4 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/MerchantApiClient.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/MerchantApiClient.ts
index cf4788d9e..cbdcb9fdf 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/MerchantApiClient.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/MerchantApiClient.ts
@@ -138,10 +138,7 @@ export class MerchantApiClient {
     };
   }
 
-  httpClient = createPlatformHttpLib({
-    allowHttp: true,
-    enableThrottling: false,
-  });
+  httpClient = createPlatformHttpLib();
 
   async changeAuth(auth: MerchantAuthConfiguration): Promise<void> {
     const url = new URL("private/auth", this.baseUrl);
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/http-common.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/http-common.ts
index 93cf9bba0..02ec8ce72 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/http-common.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/http-common.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ export function getExpiry(
 
 export interface HttpLibArgs {
   enableThrottling?: boolean;
-  allowHttp?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Only allow HTTPS connections, not plain http.
+   */
+  requireTls?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function encodeBody(body: any): ArrayBuffer {
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
index 07648a28d..528d303be 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ const textDecoder = new TextDecoder();
 export class HttpLibImpl implements HttpRequestLibrary {
   private throttle = new RequestThrottler();
   private throttlingEnabled = true;
-  private allowHttp = false;
+  private requireTls = false;
 
   constructor(args?: HttpLibArgs) {
     this.throttlingEnabled = args?.enableThrottling ?? false;
-    this.allowHttp = args?.allowHttp ?? false;
+    this.requireTls = args?.requireTls ?? false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class HttpLibImpl implements HttpRequestLibrary {
         `request to origin ${parsedUrl.origin} was throttled`,
       );
     }
-    if (!this.allowHttp && parsedUrl.protocol !== "https:") {
+    if (this.requireTls && parsedUrl.protocol !== "https:") {
       throw TalerError.fromDetail(
         TalerErrorCode.WALLET_NETWORK_ERROR,
         {
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.qtart.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.qtart.ts
index 3e076e96d..fb642ac89 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.qtart.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.qtart.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ const textDecoder = new TextDecoder();
 export class HttpLibImpl implements HttpRequestLibrary {
   private throttle = new RequestThrottler();
   private throttlingEnabled = true;
-  private allowHttp = false;
+  private requireTls = false;
 
   constructor(args?: HttpLibArgs) {
     this.throttlingEnabled = args?.enableThrottling ?? false;
-    this.allowHttp = args?.allowHttp ?? false;
+    this.requireTls = args?.requireTls ?? false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class HttpLibImpl implements HttpRequestLibrary {
         `request to origin ${parsedUrl.origin} was throttled`,
       );
     }
-    if (!this.allowHttp && parsedUrl.protocol !== "https:") {
+    if (this.requireTls && parsedUrl.protocol !== "https:") {
       throw TalerError.fromDetail(
         TalerErrorCode.WALLET_NETWORK_ERROR,
         {