diff --git a/lib/duo_api/api_client.rb b/lib/duo_api/api_client.rb
index 2e8b4b5..ed738a6 100644
--- a/lib/duo_api/api_client.rb
+++ b/lib/duo_api/api_client.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 class DuoApi
   attr_accessor :ca_file
-  attr_reader :default_params
+  attr_reader :default_params, :ca_pinning_disabled
 
   VERSION = Gem.loaded_specs['duo_api'] ? Gem.loaded_specs['duo_api'].version : '0.0.0'
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DuoApi
   INITIAL_BACKOFF_WAIT_SECS = 1
   BACKOFF_FACTOR = 2
 
-  def initialize(ikey, skey, host, proxy = nil, ca_file: nil, default_params: {})
+  def initialize(ikey, skey, host, proxy = nil, ca_file: nil, disable_ca_pinning: false, default_params: {})
     @ikey = ikey
     @skey = skey
     @host = host
@@ -38,8 +38,15 @@ def initialize(ikey, skey, host, proxy = nil, ca_file: nil, default_params: {})
         proxy_uri.password
       ]
     end
-    @ca_file = ca_file ||
-               File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'ca_certs.pem')
+
+    raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot both disable CA pinning and provide a custom CA file' if disable_ca_pinning && ca_file
+
+    @ca_pinning_disabled = disable_ca_pinning
+    @ca_file = if disable_ca_pinning
+                 nil
+               else
+                 ca_file || File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'ca_certs.pem')
+               end
     @default_params = default_params.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
   end
 
@@ -80,11 +87,9 @@ def request(method, path, params = {}, additional_headers = nil)
     end
 
     # Start the HTTP session
-    Net::HTTP.start(
-      uri.host, uri.port, *@proxy,
-      use_ssl: true, ca_file: @ca_file,
-      verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
-    ) do |http|
+    http_opts = { use_ssl: true, verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER }
+    http_opts[:ca_file] = @ca_file if @ca_file
+    Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, *@proxy, **http_opts) do |http|
       wait_secs = INITIAL_BACKOFF_WAIT_SECS
       loop do
         resp = http.request(request)
diff --git a/test/test_disable_ca_pinning.rb b/test/test_disable_ca_pinning.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5131044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_disable_ca_pinning.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative 'common'
+
+class TestDisableCaPinning < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_default_has_ca_pinning_enabled
+    client = DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST)
+    assert_equal(false, client.ca_pinning_disabled)
+    assert_not_nil(client.ca_file)
+    assert(File.exist?(client.ca_file))
+  end
+
+  def test_disable_ca_pinning_removes_ca_file
+    client = DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST, nil, disable_ca_pinning: true)
+    assert_equal(true, client.ca_pinning_disabled)
+    assert_nil(client.ca_file)
+  end
+
+  def test_disable_ca_pinning_and_custom_ca_file_raises
+    assert_raise(ArgumentError) do
+      DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST, nil, ca_file: '/some/cert.pem', disable_ca_pinning: true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_disable_ca_pinning_and_custom_ca_file_error_message
+    error = assert_raise(ArgumentError) do
+      DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST, nil, ca_file: '/some/cert.pem', disable_ca_pinning: true)
+    end
+    assert_equal('Cannot both disable CA pinning and provide a custom CA file', error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_custom_ca_file_without_disable_works
+    client = DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST, nil, ca_file: '/some/cert.pem')
+    assert_equal(false, client.ca_pinning_disabled)
+    assert_equal('/some/cert.pem', client.ca_file)
+  end
+end
+
+class TestDisableCaPinningHTTP < BaseTestCase
+  def setup
+    @client_pinned = DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST)
+    @client_unpinned = DuoApi.new(IKEY, SKEY, HOST, nil, disable_ca_pinning: true)
+    @mock_http = mock
+    @ok_resp = Net::HTTPSuccess.new('200')
+  end
+
+  def test_pinned_client_passes_ca_file_to_http
+    ca_file = @client_pinned.ca_file
+    Net::HTTP.expects(:start).with do |_host, _port, **opts|
+      opts[:use_ssl] == true &&
+        opts[:verify_mode] == OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER &&
+        opts[:ca_file] == ca_file
+    end.yields(@mock_http)
+    @mock_http.expects(:request).returns(@ok_resp)
+    @client_pinned.request('GET', '/foo/bar')
+  end
+
+  def test_unpinned_client_does_not_pass_ca_file_to_http
+    Net::HTTP.expects(:start).with do |_host, _port, **opts|
+      opts[:use_ssl] == true &&
+        opts[:verify_mode] == OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER &&
+        !opts.key?(:ca_file)
+    end.yields(@mock_http)
+    @mock_http.expects(:request).returns(@ok_resp)
+    @client_unpinned.request('GET', '/foo/bar')
+  end
+end