During May 2025, Tolar focused on enhancing the security and reliability of TLS-enabled HTTP communications in the timescale/thrift repository. He addressed a bug in THttpClient’s SSL/TLS client authentication, ensuring that when an SSL context is provided, it is consistently preferred over separate certificate or CA parameters. This Python-based solution leveraged his expertise in network programming and SSL/TLS to eliminate ambiguity in authentication configuration, reducing the risk of misconfiguration in secure HTTP workflows. By refining the client-server authentication process, Tolar’s work improved the robustness of TLS handling and contributed to more reliable and secure integrations for downstream users.