diff --git a/lib/go/thrift/ssl_server_socket.go b/lib/go/thrift/ssl_server_socket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58f859b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/go/thrift/ssl_server_socket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
+package thrift
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+	"crypto/tls"
+)
+
+type TSSLServerSocket struct {
+	listener      net.Listener
+	addr          net.Addr
+	clientTimeout time.Duration
+	interrupted   bool
+	cfg           *tls.Config
+}
+
+func NewTSSLServerSocket(listenAddr string, cfg *tls.Config) (*TSSLServerSocket, error) {
+	return NewTSSLServerSocketTimeout(listenAddr, cfg, 0)
+}
+
+func NewTSSLServerSocketTimeout(listenAddr string, cfg *tls.Config, clientTimeout time.Duration) (*TSSLServerSocket, error) {
+	addr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", listenAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &TSSLServerSocket{addr: addr, clientTimeout: clientTimeout, cfg: cfg}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Listen() error {
+	if p.IsListening() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	l, err := tls.Listen(p.addr.Network(), p.addr.String(), p.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.listener = l
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Accept() (TTransport, error) {
+	if p.interrupted {
+		return nil, errTransportInterrupted
+	}
+	if p.listener == nil {
+		return nil, NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "No underlying server socket")
+	}
+	conn, err := p.listener.Accept()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewTTransportExceptionFromError(err)
+	}
+	return NewTSSLSocketFromConnTimeout(conn, p.cfg, p.clientTimeout), nil
+}
+
+// Checks whether the socket is listening.
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) IsListening() bool {
+	return p.listener != nil
+}
+
+// Connects the socket, creating a new socket object if necessary.
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Open() error {
+	if p.IsListening() {
+		return NewTTransportException(ALREADY_OPEN, "Server socket already open")
+	}
+	if l, err := tls.Listen(p.addr.Network(), p.addr.String(), p.cfg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		p.listener = l
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Addr() net.Addr {
+	return p.addr
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Close() error {
+	defer func() {
+		p.listener = nil
+	}()
+	if p.IsListening() {
+		return p.listener.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLServerSocket) Interrupt() error {
+	p.interrupted = true
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/lib/go/thrift/ssl_socket.go b/lib/go/thrift/ssl_socket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..943bd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/go/thrift/ssl_socket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+
+package thrift
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+	"crypto/tls"
+)
+
+type TSSLSocket struct {
+	conn    net.Conn
+	addr    net.Addr
+	timeout time.Duration
+	cfg     *tls.Config
+}
+
+// NewTSSLSocket creates a net.Conn-backed TTransport, given a host and port and tls Configuration
+//
+// Example:
+// 	trans, err := thrift.NewTSocket("localhost:9090")
+func NewTSSLSocket(hostPort string, cfg *tls.Config) (*TSSLSocket, error) {
+	return NewTSSLSocketTimeout(hostPort, cfg, 0)
+}
+
+// NewTSSLSocketTimeout creates a net.Conn-backed TTransport, given a host and port
+// it also accepts a tls Configuration and a timeout as a time.Duration
+func NewTSSLSocketTimeout(hostPort string, cfg *tls.Config, timeout time.Duration) (*TSSLSocket, error) {
+	//conn, err := net.DialTimeout(network, address, timeout)
+	addr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", hostPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return NewTSSLSocketFromAddrTimeout(addr, cfg, timeout), nil
+}
+
+// Creates a TSSLSocket from a net.Addr
+func NewTSSLSocketFromAddrTimeout(addr net.Addr, cfg *tls.Config, timeout time.Duration) *TSSLSocket {
+	return &TSSLSocket{addr: addr, timeout: timeout, cfg: cfg}
+}
+
+// Creates a TSSLSocket from an existing net.Conn
+func NewTSSLSocketFromConnTimeout(conn net.Conn, cfg *tls.Config, timeout time.Duration) *TSSLSocket {
+	return &TSSLSocket{conn: conn, addr: conn.RemoteAddr(), timeout: timeout, cfg: cfg}
+}
+
+// Sets the socket timeout
+func (p *TSSLSocket) SetTimeout(timeout time.Duration) error {
+	p.timeout = timeout
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) pushDeadline(read, write bool) {
+	var t time.Time
+	if p.timeout > 0 {
+		t = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(p.timeout))
+	}
+	if read && write {
+		p.conn.SetDeadline(t)
+	} else if read {
+		p.conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
+	} else if write {
+		p.conn.SetWriteDeadline(t)
+	}
+}
+
+// Connects the socket, creating a new socket object if necessary.
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Open() error {
+	if p.IsOpen() {
+		return NewTTransportException(ALREADY_OPEN, "Socket already connected.")
+	}
+	if p.addr == nil {
+		return NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "Cannot open nil address.")
+	}
+	if len(p.addr.Network()) == 0 {
+		return NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "Cannot open bad network name.")
+	}
+	if len(p.addr.String()) == 0 {
+		return NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "Cannot open bad address.")
+	}
+	var err error
+	if p.conn, err = tls.Dial(p.addr.Network(), p.addr.String(), p.cfg); err != nil {
+		return NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, err.Error())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Retreive the underlying net.Conn
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Conn() net.Conn {
+	return p.conn
+}
+
+// Returns true if the connection is open
+func (p *TSSLSocket) IsOpen() bool {
+	if p.conn == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// Closes the socket.
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Close() error {
+	// Close the socket
+	if p.conn != nil {
+		err := p.conn.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		p.conn = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !p.IsOpen() {
+		return 0, NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "Connection not open")
+	}
+	p.pushDeadline(true, false)
+	n, err := p.conn.Read(buf)
+	return n, NewTTransportExceptionFromError(err)
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !p.IsOpen() {
+		return 0, NewTTransportException(NOT_OPEN, "Connection not open")
+	}
+	p.pushDeadline(false, true)
+	return p.conn.Write(buf)
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Peek() bool {
+	return p.IsOpen()
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Flush() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *TSSLSocket) Interrupt() error {
+	if !p.IsOpen() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return p.conn.Close()
+}
diff --git a/tutorial/go/Makefile.am b/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
index 5b1f710..5df065a 100644
--- a/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@
 	GOPATH=`pwd` $(GO) run src/*.go -server=true
 
