# SSL connection issue

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/ssl-connection-issue/5446>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** ssl, troubleshooting\
**Created:** [May 24, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/ssl-connection-issue/5446 "2017-05-24T11:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Azolo](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/azolo/32/2189_2.png) [@Azolo](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/Azolo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/ssl-connection-issue/5446/10 "2017-05-25T18:16:00Z")

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Instead of using the `:cacertfile` use the `:cacerts` option.

```elixir
cert1 = File.read!("path/to/cert1.pem") |> :public_key.pem_decode
cert2 = File.read!("path/to/cert2.pem") |> :public_key.pem_decode

cacerts = [cert1, cert2]

```

SSL in Erlang is the most confusing thing ever.

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