diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/client.py b/infrahub_sdk/client.py
index 6b27599a..d4492a7e 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/client.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/client.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.group_context: InfrahubGroupContext | InfrahubGroupContextSync
         self._initialize()
         self._request_context: RequestContext | None = None
+        _ = self.config.tls_context  # Early load of the TLS context to catch errors
 
     def _initialize(self) -> None:
         """Sets the properties for each version of the client"""
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ async def _default_request_method(
 
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(
             **proxy_config,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-            verify=self.config.tls_ca_file if self.config.tls_ca_file else not self.config.tls_insecure,
+            verify=self.config.tls_context,
         ) as client:
             try:
                 response = await client.request(
@@ -2748,7 +2749,7 @@ def _default_request_method(
 
         with httpx.Client(
             **proxy_config,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-            verify=self.config.tls_ca_file if self.config.tls_ca_file else not self.config.tls_insecure,
+            verify=self.config.tls_context,
         ) as client:
             try:
                 response = client.request(
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/config.py b/infrahub_sdk/config.py
index b0a2402a..47b3b4e8 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/config.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/config.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import ssl
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Any
 
-from pydantic import Field, field_validator, model_validator
+from pydantic import Field, PrivateAttr, field_validator, model_validator
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class ConfigBase(BaseSettings):
     Can be useful to test with self-signed certificates.""",
     )
     tls_ca_file: str | None = Field(default=None, description="File path to CA cert or bundle in PEM format")
+    _ssl_context: ssl.SSLContext | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -133,6 +135,25 @@ def default_infrahub_branch(self) -> str:
     def password_authentication(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self.username)
 
+    @property
+    def tls_context(self) -> bool | ssl.SSLContext:
+        if self._ssl_context:
+            return self._ssl_context
+
+        if self.tls_insecure:
+            return False
+
+        if self.tls_ca_file:
+            self._ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=self.tls_ca_file)
+
+        if self._ssl_context is None:
+            self._ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context()
+
+        return self._ssl_context
+
+    def set_ssl_context(self, context: ssl.SSLContext) -> None:
+        self._ssl_context = context
+
 
 class Config(ConfigBase):
     recorder: RecorderType = Field(default=RecorderType.NONE, description="Select builtin recorder for later replay.")
@@ -174,4 +195,7 @@ def clone(self, branch: str | None = None) -> Config:
             if field not in covered_keys:
                 config[field] = deepcopy(getattr(self, field))
 
-        return Config(**config)
+        new_config = Config(**config)
+        if self._ssl_context:
+            new_config.set_ssl_context(self._ssl_context)
+        return new_config
diff --git a/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py b/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
index 8660f046..b3c98926 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import inspect
+import ssl
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from pytest_httpx import HTTPXMock
 
-from infrahub_sdk import InfrahubClient, InfrahubClientSync
+from infrahub_sdk import Config, InfrahubClient, InfrahubClientSync
 from infrahub_sdk.exceptions import NodeNotFoundError
 from infrahub_sdk.node import InfrahubNode, InfrahubNodeSync
 from tests.unit.sdk.conftest import BothClients
@@ -28,6 +30,84 @@
 
 client_types = ["standard", "sync"]
 