 tutorialclient: all
-	GOPATH=`pwd` $(GO) run src/*.go -client=true
+	GOPATH=`pwd` $(GO) run src/*.go 
+
+tutorialsecureserver: all
+	GOPATH=`pwd` $(GO) run src/*.go -server=true -secure=true
+
+tutorialsecureclient: all
+	GOPATH=`pwd` $(GO) run src/*.go -secure=true
 
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
diff --git a/tutorial/go/server.crt b/tutorial/go/server.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b345bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorial/go/server.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+J4G9q/dGIV+B+8soVedoMTZOSmKhowM//9Oshs70foJLBJoHA5UdTdBxMvYcZBXV
+S9vUaVNEFd2cN0tyvguY8JNIPU8yEOUspR/uBeRRk3pRTbgcACC8+zYGUSuBiEf3
+SEKO2BHYBCkoodHWBWeMiiksYd3I5xOE9yS+Wn4eZlJBMTIjgxSddR1HH2cDSwET
+FzuW8WjtE1A28JL/hR6YcxaEDTulaFhaKs8=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tutorial/go/server.key b/tutorial/go/server.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d52f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorial/go/server.key
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+HM0PNTIpr0F9FPoUB2oky7VLmuoGf9smyZtl5fwIl6R/4MmStyAEUWnkI3qt/EOr
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+VQjA6VPGO7GBGk0TsdyP8QKBgE0OzvlMyzkUj325CeJAqdByS2yNkhPSPwwAmlTJ
+NjDE54lux0EbrqVKRq3PYZ4gEUP5GqauUJuaZ7AlQhxE6ApRF1498WtYX8FOC/ms
+x4dl8ZNzJSLnpGLxHWfQAhT40T9nSsCqe1fu0/x75dwPIu1jFiQ5Kjh0uFmZsYq2
+zE71AoGAIgX3hfqFTcQ0vQJ2bSk4Q2IBMRjW9maZDK/O009cWoVA1pq7qUFXX/Rl
+ADA5FD/HOZZ1QYEfRaIEItPZP6cbnza4mPVql6YwSqE5IV1DIefUkPzQVTWxSyPi
+FlH3RwTKS7V/qQ+7tPL7lGAsI6W/mtPM0TneDRcrpr6C9fghSDs=
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/tutorial/go/src/client.go b/tutorial/go/src/client.go
index 7f8d28f..543d7fb 100644
--- a/tutorial/go/src/client.go
+++ b/tutorial/go/src/client.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	"fmt"
 	"git.apache.org/thrift.git/lib/go/thrift"
 	"tutorial"
+	"crypto/tls"
 )
 
