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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright 2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import http.client
+import os
+import re
+import ssl
+
+import tiny_test_fw
+import ttfw_idf
+from tiny_test_fw import Utility
+
+server_cert_pem = '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n'\
+                  'MIIDKzCCAhOgAwIBAgIUBxM3WJf2bP12kAfqhmhhjZWv0ukwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL\n'\
+                  'BQAwJTEjMCEGA1UEAwwaRVNQMzIgSFRUUFMgc2VydmVyIGV4YW1wbGUwHhcNMTgx\n'\
+                  'MDE3MTEzMjU3WhcNMjgxMDE0MTEzMjU3WjAlMSMwIQYDVQQDDBpFU1AzMiBIVFRQ\n'\
+                  'UyBzZXJ2ZXIgZXhhbXBsZTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEB\n'\
+                  'ALBint6nP77RCQcmKgwPtTsGK0uClxg+LwKJ3WXuye3oqnnjqJCwMEneXzGdG09T\n'\
+                  'sA0SyNPwrEgebLCH80an3gWU4pHDdqGHfJQa2jBL290e/5L5MB+6PTs2NKcojK/k\n'\
+                  'qcZkn58MWXhDW1NpAnJtjVniK2Ksvr/YIYSbyD+JiEs0MGxEx+kOl9d7hRHJaIzd\n'\
+                  'GF/vO2pl295v1qXekAlkgNMtYIVAjUy9CMpqaQBCQRL+BmPSJRkXBsYk8GPnieS4\n'\
+                  'sUsp53DsNvCCtWDT6fd9D1v+BB6nDk/FCPKhtjYOwOAZlX4wWNSZpRNr5dfrxKsb\n'\
+                  'jAn4PCuR2akdF4G8WLUeDWECAwEAAaNTMFEwHQYDVR0OBBYEFMnmdJKOEepXrHI/\n'\
+                  'ivM6mVqJgAX8MB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFMnmdJKOEepXrHI/ivM6mVqJgAX8MA8GA1Ud\n'\
+                  'EwEB/wQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQADggEBADiXIGEkSsN0SLSfCF1VNWO3\n'\
+                  'emBurfOcDq4EGEaxRKAU0814VEmU87btIDx80+z5Dbf+GGHCPrY7odIkxGNn0DJY\n'\
+                  'W1WcF+DOcbiWoUN6DTkAML0SMnp8aGj9ffx3x+qoggT+vGdWVVA4pgwqZT7Ybntx\n'\
+                  'bkzcNFW0sqmCv4IN1t4w6L0A87ZwsNwVpre/j6uyBw7s8YoJHDLRFT6g7qgn0tcN\n'\
+                  'ZufhNISvgWCVJQy/SZjNBHSpnIdCUSJAeTY2mkM4sGxY0Widk8LnjydxZUSxC3Nl\n'\
+                  'hb6pnMh3jRq4h0+5CZielA4/a+TdrNPv/qok67ot/XJdY3qHCCd8O2b14OVq9jo=\n'\
+                  '-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n'
+
+success_response = '<h1>Hello Secure World!</h1>'
+
+
+@ttfw_idf.idf_example_test(env_tag='Example_WIFI')
+def test_examples_protocol_https_server_simple(env, extra_data):  # type: (tiny_test_fw.Env.Env, None) -> None # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """
+    steps: |
+      1. join AP
+      2. connect to www.howsmyssl.com:443
+      3. send http request
+    """
+    dut1 = env.get_dut('https_server_simple', 'examples/protocols/https_server/simple', dut_class=ttfw_idf.ESP32DUT)
+    # check and log bin size
+    binary_file = os.path.join(dut1.app.binary_path, 'https_server.bin')
+    bin_size = os.path.getsize(binary_file)
+    ttfw_idf.log_performance('https_server_simple_bin_size', '{}KB'.format(bin_size // 1024))
+    # start test
+    dut1.start_app()
+    # Parse IP address and port of the server
+    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'Starting server'))
+    got_port = dut1.expect(re.compile(r'Server listening on port (\d+)'), timeout=30)[0]
+    Utility.console_log('Waiting to connect with AP')
+
+    got_ip = dut1.expect(re.compile(r'IPv4 address: (\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)'), timeout=30)[0]
+    # Expected logs
+
+    Utility.console_log('Got IP   : ' + got_ip)
+    Utility.console_log('Got Port : ' + got_port)
+
+    Utility.console_log('Performing GET request over an SSL connection with the server')
+
+    ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+    ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+    ssl_context.check_hostname = False
+    ssl_context.load_verify_locations(cadata=server_cert_pem)
+    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(got_ip, got_port, context=ssl_context)
+    Utility.console_log('Performing SSL handshake with the server')
+    conn.request('GET','/')
+    resp = conn.getresponse()
+    dut1.expect('performing session handshake')
+    got_resp = resp.read().decode('utf-8')
+    # Close the connection
+    if got_resp != success_response:
+        Utility.console_log('Response obtained does not match with correct response')
+        raise RuntimeError('Failed to test SSL connection')
+
+    Utility.console_log('Correct response obtained')
+    Utility.console_log('SSL connection test successful\nClosing the connection')
+    conn.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_examples_protocol_https_server_simple()  # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter