diff --git a/nvflare/edge/simulation/config.py b/nvflare/edge/simulation/config.py
index 12d5eead0d..88c0604d78 100644
--- a/nvflare/edge/simulation/config.py
+++ b/nvflare/edge/simulation/config.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def load_class(class_path) -> Type:
 class ConfigParser:
     def __init__(self, config_file: str):
         self.job_name = None
+        self.allow_self_signed = False
         self.get_job_timeout = None
         self.processor = None
         self.endpoint = None
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ def parse(self, config_file: str):
         check_positive_number("get_job_timeout", n)
         self.get_job_timeout = n
 
+        n = config.get("allow_self_signed", False)
+        if not isinstance(n, bool):
+            raise TypeError(f"allow_self_signed must be a bool, but got {type(n)}")
+        self.allow_self_signed = n
+
     def _variable_substitution(self, args: Any, variables: dict) -> Any:
         if isinstance(args, dict):
             return {k: self._variable_substitution(v, variables) for k, v in args.items()}
diff --git a/nvflare/edge/simulation/feg_api.py b/nvflare/edge/simulation/feg_api.py
index 2ffd7a31bc..a9dcfe89aa 100644
--- a/nvflare/edge/simulation/feg_api.py
+++ b/nvflare/edge/simulation/feg_api.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 class FegApi:
-    def __init__(self, endpoint: str, device_info: DeviceInfo, user_info: UserInfo):
+    def __init__(self, endpoint: str, device_info: DeviceInfo, user_info: UserInfo, allow_self_signed: bool = False):
         self.endpoint = endpoint
         self.device_info = device_info
         self.user_info = user_info
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, endpoint: str, device_info: DeviceInfo, user_info: UserInfo):
             HttpHeaderKey.DEVICE_INFO: device_qs,
             HttpHeaderKey.USER_INFO: user_qs,
         }
+        self.allow_self_signed = allow_self_signed
 
     def get_job(self, request: JobRequest) -> JobResponse:
         return self._do_post(
@@ -91,7 +92,12 @@ def get_selection(self, request: SelectionRequest) -> SelectionResponse:
         )
 
     def _do_post(self, clazz, url, params, body):
-        response = requests.post(url, params=params, json=body, headers=self.common_headers)
+        import urllib3
+        if self.allow_self_signed:
+            urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+        response = requests.post(
+            url, params=params, json=body, headers=self.common_headers, verify=not self.allow_self_signed
+        )
         code = response.status_code
         if code == 200:
             return clazz(**response.json())
diff --git a/nvflare/edge/simulation/run_device_simulator.py b/nvflare/edge/simulation/run_device_simulator.py
index a1b517725f..ae904a0c36 100644
--- a/nvflare/edge/simulation/run_device_simulator.py
+++ b/nvflare/edge/simulation/run_device_simulator.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def _send_request_to_proxy(request, device: SimulatedDevice, parser: ConfigParse
         endpoint=parser.get_endpoint(),
         device_info=device.get_device_info(),
         user_info=device.get_user_info(),
+        allow_self_signed=parser.allow_self_signed,
     )
     if isinstance(request, TaskRequest):
         return api.get_task(request)