diff --git core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/config/SSLModule.java core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/config/SSLModule.java
index eba1b47..ef03a79 100644
--- core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/config/SSLModule.java
+++ core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/config/SSLModule.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class SSLModule extends AbstractModule {
             SSLContext sc;
             sc = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
             sc.init(null, new TrustManager[] { trustAllCerts }, new SecureRandom());
+            sc.getDefaultSSLParameters().setProtocols(new String[]{"TLSv1", "TLSv1.1", "TLSv1.2"});
             return sc;
          } catch (Exception e) {
             throw Throwables.propagate(e);