diff --git a/nkms/network/_temp_client.py b/nkms/network/_temp_client.py
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+++ b/nkms/network/_temp_client.py
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+from twisted.python.filepath import FilePath
+from twisted.internet.endpoints import SSL4ClientEndpoint
+from twisted.internet.ssl import (
+    PrivateCertificate, Certificate, optionsForClientTLS)
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred, inlineCallbacks
+from twisted.internet.task import react
+from twisted.internet.protocol import Protocol, Factory
+
+from nkms.network import generate_certs
+
+
+class SendAnyData(Protocol):
+    def connectionMade(self):
+        self.deferred = Deferred()
+        self.transport.write(b"HELLO\r\n")
+    def connectionLost(self, reason):
+        self.deferred.callback(None)
+
+
+@inlineCallbacks
+def main(reactor):
+    pem = generate_certs.and_generate()
+    caPem = FilePath(b"ca-private-cert.pem").getContent()
+    clientEndpoint = SSL4ClientEndpoint(
+        reactor, u"localhost", 4321,
+        optionsForClientTLS(u"the-authority", Certificate.loadPEM(caPem),
+                            PrivateCertificate.loadPEM(pem)),
+    )
+    proto = yield clientEndpoint.connect(Factory.forProtocol(SendAnyData))
+    yield proto.deferred
+
+what_happened = react(main)
+print(what_happened)
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diff --git a/nkms/network/generate_certs.py b/nkms/network/generate_certs.py
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+++ b/nkms/network/generate_certs.py
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+from twisted.python.filepath import FilePath
+from twisted.internet.ssl import PrivateCertificate, KeyPair, DN
+
+
+def getCAPrivateCert():
+    privatePath = FilePath(b"ca-private-cert.pem")
+    if privatePath.exists():
+        return PrivateCertificate.loadPEM(privatePath.getContent())
+    else:
+        caKey = KeyPair.generate(size=4096)
+        caCert = caKey.selfSignedCert(1, CN="the-authority")
+        privatePath.setContent(caCert.dumpPEM())
+        return caCert
+
+
+def clientCertFor(name):
+    signingCert = getCAPrivateCert()
+    clientKey = KeyPair.generate(size=4096)
+    csr = clientKey.requestObject(DN(CN=name), "sha1")
+    clientCert = signingCert.signRequestObject(
+        csr, serialNumber=1, digestAlgorithm="sha1")
+    return PrivateCertificate.fromCertificateAndKeyPair(clientCert, clientKey)
+
+
+def and_generate():
+    name = "llamas"
+    pem = clientCertFor(name.encode("utf-8")).dumpPEM()
+    FilePath(name.encode("utf-8") + b".client.private.pem").setContent(pem)
+    return pem
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diff --git a/nkms/network/upgrade.py b/nkms/network/upgrade.py
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index 000000000..e69de29bb