diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd20df7..757e400 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 files
+example.webp
 *.bin
-example.webp
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pem
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/certificates.go b/client/certificates.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d8f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/certificates.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type PinnedCertificate struct {
+	Name        string
+	Fingerprint string
+}
+
+type CertificateStore struct {
+	path   string
+	pinned []PinnedCertificate
+	mx     sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func (cs *CertificateStore) IsPinned(name, fingerprint string) bool {
+	cs.mx.RLock()
+	defer cs.mx.RUnlock()
+
+	if len(cs.pinned) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, pin := range cs.pinned {
+		if pin.Fingerprint == fingerprint && pin.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (cs *CertificateStore) Pin(name, fingerprint string) error {
+	cs.mx.Lock()
+	defer cs.mx.Unlock()
+
+	pin := PinnedCertificate{
+		Name:        name,
+		Fingerprint: fingerprint,
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(cs.path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	if _, err = file.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n", name, fingerprint)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cs.pinned = append(cs.pinned, pin)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func LoadCertificateStore() (*CertificateStore, error) {
+	path, err := PinnedCertificatesPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	store := &CertificateStore{
+		path: path,
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return store, nil
+	}
+
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var index int
+
+	for line := range bytes.SplitSeq(contents, []byte("\n")) {
+		index++
+
+		if len(line) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		index := bytes.Index(line, []byte(" "))
+		if index == -1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid pinned certificate on line %d\n", index)
+		}
+
+		name := line[:index]
+		fingerprint := line[index:]
+
+		if len(fingerprint) < 64 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid fingerprint on line %d\n", index)
+		}
+
+		store.pinned = append(store.pinned, PinnedCertificate{
+			Name:        string(name),
+			Fingerprint: string(fingerprint),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return store, nil
+}
+
+func PinnedCertificatesPath() (string, error) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(home, ".up"), nil
+}
+
+func CertificateFingerprint(certificate *x509.Certificate) string {
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(certificate.Raw)
+	algo := strings.ToLower(certificate.PublicKeyAlgorithm.String())
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", algo, hex.EncodeToString(sum[:]))
+}
+
+func NewPinnedClient(store *CertificateStore) *http.Client {
+	config := &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+	}
+
+	config.VerifyConnection = func(cs tls.ConnectionState) error {
+		if len(cs.PeerCertificates) == 0 {
+			return errors.New("missing certificate")
+		}
+
+		certificate := cs.PeerCertificates[0]
+
+		if certificate.Subject.CommonName != "up" {
+			return errors.New("invalid certificate subject")
+		}
+
+		name := cs.ServerName
+		fingerprint := CertificateFingerprint(certificate)
+
+		if store.IsPinned(name, fingerprint) {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("Server fingerprint (%s): %s\n", name, fingerprint)
+		log.Print("Accept? [y/N]: ")
+
+		var confirm string
+
+		fmt.Scanln(&confirm)
+
+		if strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(confirm)) != "y" {
+			return errors.New("certificate rejected")
+		}
+
+		return store.Pin(name, fingerprint)
+	}
+
+	return &http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: config,
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
index b921014..380b4e3 100644
--- a/client/main.go
+++ b/client/main.go
@@ -5,14 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/coalaura/logger"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
 
-var Version = "dev"
+var (
+	Version = "dev"
+
+	log = logger.New().DetectTerminal().WithOptions(logger.Options{
+		NoTime:  true,
+		NoLevel: true,
+	})
+)
 
 func main() {
 	app := &cli.Command{
@@ -42,14 +49,20 @@ func main() {
 		Suggest:                true,
 	}
 
-	if err := app.Run(context.Background(), os.Args); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("fatal: %v\n", err)
-
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	err := app.Run(context.Background(), os.Args)
+	log.MustPanic(err)
 }
 
 func run(_ context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+	log.Println("loading certificate store")
+
+	store, err := LoadCertificateStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load certificate store: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	client := NewPinnedClient(store)
+
 	path := cmd.String("key")
 	if path == "" {
 		return errors.New("missing private key")
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@ func run(_ context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get key path: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("using key %s", kPath)
+	log.Printf("using key %s\n", kPath)
 
 	path = cmd.String("file")
 	if path == "" {
@@ -72,7 +85,7 @@ func run(_ context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get file path: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("using file %s", fPath)
+	log.Printf("using file %s\n", fPath)
 
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(fPath, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ func run(_ context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 
 	target = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", target)
 
-	log.Printf("using target %s", target)
+	log.Printf("using target %s\n", target)
 
 	log.Printf("loading key")
 
@@ -101,19 +114,17 @@ func run(_ context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 
 	log.Println("requesting challenge")
 
-	challenge, err := RequestChallenge(target, public)
+	challenge, err := RequestChallenge(client, target, public)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	log.Println("completing challenge")
 
-	response, err := CompleteChallenge(target, public, private, challenge)
+	response, err := CompleteChallenge(client, target, public, private, challenge)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Println("uploading file")
-
-	return SendFile(target, response.Token, file)
+	return SendFile(client, target, response.Token, file)
 }
diff --git a/client/progress.go b/client/progress.go
index 4aa8cba..d262471 100644
--- a/client/progress.go
+++ b/client/progress.go
@@ -2,34 +2,30 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"io"
-
-	"github.com/coalaura/progress"
 )
 
 type ProgressReader struct {
 	io.Reader
-	bar *progress.Bar
+	label string
+	total int64
+	read  int64
 }
 
 func NewProgressReader(label string, total int64, reader io.Reader) *ProgressReader {
-	bar := progress.NewProgressBarWithTheme(label, total, progress.ThemeDots)
-
-	bar.Start()
-
 	return &ProgressReader{
 		Reader: reader,
-		bar:    bar,
+		label:  label,
+		total:  total,
 	}
 }
 
 func (pr *ProgressReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	n, err := pr.Reader.Read(p)
 
