diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f296dd4..5593253 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ blynk = blynklib.Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH)
  
 # advanced options of lib init
 # from __future__ import print_function
-# blynk = blynklib.Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH, server='blynk-cloud.com', port=80, heartbeat=10, rcv_buffer=1024, log=print)
+# blynk = blynklib.Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH, server='blynk-cloud.com', port=80, ssl=False, heartbeat=10, rcv_buffer=1024, log=print)
+
+# Lib init with hardware SSL connection example
+# blynk = blynklib.Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH, port=443, ssl_cert='default')
+# the ssl_cert='default' is for default blynk server (blynk-cloud.com) or self hosted server with Let's Encrypt certificate.
+
+# if you have self hosted server with your own self signed certificate, then you can change ssl_cert with your
+# own CA file. For example if you have CA file in /home/blynk/ca.crt, then the param will be
+# blynk = blynklib.Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH, port=443, ssl_mode='/home/blynk/ca.crt')
 
 # register handler for Virtual Pin V22 reading by Blynk App.
 # when a widget in Blynk App asks Virtual Pin data from server within given configurable interval (1,2,5,10 sec etc) 
diff --git a/blynklib.py b/blynklib.py
index 0341f2e..e5ab5fc 100644
--- a/blynklib.py
+++ b/blynklib.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Protocol(object):
     STATUS_OK = const(200)
     VPIN_MAX_NUM = const(32)
 
-    _msg_id = 1
+    _msg_id = 0
 
     def _get_msg_id(self, **kwargs):
         if 'msg_id' in kwargs:
@@ -381,4 +381,4 @@ def run(self):
                 self.log(b_err)
                 self.disconnect()
             except Exception as g_exc:
-                self.log(g_exc)
+                self.log(g_exc)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blynklib_cp.py b/blynklib_cp.py
index f8730aa..c7e25d9 100644
--- a/blynklib_cp.py
+++ b/blynklib_cp.py
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 __version__ = '0.2.5'
 
+import os
 import socket
-import time
+import ssl
 import struct
+import time
 
 LOGO = """
         ___  __          __
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ def internal_msg(self, *args):
 class Connection(Protocol):
     SOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT = 5
     SOCK_TIMEOUT = 0.05
+    SOCK_SSL_TIMEOUT = 1
     EAGAIN = 11
     ETIMEDOUT = 60
     RETRIES_TX_DELAY = 2
@@ -144,13 +147,14 @@ class Connection(Protocol):
     _last_ping_time = 0
     _last_send_time = 0
 
-    def __init__(self, token, server='blynk-cloud.com', port=80, heartbeat=10, rcv_buffer=1024, log=stub_log):
+    def __init__(self, token, server='blynk-cloud.com', port=80, ssl_cert=None, heartbeat=10, rcv_buffer=1024, log=stub_log):
         self.token = token
         self.server = server
         self.port = port
         self.heartbeat = heartbeat
         self.rcv_buffer = rcv_buffer
         self.log = log
+        self.ssl_cert = ssl_cert
 
     def send(self, data):
         retries = self.RETRIES_TX_MAX_NUM
@@ -197,6 +201,17 @@ def _get_socket(self):
             self._socket = socket.socket()
             self._socket.connect(socket.getaddrinfo(self.server, self.port)[0][4])
             self._socket.settimeout(self.SOCK_TIMEOUT)
+            if self.ssl_cert:
+                self.log('Using SSL socket...')
+                if (self.ssl_cert == "default"):
+                    sslContext = ssl.create_default_context()
+                    caFile = os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/certificate/_blynk-cloudcom.crt"
+                    sslContext.load_verify_locations(cafile=caFile)
+                else:
+                    sslContext = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=self.ssl_cert)
+                sslContext.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+                self._socket.settimeout(self.SOCK_SSL_TIMEOUT)
+                self._socket = sslContext.wrap_socket(sock=self._socket, server_hostname=self.server)
             self.log('Connected to blynk server')
         except Exception as g_exc:
             raise BlynkError('Connection with the Blynk server failed: {}'.format(g_exc))
diff --git a/certificate/_blynk-cloudcom.crt b/certificate/_blynk-cloudcom.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a83f9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/certificate/_blynk-cloudcom.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+VQQGEwJVQTENMAsGA1UECAwES3lpdjENMAsGA1UEBwwES3lpdjELMAkGA1UECgwC
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+k4MGb1zihKbIXUzsjslONK4FY5rlQUSwKJgEAVF0ClxB4g6dECm0ckc=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----