diff --git a/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m b/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
index 8dd162c3..1e8c2bcf 100644
--- a/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
+++ b/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
@@ -1212,17 +1212,30 @@ - (void)startRequest
             // see: http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2010/05/nsstream-tcp-and-ssl.html
             
             NSDictionary *sslProperties = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-                                      [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCFStreamSSLAllowsExpiredCertificates,
-                                      [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCFStreamSSLAllowsAnyRoot,
-                                      [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],  kCFStreamSSLValidatesCertificateChain,
-                                      kCFNull,kCFStreamSSLPeerName,
-                                      nil];
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCFStreamSSLAllowsExpiredCertificates,
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCFStreamSSLAllowsAnyRoot,
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],  kCFStreamSSLValidatesCertificateChain,
+                                           kCFNull,kCFStreamSSLPeerName,
+                                           @"kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0SSLv3", kCFStreamSSLLevel,
+                                           nil];
             
             CFReadStreamSetProperty((CFReadStreamRef)[self readStream], 
                                     kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings, 
                                     (CFTypeRef)sslProperties);
             [sslProperties release];
-        } 
+        }else {
+            NSDictionary *sslProperties = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO], kCFStreamSSLAllowsExpiredCertificates,
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO], kCFStreamSSLAllowsAnyRoot,
+                                           [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES],  kCFStreamSSLValidatesCertificateChain,
+                                           @"kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0SSLv3", kCFStreamSSLLevel,
+                                           nil];
+            
+            CFReadStreamSetProperty((CFReadStreamRef)[self readStream], 
+                                    kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings, 
+                                    (CFTypeRef)sslProperties);
+            [sslProperties release];
+        }
         
         // Tell CFNetwork to use a client certificate
         if (clientCertificateIdentity) {