+CURRENT_DIRECTORY = Path(__file__).parent
+
+
+async def test_verify_config_caches_default_ssl_context(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    contexts: list[tuple[str | None, object]] = []
+
+    def fake_create_default_context(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> object:
+        context = object()
+        contexts.append((kwargs.get("cafile"), context))
+        return context
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ssl.create_default_context", fake_create_default_context)
+
+    client = InfrahubClient(config=Config(address="http://mock"))
+
+    first = client.config.tls_context
+    second = client.config.tls_context
+
+    assert first is second
+    assert contexts == [(None, first)]
+
+
+async def test_verify_config_caches_tls_ca_file_context(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    contexts: list[tuple[str | None, object]] = []
+
+    def fake_create_default_context(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> object:
+        context = object()
+        contexts.append((kwargs.get("cafile"), context))
+        return context
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ssl.create_default_context", fake_create_default_context)
+
+    client = InfrahubClient(
+        config=Config(address="http://mock", tls_ca_file=str(CURRENT_DIRECTORY / "test_data/path-1.pem"))
+    )
+
+    first = client.config.tls_context
+    second = client.config.tls_context
+
+    assert first is second
+    assert contexts == [(str(CURRENT_DIRECTORY / "test_data/path-1.pem"), first)]
+
+    client.config.tls_ca_file = str(CURRENT_DIRECTORY / "test_data/path-2.pem")
+    third = client.config.tls_context
+
+    assert third is first
+    assert contexts == [
+        (str(CURRENT_DIRECTORY / "test_data/path-1.pem"), first),
+    ]
+
+
+async def test_verify_config_respects_tls_insecure(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    def fake_create_default_context(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> object:
+        raise AssertionError("create_default_context should not be called when TLS is insecure")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ssl.create_default_context", fake_create_default_context)
+
+    client = InfrahubClient(config=Config(address="http://mock", tls_insecure=True))
+
+    verify_value = client.config.tls_context
+
+    assert verify_value is False
+
+
+async def test_verify_config_uses_custom_tls_context(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    def fake_create_default_context(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> object:
+        raise AssertionError("create_default_context should not be called when custom context is provided")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ssl.create_default_context", fake_create_default_context)
+
+    config = Config(address="http://mock")
+    custom_context = ssl.SSLContext(protocol=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+    config.set_ssl_context(custom_context)
+
+    client = InfrahubClient(config=config)
+
+    assert client.config.tls_context is custom_context
+
 
 async def test_method_sanity() -> None:
     """Validate that there is at least one public method and that both clients look the same."""
diff --git a/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-1.pem b/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-1.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29f0dfda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-1.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIBQDCB86ADAgECAhR6y429KiST51bZy+t330M7dN5SbzAFBgMrZXAwFjEUMBIG
+A1UEAwwLZXhhbXBsZS5jb20wHhcNMjUxMDE1MTE0MjUwWhcNMzUxMDEzMTE0MjUw
+WjAWMRQwEgYDVQQDDAtleGFtcGxlLmNvbTAqMAUGAytlcAMhAPIl8y8AXSWF33vX
+JT2YwhMJzarOuSdPif01Gxr3Rr6Lo1MwUTAdBgNVHQ4EFgQU4heN1ZhyXpOujgcJ
+WZ4LQk2m7RAwHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAU4heN1ZhyXpOujgcJWZ4LQk2m7RAwDwYDVR0T
+AQH/BAUwAwEB/zAFBgMrZXADQQBoEf+8R+KWwGdaoeqinWOvrqbVZatMis0eUMvA
+o+vABSPU7LIYGxLT6fpUwFSTvempzNqGZMVJ9UvVH+hYDU4D
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-2.pem b/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-2.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3d2b646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/sdk/test_data/path-2.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIBQDCB86ADAgECAhQTRmRZxUSA5L7VfYJb3/t+dRK0ETAFBgMrZXAwFjEUMBIG
+A1UEAwwLZXhhbXBsZS5jb20wHhcNMjUxMDE1MTE0MzM0WhcNMzUxMDEzMTE0MzM0
+WjAWMRQwEgYDVQQDDAtleGFtcGxlLmNvbTAqMAUGAytlcAMhAK1O3ZhE5qzfT7Qx
++0My3ToDVDi5wwpllkKn0X50zXFao1MwUTAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUH+qBMU+h4t1vdLbO
+jMSSgXdURewwHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUH+qBMU+h4t1vdLbOjMSSgXdURewwDwYDVR0T
+AQH/BAUwAwEB/zAFBgMrZXADQQB3Z03f3gQcktxk4h/v8pVi5soz8viPx17TSPXf
+1WYG+Jlk4C5GQ+tyjZgZUE9LL2BFRYBv28V/NPT/0TjPGtcC
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----