diff --git a/src/Http_Worker.c b/src/Http_Worker.c
index ccd78be78..ca9964e1e 100644
--- a/src/Http_Worker.c
+++ b/src/Http_Worker.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static cc_result HttpBackend_Do(struct HttpRequest* req, cc_string* url) {
 #include "SSL.h"
 
 static void HttpBackend_Init(void) {
+	SSLBackend_Init(httpsVerify);
 	//httpOnly = true; // TODO: insecure
 }
 
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ static cc_result HttpBackend_Do(struct HttpRequest* req, cc_string* urlStr) {
 }
 
 static cc_bool HttpBackend_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
-	return false;
+	return SSLBackend_DescribeError(res, dst);
 }
 #elif defined CC_BUILD_WININET
 /*########################################################################################################################*
diff --git a/src/Platform_WinApi.c b/src/Platform_WinApi.c
index e2cf735aa..03913ed4a 100644
--- a/src/Platform_WinApi.c
+++ b/src/Platform_WinApi.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ cc_result Socket_Connect(cc_socket* s, const cc_string* address, int port, cc_bo
 	if (*s == -1) return _WSAGetLastError();
 
 	if (nonblocking) {
-		int blockingMode = -1; /* non-blocking mode */
+		u_long blockingMode = -1; /* non-blocking mode */
 		_ioctlsocket(*s, FIONBIO, &blockingMode);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/SSL.c b/src/SSL.c
index e8d5190c2..a51afa2e5 100644
--- a/src/SSL.c
+++ b/src/SSL.c
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 
 #if defined CC_BUILD_SCHANNEL
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define NOSERVICE
+#define NOMCX
+#define NOIME
 #include <windows.h>
 #define SECURITY_WIN32
-#include <security.h>
+#include <sspi.h>
 #include <schannel.h>
 #include "Platform.h"
-#pragma comment (lib, "secur32.lib")
+#include "String.h"
+#include "Funcs.h"
 
 /* https://gist.github.com/mmozeiko/c0dfcc8fec527a90a02145d2cc0bfb6d */
 /* https://web.archive.org/web/20210116110926/http://www.coastrd.com/c-schannel-smtp */
@@ -16,17 +20,46 @@
 /* https://hpbn.co/transport-layer-security-tls/ */
 #define TLS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE (16384 + 512) /* 16kb record size + header/mac/padding */
 /* TODO: Check against sizes.cbMaximumMessage */
+static void* secur32_lib;
+static INIT_SECURITY_INTERFACE_A _InitSecurityInterfaceA;
+static PSecurityFunctionTableA sspiFPs;
+static cc_bool _verifyCerts;
+
+void SSLBackend_Init(cc_bool verifyCerts) {
+	/* NOTE: Windows 95 secur32.dll doesn't export EncryptMessage/DecryptMessage */
+	/*  so instead retrieve function pointers via SecurityFunctionTable table */
+	static const struct DynamicLibSym funcs[] = {
+		DynamicLib_Sym(InitSecurityInterfaceA)
+	};
+	static const cc_string secur32  = String_FromConst("secur32.dll");
+	static const cc_string security = String_FromConst("security.dll");
+	_verifyCerts = verifyCerts;
+
+	/* TODO: Load later?? prob too hard */
+	DynamicLib_LoadAll(&secur32, funcs, Array_Elems(funcs), &secur32_lib);
+	if (secur32_lib) return;
+
+	/* Windows NT 4.0 only has Security.dll, 9x and later have Secur32.dll */
+	/*  (on ??? and later, Security.dll just contains forwards to Secur32.dll */
+	DynamicLib_LoadAll(&security, funcs, Array_Elems(funcs), &secur32_lib);
+}
+
+cc_bool SSLBackend_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
+	return Platform_DescribeErrorExt(res, dst, secur32_lib);
+}
+
 
