How do I force verify_peer to accept self signed certs (in 0.12.0 version)

[rsa]

 

 In my development environment, my server and client are using self-signed certs.  I would like client to perform

 peer (server) verification when connecting to the server.  Right now, in 0.12, when I set

http::client::options client_options;

  client_options.follow_redirects(true)

  .cache_resolved(true)

  .openssl_certificate_file("/path/to/client/cert")

  .openssl_private_key_file("/path/to/client/key")

  .always_verify_peer(true)

  .openssl_certificate("/path/to/server/cert")

  .timeout(10);

  http::client client(client_options);

This always fails with 'certificate verify failed' error.  How can I set, verify_peer to 'true' and still 

make a successful connection to server.

BTW, when I turn of verify_peer, secure connection to server works fine.

Any help is appreciated.

thanks

rsa