 func handleClient(client *tutorial.CalculatorClient) (err error) {
@@ -69,9 +70,16 @@
 	return err
 }
 
-func runClient(transportFactory thrift.TTransportFactory, protocolFactory thrift.TProtocolFactory, addr string) error {
+func runClient(transportFactory thrift.TTransportFactory, protocolFactory thrift.TProtocolFactory, addr string, secure bool) error {
 	var transport thrift.TTransport
-	transport, err := thrift.NewTSocket(addr)
+	var err error
+	if secure {
+		cfg := new(tls.Config)
+		cfg.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+		transport, err = thrift.NewTSSLSocket(addr, cfg)
+	} else {
+		transport, err = thrift.NewTSocket(addr)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error opening socket:", err)
 		return err
diff --git a/tutorial/go/src/main.go b/tutorial/go/src/main.go
index d371394..96e5ec9 100644
--- a/tutorial/go/src/main.go
+++ b/tutorial/go/src/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 	framed := flag.Bool("framed", false, "Use framed transport")
 	buffered := flag.Bool("buffered", false, "Use buffered transport")
 	addr := flag.String("addr", "localhost:9090", "Address to listen to")
+	secure := flag.Bool("secure", false, "Use tls secure transport")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -70,11 +71,11 @@
 	}
 
 	if *server {
-		if err := runServer(transportFactory, protocolFactory, *addr); err != nil {
+		if err := runServer(transportFactory, protocolFactory, *addr, *secure); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("error running server:", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		if err := runClient(transportFactory, protocolFactory, *addr); err != nil {
+		if err := runClient(transportFactory, protocolFactory, *addr, *secure); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("error running client:", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tutorial/go/src/server.go b/tutorial/go/src/server.go
index aea749e..0374cde 100644
--- a/tutorial/go/src/server.go
+++ b/tutorial/go/src/server.go
@@ -23,17 +23,34 @@
 	"fmt"
 	"git.apache.org/thrift.git/lib/go/thrift"
 	"tutorial"
+	"crypto/tls"
 )
 
-func runServer(transportFactory thrift.TTransportFactory, protocolFactory thrift.TProtocolFactory, addr string) error {
-	transport, err := thrift.NewTServerSocket(addr)
+func runServer(transportFactory thrift.TTransportFactory, protocolFactory thrift.TProtocolFactory, addr string, secure bool) error {
+	var transport thrift.TServerTransport
+	var err error
+	if secure {
+		cfg := new(tls.Config)
+		if cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("server.crt", "server.key"); err == nil {
+			cfg.Certificates = append(cfg.Certificates, cert)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Unable to load server certificate and key")
+			return err
+		}
+		transport, err = thrift.NewTSSLServerSocket(addr, cfg)
+	} else {
+		transport, err = thrift.NewTServerSocket(addr)
+	}
+	
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("%T\n", transport)
 	handler := NewCalculatorHandler()
 	processor := tutorial.NewCalculatorProcessor(handler)
 	server := thrift.NewTSimpleServer4(processor, transport, transportFactory, protocolFactory)
 
-	fmt.Println("Starting the simple server... on ", transport.Addr())
+	fmt.Println("Starting the simple server... on ", addr)
 	return server.Serve()
 }