-	pr.bar.IncrementBy(int64(n))
+	pr.read += int64(n)
+
+	percentage := float64(pr.read) / float64(pr.total) * 100
+	log.Printf("\r%s %.1f%%", pr.label, percentage)
 
 	return n, err
 }
-
-func (pr *ProgressReader) Close() {
-	pr.bar.Stop()
-}
diff --git a/client/protocol.go b/client/protocol.go
index 394882b..95ac750 100644
--- a/client/protocol.go
+++ b/client/protocol.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
-func RequestChallenge(target, public string) (*internal.AuthChallenge, error) {
+func RequestChallenge(client *http.Client, target, public string) (*internal.AuthChallenge, error) {
 	request, err := msgpack.Marshal(internal.AuthRequest{
 		Public: public,
 	})
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func RequestChallenge(target, public string) (*internal.AuthChallenge, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	response, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/request", target), "application/msgpack", bytes.NewReader(request))
+	response, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/request", target), "application/msgpack", bytes.NewReader(request))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func RequestChallenge(target, public string) (*internal.AuthChallenge, error) {
 	return &challenge, nil
 }
 
-func CompleteChallenge(target, public string, private ssh.Signer, challenge *internal.AuthChallenge) (*internal.AuthResponse, error) {
+func CompleteChallenge(client *http.Client, target, public string, private ssh.Signer, challenge *internal.AuthChallenge) (*internal.AuthResponse, error) {
 	rawChallenge, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(challenge.Challenge)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode challenge: %v", err)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func CompleteChallenge(target, public string, private ssh.Signer, challenge *int
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	response, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/complete", target), "application/msgpack", bytes.NewReader(request))
+	response, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/complete", target), "application/msgpack", bytes.NewReader(request))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func CompleteChallenge(target, public string, private ssh.Signer, challenge *int
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
-func SendFile(target, token string, file *os.File) error {
+func SendFile(client *http.Client, target, token string, file *os.File) error {
 	stat, err := file.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to stat file: %v", err)
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ func SendFile(target, token string, file *os.File) error {
 		writer.Close()
 	}()
 
-	reader := NewProgressReader("Uploading", stat.Size(), pReader)
-	defer reader.Close()
+	reader := NewProgressReader("uploading file", stat.Size(), pReader)
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("%s/receive", target), reader)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,13 +125,12 @@ func SendFile(target, token string, file *os.File) error {
 	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
 	request.Header.Set("Authorization", token)
 
-	response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(request)
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	response.Body.Close()
-	reader.Close()
 
 	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return errors.New(response.Status)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8895812..16ca091 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ go 1.24.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/coalaura/logger v1.4.5
-	github.com/coalaura/progress v1.1.6
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.2
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.3.8
 	github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.4.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7fa8934..bfcfdec 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 github.com/coalaura/logger v1.4.5 h1:xXazOab4qXaltUbD4TrQdSs2TtLB+k6t0t6y/M8LR3Q=
 github.com/coalaura/logger v1.4.5/go.mod h1:3HCYCWmsWmYW175e2/fZL9BWjJutr2W+7adeh1BPHkg=
-github.com/coalaura/progress v1.1.6 h1:SOeuvH3M/sUDezyjCZwBaoMWKyPVcBzhxrL1qZqtV2w=
-github.com/coalaura/progress v1.1.6/go.mod h1:2t8PFWZG8m+c6x8fBrGyJajclxVDLytNctoXVYyFPbc=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.2 h1:CMwsvRVTbXVytCk1Wd72Zy1LAsAh9GxMmSNWLHCG618=
diff --git a/server/certificate.go b/server/certificate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70bd5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/certificate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"math/big"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func EnsureCertificate(certPath, keyPath string) error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(certPath); err == nil {
+		if _, err = os.Stat(keyPath); err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	private, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	serial, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(1<<62))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	template := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serial,
+		Subject:      pkix.Name{CommonName: "up"},
+		NotBefore:    now,
+		NotAfter:     now.AddDate(1, 0, 0),
+		KeyUsage:     x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		ExtKeyUsage:  []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
+	}
+
+	certificate, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &template, &template, &private.PublicKey, private)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cFile, err := os.OpenFile(certPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer cFile.Close()
+
+	err = pem.Encode(cFile, &pem.Block{
+		Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
+		Bytes: certificate,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kFile, err := os.OpenFile(keyPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer kFile.Close()
+
+	return pem.Encode(kFile, &pem.Block{
+		Type:  "RSA PRIVATE KEY",
+		Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(private),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 2f89f76..83fa37f 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	log = logger.New().WithOptions(logger.Options{
+	log = logger.New().DetectTerminal().WithOptions(logger.Options{
 		NoLevel: true,
 	})
 
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func main() {
 	authorized, err := LoadAuthorizedKeys()
 	log.MustPanic(err)
 
+	err = EnsureCertificate("cert.pem", "key.pem")
+	log.MustPanic(err)
+
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	r.Post("/request", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -34,5 +37,5 @@ func main() {
 	r.Post("/receive", HandleReceiveRequest)
 
 	log.Println("Listening on :7966")
-	http.ListenAndServe(":7966", r)
+	http.ListenAndServeTLS(":7966", "cert.pem", "key.pem", r)
 }