-   
-   // CA-Dir
-   string certdir = _config->Find("Acquire::https::CaPath","");
-   if(certdir != "")
-      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CAPATH, certdir.c_str());
-   
-   // Server-verify 
-   int verify = _config->FindI("Acquire::https::Verify-Host",2);
-   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, verify);
+
+   // ... and associated key.
+   string key = _config->Find("Acquire::https::SslKey","");
+   knob = "Acquire::https::"+remotehost+"::SslKey";
+   key = _config->Find(knob.c_str(),key.c_str());
+   if(key != "")
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSLKEY, key.c_str());
+
+   // Allow forcing SSL version to SSLv3 or TLSv1 (SSLv2 is not
+   // supported by GnuTLS).
+   long final_version = CURL_SSLVERSION_DEFAULT;
+   string sslversion = _config->Find("Acquire::https::SslForceVersion","");
+   knob = "Acquire::https::"+remotehost+"::SslForceVersion";
+   sslversion = _config->Find(knob.c_str(),sslversion.c_str());
+   if(sslversion == "TLSv1")
+     final_version = CURL_SSLVERSION_TLSv1;
+   else if(sslversion == "SSLv3")
+     final_version = CURL_SSLVERSION_SSLv3;
+   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, final_version);