diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index fcb9d05..2ff73f7 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             "type": "chrome",
             "request": "launch",
             "name": "Launch Chrome",
-            "url": "http://localhost:8000",
+            "url": "https://localhost:8000",
             "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/client"
         },
 
diff --git a/client/ws-client.js b/client/ws-client.js
index cfdcbab..a5e75d9 100644
--- a/client/ws-client.js
+++ b/client/ws-client.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var questionNumDisplay = document.querySelector('.quest');
 // #endregion
 
 // websocket to communicate with the server
-var ws = new WebSocket('ws://' + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + 'ws');
+var ws = new WebSocket('wss://' + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + 'ws');
 
 // #region speech recognition initialization
 var recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
diff --git a/server/cert.pem b/server/cert.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..649b950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/cert.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+IPuHt9VTVfApk8Amq+QWTup3szdoGfnDANZrbip+SsRneXPgGSvf6uv3+RefBrZN
+qCLadUjpjRyqlCxjnvHhUtDzn/dy5DvYw2rY5ylqtgGPPQIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3
+DQEBCwUAA4IBAQBGgbENTZjSbjokv4sqkHBEMCQSnLtsjiYWVaTdJlBdAB2B4xgH
+xygnqQOl3RnN07OZ91TTlLPQYAWEmvmUG0aoJQCW2ZeyB9YfCWct7uLFpZCm0C8w
+uWq4Uc+PzuJ/QTM6Yz4TJJzni/XzZT1lyxz07XQDlvJj1ex8ifyDPXqGcwaGrZ/Z
+b+iBvTF1KbaYSZ6RB8jr2BH8HWk3gdGtndThnKxaDv5101LUoVYZR3TqsTxLpAoG
+dTNwZtGRD5jg9r0icjsUV1yH2ZieouJZECi7Oia2cZ6iIJqio2ARuPEP/H3vbwFM
+Juy1ZC1b1X7dRGZigTQqBE7By38yXg4Y++BU
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/server/key.pem b/server/key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa05a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEogIBAAKCAQEA56EWGyHlMUIuMn8YgSafG+a6tMq42o0lD1bYdxepXtzwrAkj
+4o+3WBMzA8fhlo1giF2V20gl0lAsB4qj4BBW9RjwFjdxegRIu9bGbmHwYzUgUuGv
+UJVNgfxXsIfwFh7umlh5cR2vVR1KfO8doYpXP0VfFdlIILl41G5tvKXkvgB61LE2
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+VfApk8Amq+QWTup3szdoGfnDANZrbip+SsRneXPgGSvf6uv3+RefBrZNqCLadUjp
+jRyqlCxjnvHhUtDzn/dy5DvYw2rY5ylqtgGPPQIDAQABAoIBAHr9tw47JkbMnFkl
+0W4qgsu+7R64kgVCcw49D/3Uq5N6f7TpuYtAwpravvjf9rIJaduezca8/ZA6D9cF
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+WKgat8GtCHgiJZwD2xNIL6vK3ZW8uWcXNtOUBEECgYB8IMF85mGj7CV1buH5T/6+
+42zovPGwTT1dgs7YlGi5H0xXR/g8773K/PJQBR8BGhDUwhIcH0I1lv0jM4EiRruu
+eQZ7cVSryM+l3uv930jiaLAQ1MXw4CZNt7M7WkRcYoMnQD+vkBGkU75gvWDcaW3Z
+eciOkfKExZLsSeGZJfVt8QKBgFhkR4YHIfZLfadPAU7R0Dnribzfauk1REfN8yNz
+nfR+8fb+Eepb+uJ+VlTAS72n3P3EpR7RRw2y3fLTkVaqhnzacAxEpeBAHXEGe3ER
+HFDCdlvLHjnD4wycxwzpAQCcDij7qQpgi9iHTpv8i7mJE/K/3K+VhqS9+F3uHaRb
+wAcBAoGAe58kt4AHnHa67MutpTSBiM9CFqzOOJnp1HcU3eRlVgqoe8okZeaqTSQW
+hyte4cpsMLlfiVFU+xxzzSCRDAksmEewdy1/cEovdEEKeBn2UDFpVe9pix73jxnU
+roPAtn8PPB7VWRpClVpkOefMM+1mj5U+xdq/mM+LNPQvALENsbE=
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/server/ws-server.js b/server/ws-server.js
index 9b2dad9..7ee926e 100644
--- a/server/ws-server.js
+++ b/server/ws-server.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ const dialogflow = require('dialogflow');
 
 // server and websocket
 const WebSocket = require('ws');
+var fs = require('fs');
 const http = require('http');
+const https = require('https');
 const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 
@@ -20,7 +22,11 @@ app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/../client'));
 
 app.use('/', router);
 
-var server = http.createServer(app);
+// var server = http.createServer(app);
+var server = https.createServer({
+  key: fs.readFileSync('key.pem'),
+  cert: fs.readFileSync('cert.pem')
+}, app);
 
 server.listen(process.env.port || webSocketsServerPort, function () {
   console.log((new Date()) + ' Server is listening on port ' +