verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
require 'net/https'
require 'net/http'
uri = URI.parse("https://www.yourDomain.gov/")
request = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request.use_ssl = true
request.ca_path = "/etc/ssl/certs/"
request.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
response = request.get("/")
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