 struct SSLContext {
-    cc_socket socket;
-    CredHandle handle;
-    CtxtHandle context;
-    SecPkgContext_StreamSizes sizes;
-    int bufferLen;
-    int leftover; /* number of unprocessed bytes leftover from last successful DecryptMessage */
-    int decryptedSize;
-    char* decryptedData;
-    char incoming[TLS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
+	cc_socket socket;
+	CredHandle handle;
+	CtxtHandle context;
+	SecPkgContext_StreamSizes sizes;
+	DWORD flags;
+	int bufferLen;
+	int leftover; /* number of unprocessed bytes leftover from last successful DecryptMessage */
+	int decryptedSize;
+	char* decryptedData;
+	char incoming[TLS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
 };
 
 static SECURITY_STATUS SSL_CreateHandle(struct SSLContext* ctx) {
@@ -34,8 +67,8 @@ static SECURITY_STATUS SSL_CreateHandle(struct SSLContext* ctx) {
 	cred.dwVersion = SCHANNEL_CRED_VERSION;
 	cred.dwFlags   = SCH_CRED_AUTO_CRED_VALIDATION | SCH_CRED_NO_DEFAULT_CREDS;
 
-	return AcquireCredentialsHandleA(NULL, UNISP_NAME_A, SECPKG_CRED_OUTBOUND, NULL,
-		&cred, NULL, NULL, &ctx->handle, NULL);
+	return sspiFPs->AcquireCredentialsHandleA(NULL, UNISP_NAME_A, SECPKG_CRED_OUTBOUND, NULL,
+						&cred, NULL, NULL, &ctx->handle, NULL);
 }
 
 static cc_result SSL_SendRaw(cc_socket socket, const cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count) {
@@ -67,36 +100,34 @@ static cc_result SSL_RecvRaw(struct SSLContext* ctx) {
 	if (!read) return ERR_END_OF_STREAM;
 
 	ctx->bufferLen += read;
-    return 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
-#define SSL_FLAGS ISC_REQ_REPLAY_DETECT | ISC_REQ_SEQUENCE_DETECT | ISC_REQ_USE_SUPPLIED_CREDS | ISC_REQ_CONFIDENTIALITY | ISC_REQ_ALLOCATE_MEMORY | ISC_REQ_STREAM
-
 /* Sends the initial TLS handshake ClientHello message to the server */
 static SECURITY_STATUS SSL_Connect(struct SSLContext* ctx, const char* hostname) {
 	SecBuffer out_buffers[1];
 	SecBufferDesc out_desc;
 	SECURITY_STATUS res;
-	DWORD flags = SSL_FLAGS;
+	DWORD flags = ctx->flags;
 
 	out_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_TOKEN;
 	out_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = NULL;
 	out_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = 0;
 
 	out_desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
-	out_desc.cBuffers  = ARRAYSIZE(out_buffers);
+	out_desc.cBuffers  = Array_Elems(out_buffers);
 	out_desc.pBuffers  = out_buffers;
 
-	res = InitializeSecurityContextA(&ctx->handle, NULL, hostname, flags, 0, 0,
-				NULL, 0, &ctx->context, &out_desc, &flags, NULL);
+	res = sspiFPs->InitializeSecurityContextA(&ctx->handle, NULL, hostname, flags, 0, 0,
+						NULL, 0, &ctx->context, &out_desc, &flags, NULL);
 	if (res != SEC_I_CONTINUE_NEEDED) return res;
 	res = 0;
 
 	/* Send initial handshake to the server (if there is one) */
 	if (out_buffers[0].pvBuffer) {
 		res = SSL_SendRaw(ctx->socket, out_buffers[0].pvBuffer, out_buffers[0].cbBuffer);
-		FreeContextBuffer(out_buffers[0].pvBuffer);
+		sspiFPs->FreeContextBuffer(out_buffers[0].pvBuffer);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
@@ -109,72 +140,71 @@ static SECURITY_STATUS SSL_Negotiate(struct SSLContext* ctx) {
 	SecBufferDesc out_desc;
 	cc_uint32 leftover_len;
 	SECURITY_STATUS sec;
-	cc_uint32 read;
 	cc_result res;
 	DWORD flags;
 
-    for (;;)
-    {
+	for (;;)
+	{
 		/* buffer 0 = data received from server which SChannel processes */
 		/* buffer 1 = any leftover data which SChannel didn't process this time */
 		/*  (this data must be persisted, as it will be used next time around) */
-        in_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_TOKEN;
-        in_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = ctx->incoming;
-        in_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = ctx->bufferLen;
-        in_buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
+		in_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_TOKEN;
+		in_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = ctx->incoming;
+		in_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = ctx->bufferLen;
+		in_buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
 		in_buffers[1].pvBuffer   = NULL;
 		in_buffers[1].cbBuffer   = 0;
 
