diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b5a6c4249..646e02ed1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ before_install:
     if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then
       qbtconf="$qbtconf --prefix="$qbt_path" PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/qt55/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
     else
-      qbtconf="$qbtconf --prefix="$qbt_path""
+      qbtconf="$qbtconf --prefix="$qbt_path" PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
     fi
 
   # options for specific branches
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ install:
       # dependencies
       brew update > /dev/null
       brew outdated "pkg-config" || brew upgrade "pkg-config"
-      brew install colormake ccache zlib qt libtorrent-rasterbar
+      brew install colormake ccache zlib qt openssl libtorrent-rasterbar
+
       PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
       brew link --force zlib qt
 
@@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ install:
 
         sudo ln -s /usr/local/opt/qt/mkspecs /usr/local/mkspecs
         sudo ln -s /usr/local/opt/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
-      fi
 
-      MY_CMAKE_OPENSSL_HINT="-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl/"
+        MY_CMAKE_OPENSSL_HINT="-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl/"
+      fi
     fi
   - |
     if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "$coverity_branch" ]; then
@@ -159,8 +160,8 @@ script:
         # For some reason for RC_1_1 we need to also specify the OpenSSL compiler/linker flags
         # Homebrew doesn't symlink OpenSSL for security reasons
         ./bootstrap.sh
-        ./configure $qbtconf CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $(PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" pkg-config --cflags openssl) -std=c++14" \
-          LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $(PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" pkg-config --libs openssl)"
+        ./configure $qbtconf CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++14"
+
         sed -i "" -e "s/^\(CC.*&&\).*$/\1 $CC/" src/Makefile  # workaround for Qt & ccache: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-31034
         sed -i "" -e "s/^\(CXX.*&&\).*$/\1 $CXX/" src/Makefile
         sed -i "" -e 's/^\(CXXFLAGS.*\)$/\1 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -Wno-inconsistent-missing-override/' src/Makefile
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc3fc7f27..012605d47 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include(FeatureSummary)
 # version requirements
 set(requiredBoostVersion 1.35)
 set(requiredQtVersion 5.5.1)
+set(requiredOpensslVersion 1.0)
 
 if(WIN32)
     include(winconf)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0cc216f94..47533ffb9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ EXPAND_BINDIR
 EXPAND_PREFIX
 zlib_LIBS
 zlib_CFLAGS
+openssl_LIBS
+openssl_CFLAGS
 libtorrent_LIBS
 libtorrent_CFLAGS
 BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB
@@ -745,6 +747,8 @@ Qt5Svg_CFLAGS
 Qt5Svg_LIBS
 libtorrent_CFLAGS
 libtorrent_LIBS
+openssl_CFLAGS
+openssl_LIBS
 zlib_CFLAGS
 zlib_LIBS'
 
@@ -1433,6 +1437,10 @@ Some influential environment variables:
               C compiler flags for libtorrent, overriding pkg-config
   libtorrent_LIBS
               linker flags for libtorrent, overriding pkg-config
+  openssl_CFLAGS
+              C compiler flags for openssl, overriding pkg-config
+  openssl_LIBS
+              linker flags for openssl, overriding pkg-config
   zlib_CFLAGS C compiler flags for zlib, overriding pkg-config
   zlib_LIBS   linker flags for zlib, overriding pkg-config
 
@@ -5391,6 +5399,99 @@ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
+pkg_failed=no
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for openssl" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for openssl... " >&6; }
+
+if test -n "$openssl_CFLAGS"; then
+    pkg_cv_openssl_CFLAGS="$openssl_CFLAGS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"openssl >= 1.0\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "openssl >= 1.0") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_openssl_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "openssl >= 1.0" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+if test -n "$openssl_LIBS"; then
+    pkg_cv_openssl_LIBS="$openssl_LIBS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"openssl >= 1.0\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "openssl >= 1.0") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_openssl_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "openssl >= 1.0" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+
+
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        openssl_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "openssl >= 1.0" 2>&1`
+        else
+	        openssl_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "openssl >= 1.0" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$openssl_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
+
+	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (openssl >= 1.0) were not met:
+
+$openssl_PKG_ERRORS
+
+Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
+installed software in a non-standard prefix.
+
+Alternatively, you may set the environment variables openssl_CFLAGS
+and openssl_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
+See the pkg-config man page for more details." "$LINENO" 5
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	{ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
+as_fn_error $? "The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
+is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
+path to pkg-config.
+
+Alternatively, you may set the environment variables openssl_CFLAGS
+and openssl_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
+See the pkg-config man page for more details.
+
+To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+else
+	openssl_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_openssl_CFLAGS
+	openssl_LIBS=$pkg_cv_openssl_LIBS
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+	CXXFLAGS="$openssl_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+                  LIBS="$openssl_LIBS $LIBS"
+fi
+
+
 pkg_failed=no
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for zlib" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for zlib... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6fb0ec932..751403ba8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(libtorrent,
                   [CXXFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                   LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS $LIBS"])
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(openssl,
+                  [openssl >= 1.0],
+                  [CXXFLAGS="$openssl_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+                  LIBS="$openssl_LIBS $LIBS"])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(zlib,
                  [zlib >= 1.2.5.2],
                  [CXXFLAGS="$zlib_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([DETECT_CPP11_PROGRAM()],
                    QBT_CXX11_FOUND="yes"],
                   [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
                    QBT_CXX11_FOUND="no"])
-                  
+
 # In case of no, check if the compiler can support at least C++11
 # and if yes, enable it leaving a warning to the user
 AS_IF([test "x$QBT_CXX11_FOUND" = "xno"],
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 364d9fc59..eb746d6c5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ include(QbtTargetSources)
 
 find_package(Boost ${requiredBoostVersion} REQUIRED)
 find_package(LibtorrentRasterbar REQUIRED)
+find_package(OpenSSL ${requiredOpensslVersion} REQUIRED)
 
 if (Boost_VERSION VERSION_LESS 106000)
     add_definitions(-DBOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES)