diff --git a/Sources/ScClient/client.swift b/Sources/ScClient/client.swift
index 34bcc48..9ee6860 100644
--- a/Sources/ScClient/client.swift
+++ b/Sources/ScClient/client.swift
@@ -213,6 +213,36 @@ public class ScClient : Listener, WebSocketDelegate {
     public func loadSSLCertificateFromData(data : Data, usePublicKeys : Bool = false) {
         socket.security = SSLSecurity(certs: [SSLCert(data: data)], usePublicKeys: usePublicKeys)
     }
+
+    /**
+     To use an SSL encrypted connection, you need to tell Starscream about the cipher suites your server supports.
+     If you don't know which cipher suites are supported by your server, you can try pointing SSL Labs at it and checking the results.
+      - Parameters:
+        - cipherSuites: list of ciphersuites that will be chosen by client to select encryption algorithm
+    */
+    public func useCipherSuites(cipherSuites : [SSLCipherSuite]) {
+        socket.enabledSSLCipherSuites = cipherSuites;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    Enables compression of data.
+     */
+    public func enableCompression(){
+        socket.enableCompression = true
+    }
     
+    /**
+    Disables compression of data.
+     */
+    public func disableCompression(){
+        socket.enableCompression = false
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     Enables you to ignore SSL cert validation, so a self signed SSL certificate can be used.
+    */
+    public func disableSSLValidation(){
+        socket.disableSSLCertValidation = true
+    }
 }