diff --git a/src/AuthTypes/DigestMD5.php b/src/AuthTypes/DigestMD5.php
index 900101b..324ab27 100644
--- a/src/AuthTypes/DigestMD5.php
+++ b/src/AuthTypes/DigestMD5.php
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ class DigestMD5 extends Authentication
 
     public function encodedCredentials(): string
     {
-        $credentials = "\x00{$this->options->getUsername()}\x00{$this->options->getPassword()}";
+        $credentials = $this->options->getAuthZID()."\x00";
+        $credentials .= $this->options->getUsername()."\x00";
+        $credentials .= $this->options->getPassword();
+
         return self::quote(sha1($credentials));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/AuthTypes/Plain.php b/src/AuthTypes/Plain.php
index b87d658..bd52336 100644
--- a/src/AuthTypes/Plain.php
+++ b/src/AuthTypes/Plain.php
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ class Plain extends Authentication
 
     public function encodedCredentials(): string
     {
-        $credentials = "\x00{$this->options->getUsername()}\x00{$this->options->getPassword()}";
+        $credentials = $this->options->getAuthZID()."\x00";
+        $credentials .= $this->options->getUsername()."\x00";
+        $credentials .= $this->options->getPassword();
+
         return self::quote(base64_encode($credentials));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Loggers/Logger.php b/src/Loggers/Logger.php
index f1dcb9d..09c80e0 100644
--- a/src/Loggers/Logger.php
+++ b/src/Loggers/Logger.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function error($message)
 
     protected function writeToLog($message, $type = ''): void
     {
-        $prefix = date("Y.m.d H:m:s") . " " . session_id() . ($type ? " {$type}::" : " ");
+        $prefix = date("Y.m.d H:i:s") . " " . session_id() . ($type ? " {$type}::" : " ");
         $this->writeToFile($this->log, $prefix . "$message\n");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Options.php b/src/Options.php
index 670afb7..67eeb47 100644
--- a/src/Options.php
+++ b/src/Options.php
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ class Options
      * Username to authenticate on XMPP server
      */
     protected $username;
+    /**
+     * Authzid
+     */
+    protected $authzid;
+    /**
+     * Realm to be used for the JID, instead of hostname
+     */
+    protected $realm;
     /**
      * Password to authenticate on XMPP server
      */
@@ -43,6 +51,18 @@ class Options
      * Use TLS if available
      */
     protected $useTls = true;
+    /**
+     * SSL verify host
+     */
+    protected $ssl_verify_host = true;
+    /**
+     * SSL verify peer
+     */
+    protected $ssl_verify_peer = true;
+    /**
+     * SSL allow self signed certificates
+     */
+    protected $ssl_allow_self_signed = true;
     /**
      * Auth type (Authentication/AuthTypes/)
      * @var Authenticable $authType
@@ -107,6 +127,30 @@ public function setUsername(string $username): Options
 
         return $this;
     }
+    
+    public function setAuthZID(string $authzid): Options
+    {
+        $this->authzid = trim($authzid);
+        
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getAuthZID()
+    {
+        return $this->authzid;
+    }
+
+    public function setRealm(string $realm): Options
+    {
+        $this->realm = trim($realm);
+        
+        return $this;
+    }
+    
+    public function getRealm()
+    {
+        return $this->realm;
+    }
 
     public function getPassword()
     {
@@ -151,6 +195,39 @@ public function setProtocol(string $protocol)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function getSSLVerifyHost()
+    {
+        return $this->ssl_verify_host;
+    }
+
+    public function setSSLVerifyHost(bool $val): Options
+    {
+        $this->ssl_verify_host = $val;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getSSLVerifyPeer()
+    {
+        return $this->ssl_verify_peer;
+    }
+
+    public function setSSLVerifyPeer(bool $val): Options
+    {
+        $this->ssl_verify_peer = $val;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getSSLAllowSelfSigned()
+    {
+        return $this->ssl_allow_self_signed;
+    }
+
+    public function setSSLAllowSelfSigned(bool $val): Options
+    {
+        $this->ssl_allow_self_signed = $val;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function fullSocketAddress()
     {
         $protocol = $this->getProtocol();
@@ -164,17 +241,19 @@ public function fullJid()
     {
         $username = $this->getUsername();
         $resource = $this->getResource();
+        $realm = $this->getRealm();
         $host = $this->getHost();
 
-        return "$username@$host/$resource";
+        return "$username@".(($realm) ? $realm : $host)."/$resource";
     }
 
     public function bareJid()
     {
         $username = $this->getUsername();
+        $realm = $this->getRealm();
         $host = $this->getHost();
 
-        return "$username@$host";
+        return "$username@".(($realm) ? $realm : $host);
     }
 
     public function setLogger(Loggable $logger)
diff --git a/src/Socket.php b/src/Socket.php
index 4852fd0..bd4dc4c 100644
--- a/src/Socket.php
+++ b/src/Socket.php
@@ -26,7 +26,22 @@ class Socket
     public function __construct(Options $options)
     {
         $this->responseBuffer = new Response();
-        $this->connection = stream_socket_client($options->fullSocketAddress());
+
+        $errno = null;
+        $errstr = null;
+        $timeout = ini_get("default_socket_timeout");
+        $flags = STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT;
+
+        $context = stream_context_create();
+
+        stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'verify_host', $options->getSSLVerifyHost());
+        stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'verify_peer', $options->getSSLVerifyPeer());
+        stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'allow_self_signed', $options->getSSLAllowSelfSigned());
+
+        $this->connection = stream_socket_client($options->fullSocketAddress(), $errno, $errstr, $timeout, $flags, $context);
+
+        if ($errno)
+            die("ERROR(".$errno."): ".$errstr."\n");
 
         if (!$this->isAlive($this->connection)) {
             throw new DeadSocket();
diff --git a/src/Xml/Stanzas/Auth.php b/src/Xml/Stanzas/Auth.php
index a6df778..211a823 100644
--- a/src/Xml/Stanzas/Auth.php
+++ b/src/Xml/Stanzas/Auth.php
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ public function authenticate()
 
         if ($tlsSupported && ($tlsRequired || (!$tlsRequired && $options->usingTls()))) {
             $this->startTls();
-            $this->socket->send(self::openXmlStream($options->getHost()));
+            $this->socket->send(self::openXmlStream((($options->getRealm()) ? $options->getRealm() : $options->getHost())));
         }
 
         $xml = $this->generateAuthXml($options->getAuthType());
         $this->socket->send($xml);
-        $this->socket->send(self::openXmlStream($options->getHost()));
+        $this->socket->send(self::openXmlStream((($options->getRealm()) ? $options->getRealm() : $options->getHost())));
     }
 
     protected function startTls()
diff --git a/src/XmppClient.php b/src/XmppClient.php
index 54cc7c1..41a1521 100644
--- a/src/XmppClient.php
+++ b/src/XmppClient.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function disconnect()
 
     protected function openStream()
     {
-        $openStreamXml = self::openXmlStream($this->options->getHost());
+        $openStreamXml = self::openXmlStream((($this->options->getRealm()) ? $this->options->getRealm() : $this->options->getHost()));
         $this->socket->send($openStreamXml);
     }