diff --git a/scciclient/irmc/elcm.py b/scciclient/irmc/elcm.py
index 4a87ffa..b960e5c 100644
--- a/scciclient/irmc/elcm.py
+++ b/scciclient/irmc/elcm.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def elcm_request(irmc_info, method, path, **kwargs):
           'irmc_verify_ca': Either a boolean, in which case it controls
                             whether we verify the server's TLS certificate,
                             or a string, in which case it must be a path to
-                            a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``True``.
+                            a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``False``.
           ...
         }
     :param method: request method such as 'GET', 'POST'
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def elcm_request(irmc_info, method, path, **kwargs):
     userid = irmc_info['irmc_username']
     password = irmc_info['irmc_password']
     client_timeout = irmc_info.get('irmc_client_timeout', 60)
-    verify = irmc_info.get('irmc_verify_ca', True)
+    verify = irmc_info.get('irmc_verify_ca', False)
 
     # Request headers, params, and data
     headers = kwargs.get('headers', {'Accept': 'application/json'})
diff --git a/scciclient/irmc/scci.py b/scciclient/irmc/scci.py
index 6c00c55..58e0de0 100755
--- a/scciclient/irmc/scci.py
+++ b/scciclient/irmc/scci.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def get_share_type(share_type):
 
 
 def scci_cmd(host, userid, password, cmd, port=443, auth_method='basic',
-             client_timeout=60, do_async=True, verify=True, **kwargs):
+             client_timeout=60, do_async=True, verify=False, **kwargs):
     """execute SCCI command
 
     This function calls SCCI server modules
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def scci_cmd(host, userid, password, cmd, port=443, auth_method='basic',
     :param verify: (optional) Either a boolean, in which case it
                     controls whether we verify the server's TLS certificate,
                     or a string, in which case it must be a path to
-                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``True``.
+                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``False``.
     :returns: requests.Response from SCCI server
     :raises: SCCIInvalidInputError if port and/or auth_method params
              are invalid
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def scci_cmd(host, userid, password, cmd, port=443, auth_method='basic',
 
 
 def get_client(host, userid, password, port=443, auth_method='basic',
-               client_timeout=60, verify=True, **kwargs):
+               client_timeout=60, verify=False, **kwargs):
     """get SCCI command partial function
 
     This function returns SCCI command partial function
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def get_client(host, userid, password, port=443, auth_method='basic',
     :param verify: (optional) Either a boolean, in which case it
                     controls whether we verify the server's TLS certificate,
                     or a string, in which case it must be a path to
-                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``True``.
+                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``False``.
     :returns: scci_cmd partial function which takes a SCCI command param
     """
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def get_virtual_fd_set_params_cmd(remote_image_server,
 
 
 def get_report(host, userid, password,
-               port=443, auth_method='basic', client_timeout=60, verify=True):
+               port=443, auth_method='basic', client_timeout=60, verify=False):
     """get iRMC report
 
     This function returns iRMC report in XML format
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def get_report(host, userid, password,
     :param verify: (optional) Either a boolean, in which case it
                     controls whether we verify the server's TLS certificate,
                     or a string, in which case it must be a path to
-                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``True``.
+                    a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``False``.
     :returns: root element of SCCI report
     :raises: ISCCIInvalidInputError if port and/or auth_method params
              are invalid
@@ -694,8 +694,9 @@ def get_firmware_upgrade_status(irmc_info, upgrade_type):
           'irmc_client_timeout': timeout, default is 60,
           'irmc_verify_ca': (optional) Either a boolean, in which case it
                             controls whether we verify the server's TLS
-                            certificate, or a string, in which case it must be
-                            a path to a CA bundle to use. Defaults to ``True``.
+                            certificate, or a string, in which case it
+                            must be a path to a CA bundle to use.
+                            Defaults to ``False``.
           ...
         }
     :param upgrade_type: flag to check upgrade with bios or irmc
@@ -710,7 +711,7 @@ def get_firmware_upgrade_status(irmc_info, upgrade_type):
     port = irmc_info.get('irmc_port', 443)
     auth_method = irmc_info.get('irmc_auth_method', 'digest')
     client_timeout = irmc_info.get('irmc_client_timeout', 60)
-    verify = irmc_info.get('irmc_verify_ca', True)
+    verify = irmc_info.get('irmc_verify_ca', False)
 
     auth_obj = None
     try:
diff --git a/scciclient/tests/irmc/test_scci.py b/scciclient/tests/irmc/test_scci.py
index e78cabd..1687d2d 100644
--- a/scciclient/tests/irmc/test_scci.py
+++ b/scciclient/tests/irmc/test_scci.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class SCCITestCase(testtools.TestCase):
             'https://' + self.irmc_address + '/config',
             data=scci.POWER_ON,
             headers={'Content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
-            verify=True,
+            verify=False,
             timeout=self.irmc_client_timeout,
             allow_redirects=False,
             auth=mock_requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(self.irmc_username,