diff --git a/doc/api/https.markdown b/doc/api/https.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac1edf04c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/https.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+## HTTPS
+
+HTTPS is the HTTP protocol over TLS/SSL. In Node this is implemented as a
+separate module.
+
+## https.Server
+## https.createServer
+
+Example:
+
+    // curl -k https://localhost:8000/
+    var https = require('https');
+    var fs = require('fs');
+
+    var options = {
+      key: fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/keys/agent2-key.pem'),
+      cert: fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/keys/agent2-cert.pem')
+    };
+
+    https.createServer(options, function (req, res) {
+      res.writeHead(200);
+      res.end("hello world\n");
+    }).listen(8000);
+
+
+## https.request
+
+Makes a request to a secure web server.
+
+Example:
+
+    var https = require('https');
+
+    var options = {
+      host: 'encrypted.google.com',
+      port: 443,
+      path: '/',
+      method: 'GET'
+    };
+
+    var req = https.request(options, function(res) {
+      console.log("statusCode: ", res.statusCode);
+      console.log("headers: ", res.headers);
+
+      res.on('data', function(d) {
+        process.stdout.write(d);
+      });
+    });
+    req.end();
+
+    req.on('error', function(e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    });
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lib/crypto.js b/lib/crypto.js
index f7f6437533..2b6fc0e1d5 100644
--- a/lib/crypto.js
+++ b/lib/crypto.js
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ try {
 }
 
 
-function Credentials(method) {
+function Credentials(secureProtocol) {
   if (!(this instanceof Credentials)) {
-    return new Credentials(method);
+    return new Credentials(secureProtocol);
   }
 
   if (!crypto) {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ function Credentials(method) {
 
   this.context = new SecureContext();
 
-  if (method) {
-    this.context.init(method);
+  if (secureProtocol) {
+    this.context.init(secureProtocol);
   } else {
     this.context.init();
   }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports.Credentials = Credentials;
 
 exports.createCredentials = function(options) {
   if (!options) options = {};
-  var c = new Credentials(options.method);
+  var c = new Credentials(options.secureProtocol);
 
   if (options.key) c.context.setKey(options.key);
 
diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index d9633024d7..6e4a066de3 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ function Agent(host, port) {
   this.maxSockets = 5;
 }
 util.inherits(Agent, EventEmitter);
+exports.Agent = Agent;
 
 
 Agent.prototype.appendMessage = function(options) {
@@ -1149,16 +1150,19 @@ function getAgent(host, port) {
 }
 
 
-exports.request = function(options, cb) {
-  var agent = getAgent(options.host, options.port);
+exports._requestFromAgent = function(agent, options, cb) {
   var req = agent.appendMessage(options);
-
   if (cb) req.once('response', cb);
-
   return req;
 };
 
 
+exports.request = function(options, cb) {
+  var agent = getAgent(options.host, options.port);
+  return exports._requestFromAgent(agent, options, cb);
+};
+
+
 exports.get = function(options, cb) {
   options.method = 'GET';
   var req = exports.request(options, cb);
diff --git a/lib/https.js b/lib/https.js
index c3e17a3602..e2555f0017 100644
--- a/lib/https.js
+++ b/lib/https.js
@@ -20,3 +20,42 @@ exports.Server = Server;
 exports.createServer = function(opts, requestListener) {
   return new Server(opts, requestListener);
 };
+
+
+// HTTPS agents.
+var agents = {};
+
+function Agent(options) {
+  http.Agent.call(this, options.host, options.port);
+
+  this.options = options;
+}
+inherits(Agent, http.Agent);
+
+
+Agent.prototype._getConnection = function(host, port, cb) {
+  var s = tls.connect(port, host, this.options, function() {
+    // do other checks here?
+    if (cb) cb();
+  });
+
+  return s;
+};
+
+
+function getAgent(options) {
+  var id = options.host + ':' + options.port;
+  var agent = agents[id];
+
+  if (!agent) {
+    agent = agents[id] = new Agent(options);
+  }
+
+  return agent;
+}
+
+
+exports.request = function(options, cb) {
+  var agent = getAgent(options);
+  return http._requestFromAgent(agent, options, cb);
+};