diff --git a/script/prod/test-ssl-request.rb b/script/prod/test-ssl-request.rb
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+# This script is for testing SSL connection issues where a self signed certificate is used.
+# The default values allow it to connect to the server started by `bundle exec ruby spec/support/ssl_webhook_server.rb`
+
+require "net/http"
+require "openssl"
+
+TEST_URL = 'https://localhost:4444'
+TEST_CERTIFICATE = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDZDCCAkygAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBCMRMwEQYKCZImiZPyLGQB
+GRYDb3JnMRkwFwYKCZImiZPyLGQBGRYJcnVieS1sYW5nMRAwDgYDVQQDDAdSdWJ5
+IENBMCAXDTE4MDUxNzA3NDQzNVoYDzIxMTgwNDIzMDc0NDM1WjBCMRMwEQYKCZIm
+iZPyLGQBGRYDb3JnMRkwFwYKCZImiZPyLGQBGRYJcnVieS1sYW5nMRAwDgYDVQQD
+DAdSdWJ5IENBMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1tcEnh7S
+iiL46HNfx5LkGxBZ9Dn7tUm6CKlPzykjlCGZ9a5VpnZxwEK5LkIvbMiBz8UjhcVh
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+rhkOqeVEGJJY28taItbjxfHYkTlQYTjn6tA18KT13nGAUMEoC0HZTHYr2nCY7MzI
+cEISvm5PP7gXKHrOfpbm+E3qMm9kyDQLkez8iGfq2aGSshuT4mcAvxq5dS6TsPSy
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+mxsr2j/o9oQvRi5+74qDlXs7YzbQ1V7dy++g48St6Yjk4xfdGdgAS8IrS9vIRKUy
+jnlwUklnkvoWk2DKF9NFA32c1mxZhau5QGu3VH7pgmcWQawXttqpgHbSLEDAf9wU
+jgTRdL8LxMIf6xy2uPL8GZWFbmdU5HOb3czS1drouE0U3ZI+1uzAlR3vqGo0Mvhd
+MwYBodIJlWa0mXKMnfZxYLtiv7m5H5I2zBfget3+3ovuN79Zn6RA3ecnxn75jalA
+R6MNlS/tzpXcS/gwnSKrwHSjb1V+B4Q96EsfulWC2UpTa0WTxngyiqtp6GU6RZva
+jHT1Ty2CglM=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+"
+
+def split_certificate_chain(content)
+  content.split(/(-----END [^\-]+-----)/).each_slice(2).map(&:join).map(&:strip).select{|s| !s.empty?}
+end
+
+def build_cert_store
+  cert_store = OpenSSL::X509::Store.new
+  split_certificate_chain(TEST_CERTIFICATE).each do | content |
+    cert_store.add_cert(OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(content))
+  end
+  cert_store
+end
+
+uri = URI.parse(TEST_URL)
+http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+http.use_ssl = true
+http.cert_store = build_cert_store
+http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
+data = http.get(uri.request_uri)
+puts data