diff --git a/source/server/apistatusd.conf b/source/server/apistatusd.conf
index 601204d..c99e004 100644
--- a/source/server/apistatusd.conf
+++ b/source/server/apistatusd.conf
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ timeout = 5.0
 loglevel = debug
 
 [server]
-host = localhost
+host = 0.0.0.0
 port = 10001
 cert = ./certs/statusd-pub.pem
 key = ./certs/statusd-key.pem
 
 [client]
-cert = ./certs/statusclient-pub.pem
-# possible values: true, false, may
+cert = ./certs/client-ca.pem
+# possible values: false, may, true
 required = true
 
 [api]
diff --git a/source/server/apistatusd.py b/source/server/apistatusd.py
index 0154646..fe79acf 100755
--- a/source/server/apistatusd.py
+++ b/source/server/apistatusd.py
@@ -56,23 +56,25 @@ def create_ssl_context(config):
     return: context object or None
     '''
     context = None
-    requirement = None
+    requirement = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
     required = config['client']['required'].lower()
+
     if required == 'false':
         requirement = ssl.CERT_NONE
     elif required == 'may':
         requirement = ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL
-    else: requirement = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+
     try:
         context = ssl.create_default_context(ssl.Purpose.CLIENT_AUTH)
         context.verify_mode = requirement
         context.load_cert_chain(certfile=config['server']['cert'],
                                 keyfile=config['server']['key'])
         context.load_verify_locations(cafile=config['client']['cert'])
+        #context.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
+        #context.maximum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
         # ensure, compression is disabled (disabled by default anyway at the moment)
         context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_COMPRESSION
-        context.options = ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER
-        context.options = ssl.OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE
+        context.options |= ssl.OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE
         logging.debug('SSL context created')
     except Exception as e:
         logging.error('Failed to create SSL context')
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ def print_context(ctx):
     logging.debug('Minimum version ssl: {}'.format(ctx.minimum_version))
     logging.debug('Maximum version ssl: {}'.format(ctx.maximum_version))
     logging.debug('SSL options enabled: {}'.format(ctx.options))
-    logging.debug('Protocol: {}'.format(ctx.protocol))
+    logging.debug('Protocol: {}'.format(ssl.get_protocol_name(ctx.protocol)))
     logging.debug('Verify flags certificates: {}'.format(ctx.verify_flags))
     logging.debug('Verify mode: {}'.format(ctx.verify_mode))
     print_ciphers(ctx.get_ciphers())
@@ -415,18 +417,18 @@ def main():
 
     # ssl context erstellen
     context = create_ssl_context(config)
-    if context is not None:
-        print_context(context)
-    else: sys.exit(2)
+    if context is None:
+        sys.exit(2)
+    print_context(context)
 
     try:
         # tcp socket öffnen => MySocket
         with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0) as MySocket:
             logging.debug('TCP Socket created')
             MySocket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-            MySocket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
-            keep = MySocket.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE)
-            logging.debug('Socket keepalive: {}'.format(keep))
+            # MySocket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
+            # keep = MySocket.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE)
+            # logging.debug('Socket keepalive: {}'.format(keep))
             try:
                 MySocket.bind((config['server']['host'], int(config['server']['port'])))
                 MySocket.listen(5)
@@ -442,6 +444,8 @@ def main():
                 logging.info('Client connected: {}:{}'.format(ClientAddress[0], ClientAddress[1]))
                 # die verbindung in den ssl-context verpacken => Connection
                 try:
+                    ClientSocket.settimeout(float(config['general']['timeout']))
+                    logging.debug('set ssl handshake timeout to {}s'.format(ClientSocket.gettimeout()))
                     Connection = context.wrap_socket(ClientSocket, server_side=True)
                     logging.info('SSL Connection established')
                     Connection.settimeout(float(config['general']['timeout']))
@@ -466,7 +470,8 @@ def main():
                             logging.error('InitException: {}'.format(e))
                         except Exception as ex:
                             logging.debug('Exception: {}'.format(ex))
-                    else: logging.debug('Toot is set to false')
+                    else:
+                        logging.debug('Toot is set to false')
                     logging.debug('Send {} back'.format(raw_data))
                     Connection.send(answer)
                     Connection.close()