-echo ">>Verifying connectivity to the public endpoint $publicIP:$publicPort..."
-verify_connectivity $publicIP $publicPort
+https_enabled=$(echo $publicURL | grep 'https')
+if [[ -n $https_enabled ]]; then
+ echo ">>Verifying SSL connectivity to the public endpoint $publicIP:$publicPort..."
+ verify_SSL_connectivity $publicIP $publicPort
+else
+ echo ">>Verifying connectivity to the public endpoint $publicIP:$publicPort..."
+ verify_connectivity $publicIP $publicPort
+fi