-        out_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_TOKEN;
+		out_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_TOKEN;
 		out_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = NULL;
 		out_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = 0;
 
 		in_desc.ulVersion  = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
-		in_desc.cBuffers   = ARRAYSIZE(in_buffers);
+		in_desc.cBuffers   = Array_Elems(in_buffers);
 		in_desc.pBuffers   = in_buffers;
 
 		out_desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
-		out_desc.cBuffers  = ARRAYSIZE(out_buffers);
+		out_desc.cBuffers  = Array_Elems(out_buffers);
 		out_desc.pBuffers  = out_buffers;
 
-		flags = SSL_FLAGS;
-        sec   = InitializeSecurityContextA(&ctx->handle, &ctx->context, NULL, flags, 0, 0,
-					&in_desc, 0, NULL, &out_desc, &flags, NULL);
+		flags = ctx->flags;
+		sec   = sspiFPs->InitializeSecurityContextA(&ctx->handle, &ctx->context, NULL, flags, 0, 0,
+							&in_desc, 0, NULL, &out_desc, &flags, NULL);
 
-        if (in_buffers[1].BufferType == SECBUFFER_EXTRA)
-        {
+		if (in_buffers[1].BufferType == SECBUFFER_EXTRA)
+		{
 			/* SChannel didn't process the entirety of the input buffer */
 			/*  So move the leftover data back to the front of the input buffer */
 			leftover_len = in_buffers[1].cbBuffer;
-            memmove(ctx->incoming, ctx->incoming + (ctx->bufferLen - leftover_len), leftover_len);
+			memmove(ctx->incoming, ctx->incoming + (ctx->bufferLen - leftover_len), leftover_len);
 			ctx->bufferLen = leftover_len;
-        }
-        else
-        {
+		}
+		else
+		{
 			/* SChannel processed entirely of input buffer */
 			ctx->bufferLen = 0;
-        }
+		}
 
 		/* Handshake completed */
 		if (sec == SEC_E_OK) break;
 
 		/* Need to send data to the server */
-        if (sec == SEC_I_CONTINUE_NEEDED)
-        {
+		if (sec == SEC_I_CONTINUE_NEEDED)
+		{
 			res = SSL_SendRaw(ctx->socket, out_buffers[0].pvBuffer, out_buffers[0].cbBuffer);
-            FreeContextBuffer(out_buffers[0].pvBuffer); /* TODO always free? */
+			sspiFPs->FreeContextBuffer(out_buffers[0].pvBuffer); /* TODO always free? */
 
 			if (res) return res;
 			continue;
-        }
-        
+		}
+		
 		if (sec != SEC_E_INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE) return sec;
 		/* SEC_E_INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE case - need to read more data from the server first */
 		if ((res = SSL_RecvRaw(ctx))) return res;
-    }
+	}
 
-    QueryContextAttributesA(&ctx->context, SECPKG_ATTR_STREAM_SIZES, &ctx->sizes);
-    return 0;
+	sspiFPs->QueryContextAttributesA(&ctx->context, SECPKG_ATTR_STREAM_SIZES, &ctx->sizes);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 cc_result SSL_Init(cc_socket socket, const cc_string* host_, void** out_ctx) {
@@ -182,16 +212,23 @@ cc_result SSL_Init(cc_socket socket, const cc_string* host_, void** out_ctx) {
 	SECURITY_STATUS res;
 	cc_winstring host;
 
+	if (!_InitSecurityInterfaceA) return HTTP_ERR_NO_SSL;
+	if (!sspiFPs) sspiFPs = _InitSecurityInterfaceA();
+	if (!sspiFPs) return ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
 	ctx = Mem_TryAllocCleared(1, sizeof(struct SSLContext));
 	if (!ctx) return ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 	*out_ctx = (void*)ctx;
 
