Enable the rustls-tls feature in reqwest to use the pure Rust TLS library for secure connections.
Enable TLS in your Rust project by adding the rustls-tls feature to the reqwest crate in your Cargo.toml.
[dependencies]
reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls"] }
This configuration switches the underlying TLS implementation from the default OpenSSL to rustls, a pure Rust TLS library.
Using the rustls crate for TLS tells your Rust project to use a specific security library for handling encrypted internet connections. Instead of relying on external system tools, your code now uses a self-contained Rust implementation to secure data. Think of it as choosing a specific brand of lock for your digital door that is built entirely from your own materials.