diff --git a/horde_sdk/generic_api/generic_clients.py b/horde_sdk/generic_api/generic_clients.py
index 4a7a6d9..67b3ad5 100644
--- a/horde_sdk/generic_api/generic_clients.py
+++ b/horde_sdk/generic_api/generic_clients.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import os
+import ssl
 from abc import ABC
+from ssl import SSLContext
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
 import aiohttp
+import certifi
 import requests
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@
     GenericQueryFields,
 )
 
+_default_sslcontext = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=certifi.where())
+"""The default SSL context to use for aiohttp requests."""
+
 
 class ParsedRawRequest(BaseModel):
     """A helper class for passing around the data needed to make an actual web request."""
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ class BaseHordeAPIClient(ABC):
 
     # region Private Fields
     _aiohttp_session: aiohttp.ClientSession
+    _ssl_context: SSLContext
 
     _apikey: str | None
 
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ def __init__(
         path_fields: type[GenericPathFields] = GenericPathFields,
         query_fields: type[GenericQueryFields] = GenericQueryFields,
         accept_types: type[GenericAcceptTypes] = GenericAcceptTypes,
+        ssl_context: SSLContext = _default_sslcontext,
         **kwargs: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize a new `GenericHordeAPIClient` instance.
@@ -104,6 +112,11 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self._apikey = apikey
 
+        if not isinstance(ssl_context, SSLContext):
+            raise TypeError("`ssl_context` must be of type `SSLContext`!")
+
+        self._ssl_context = ssl_context
+
         if not self._apikey:
             self._apikey = ANON_API_KEY
 
@@ -445,6 +458,7 @@ async def submit_request(
                 params=parsed_request.request_queries,
                 json=parsed_request.request_body,
                 allow_redirects=True,
+                ssl=self._ssl_context,
             ) as response,
         ):
             raw_response_json = await response.json()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0cfbb28..34a5bbd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pydantic==2.9.2
 requests
 StrEnum
 loguru
+certifi
 aiohttp
 aiofiles
 aiodns