+	ctx->flags = ISC_REQ_REPLAY_DETECT | ISC_REQ_SEQUENCE_DETECT | ISC_REQ_USE_SUPPLIED_CREDS | ISC_REQ_CONFIDENTIALITY | ISC_REQ_ALLOCATE_MEMORY | ISC_REQ_STREAM;
+	if (!_verifyCerts) ctx->flags |= ISC_REQ_MANUAL_CRED_VALIDATION;
+
 	ctx->socket = socket;
 	Platform_EncodeString(&host, host_);
 
-	if ((res = SSL_CreateHandle(ctx)))       return res;
+	if ((res = SSL_CreateHandle(ctx)))	   return res;
 	if ((res = SSL_Connect(ctx, host.ansi))) return res;
-	if ((res = SSL_Negotiate(ctx)))          return res;
+	if ((res = SSL_Negotiate(ctx)))		  return res;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -223,8 +260,8 @@ static cc_result SSL_ReadDecrypted(struct SSLContext* ctx, cc_uint8* data, cc_ui
 
 cc_result SSL_Read(void* ctx_, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* read) {
 	struct SSLContext* ctx = ctx_;
-	SecBuffer out_buffers[4];
-	SecBufferDesc out_desc;
+	SecBuffer buffers[4];
+	SecBufferDesc desc;
 	SECURITY_STATUS sec;
 	cc_result res;
 
@@ -236,36 +273,35 @@ cc_result SSL_Read(void* ctx_, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* read)
 		/* if any ciphertext data, then try to decrypt it */
 		if (ctx->bufferLen)
 		{
-			out_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_DATA;
-			out_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = ctx->incoming;
-			out_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = ctx->bufferLen;
-			out_buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
-			out_buffers[2].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
-			out_buffers[3].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
+			/* https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/stream-contexts */
+			buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_DATA;
+			buffers[0].pvBuffer   = ctx->incoming;
+			buffers[0].cbBuffer   = ctx->bufferLen;
+			buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
+			buffers[2].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
+			buffers[3].BufferType = SECBUFFER_EMPTY;
 
-			out_desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
-			out_desc.cBuffers  = ARRAYSIZE(out_buffers);
-			out_desc.pBuffers  = out_buffers;
+			desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
+			desc.cBuffers  = Array_Elems(buffers);
+			desc.pBuffers  = buffers;
 
-			sec = DecryptMessage(&ctx->context, &out_desc, 0, NULL);
+			sec = sspiFPs->DecryptMessage(&ctx->context, &desc, 0, NULL);
 			if (sec == SEC_E_OK)
-			{
-				/* After successful decryption the SECBUFFERS will be: */
-				/*   buffer[0] = headers */
-				/*   buffer[1] = content */
-				/*   buffer[2] = trailers */
-				/*   buffer[3] = extra, if any leftover unprocessed data */
-				ctx->decryptedData = out_buffers[1].pvBuffer;
-				ctx->decryptedSize = out_buffers[1].cbBuffer;
-				ctx->leftover      = out_buffers[3].BufferType == SECBUFFER_EXTRA ? out_buffers[3].cbBuffer : 0;
+			{				
+				/* After successful decryption the SecBuffers will be: */
+				/*   buffers[0] = headers */
+				/*   buffers[1] = content */
+				/*   buffers[2] = trailers */
+				/*   buffers[3] = extra, if any leftover unprocessed data */
+				ctx->decryptedData = buffers[1].pvBuffer;
+				ctx->decryptedSize = buffers[1].cbBuffer;
+				ctx->leftover	   = buffers[3].BufferType == SECBUFFER_EXTRA ? buffers[3].cbBuffer : 0;
 
 				return SSL_ReadDecrypted(ctx, data, count, read);
 			}
 			
 			if (sec != SEC_E_INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE) return sec;
 			/* SEC_E_INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE case - still need to read more data from the server first */
-
-			/* TODO free output buffer? */
 		}
 
 		/* not enough data received yet to decrypt, so need to read more data from the server */
@@ -276,33 +312,33 @@ cc_result SSL_Read(void* ctx_, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* read)
 
 static cc_result SSL_WriteChunk(struct SSLContext* s, const cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count) {
 	char buffer[TLS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
-	SecBuffer in_buffers[3];
-	SecBufferDesc in_desc;
+	SecBuffer buffers[3];
+	SecBufferDesc desc;
 	SECURITY_STATUS res;
 	int total;
 
