
+            int maxBufferSize = DefaultMaxBufferSize)
+            : this(file, 0, userPassword, maxBufferSize, KdbTlsOptions.Disabled, true)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initialises a new instance of <see cref="c"/> using a Unix Domain Socket connection,
+        /// a username/password for authentication, a maximum buffer size, and explicit TLS options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="file">The Unix Domain Socket file path.</param>
+        /// <param name="userPassword">The username/password string used for authentication.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxBufferSize">The maximum buffer size used for IPC messages.</param>
+        /// <param name="tlsOptions">The TLS options to use for the connection.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
+        /// <paramref name="file"/> or <paramref name="userPassword"/> was null.
+        /// </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="KException">
+        /// Unable to connect to the KDB+ process, access denied, or process unavailable.
+        /// </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="PlatformNotSupportedException">
+        /// The current operating system does not support Unix Domain Sockets.
+        /// </exception>
+        public c(
+            string file,
+            string userPassword,
+            int maxBufferSize,
+            KdbTlsOptions tlsOptions)
+            : this(file, 0, userPassword, maxBufferSize, tlsOptions ?? KdbTlsOptions.Disabled, true)
         {
         }