-	in_buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_STREAM_HEADER;
-	in_buffers[0].pvBuffer   = buffer;
-	in_buffers[0].cbBuffer   = s->sizes.cbHeader;
-	in_buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_DATA;
-	in_buffers[1].pvBuffer   = buffer + s->sizes.cbHeader;
-	in_buffers[1].cbBuffer   = count;
-	in_buffers[2].BufferType = SECBUFFER_STREAM_TRAILER;
-	in_buffers[2].pvBuffer   = buffer + s->sizes.cbHeader + count;
-	in_buffers[2].cbBuffer   = s->sizes.cbTrailer;
+	buffers[0].BufferType = SECBUFFER_STREAM_HEADER;
+	buffers[0].pvBuffer   = buffer;
+	buffers[0].cbBuffer   = s->sizes.cbHeader;
+	buffers[1].BufferType = SECBUFFER_DATA;
+	buffers[1].pvBuffer   = buffer + s->sizes.cbHeader;
+	buffers[1].cbBuffer   = count;
+	buffers[2].BufferType = SECBUFFER_STREAM_TRAILER;
+	buffers[2].pvBuffer   = buffer + s->sizes.cbHeader + count;
+	buffers[2].cbBuffer   = s->sizes.cbTrailer;
 
 	/* See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/sspi/nf-sspi-encryptmessage */
 	/*  ".. The message is encrypted in place, overwriting the original contents of the structure" */
-	Mem_Copy(in_buffers[1].pvBuffer, data, count);
+	Mem_Copy(buffers[1].pvBuffer, data, count);
 	
-	in_desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
-	in_desc.cBuffers  = ARRAYSIZE(in_buffers);
-	in_desc.pBuffers  = in_buffers;
-	if ((res = EncryptMessage(&s->context, 0, &in_desc, 0))) return res;
+	desc.ulVersion = SECBUFFER_VERSION;
+	desc.cBuffers  = Array_Elems(buffers);
+	desc.pBuffers  = buffers;
+	if ((res = sspiFPs->EncryptMessage(&s->context, 0, &desc, 0))) return res;
 
 	/* NOTE: Okay to write in one go, since all three buffers will be contiguous */
 	/*  (as TLS record header size will always be the same size) */
-	total = in_buffers[0].cbBuffer + in_buffers[1].cbBuffer + in_buffers[2].cbBuffer;
+	total = buffers[0].cbBuffer + buffers[1].cbBuffer + buffers[2].cbBuffer;
 	return SSL_SendRaw(s->socket, buffer, total);
 }
 
@@ -327,12 +363,15 @@ cc_result SSL_Write(void* ctx, const cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32*
 cc_result SSL_Free(void* ctx_) {
 	/* TODO send TLS close */
 	struct SSLContext* ctx = (struct SSLContext*)ctx_;
-	DeleteSecurityContext(&ctx->context);
-	FreeCredentialsHandle(&ctx->handle);
+	sspiFPs->DeleteSecurityContext(&ctx->context);
+	sspiFPs->FreeCredentialsHandle(&ctx->handle);
 	Mem_Free(ctx);
 	return 0; 
 }
 #else
+void SSLBackend_Init(cc_bool verifyCerts) { }
+cc_bool SSLBackend_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) { return false; }
+
 cc_result SSL_Init(cc_socket socket, const cc_string* host, void** ctx) {
 	return HTTP_ERR_NO_SSL;
 }
diff --git a/src/SSL.h b/src/SSL.h
index d42c93481..2f1548f4b 100644
--- a/src/SSL.h
+++ b/src/SSL.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Wraps a socket connection in a TLS/SSL connection
 Copyright 2014-2022 ClassiCube | Licensed under BSD-3
 */
 
+void SSLBackend_Init(cc_bool verifyCerts);
+cc_bool SSLBackend_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst);
 
 cc_result SSL_Init(cc_socket socket, const cc_string* host, void** ctx);
 cc_result SSL_Read(void* ctx, cc_uint8* data, cc_uint32 count, cc_uint32* read);