+While RFC 1436 does not broach the topic of encryption at all, several
+modern gopher servers can serve content over encrypted connections,
+and a common choice for this is TLS.
+
+Elpher can retrieve selectors using Emacs' built-in TLS support which
+uses the GnuTLS library. (It is possible to build emacs without
+GnuTLS, in which case encryption is not supported.)
+
+To retrieve documents using TLS, Elpher's TLS mode must be enabled.
+This can be directly toggled using @key{T}, but note that just as with
+the character encoding, changing this mode only affects subsequent
+connections.
+
+Alternatively, TLS mode is @emph{automatically} enabled whenever
+gopher URLs starting with @code{gophers://} are followed.
+
+The mode is sticky, so it remains active until switched off.
+It can also be automatically switched off when a TLS connection fails.
+In this case Elpher will prompt for your confirmation to ensure that
+you can't accidentally make a non-TLS connection.
+
+@node Gemini support, Customization, Encrypted connections, Top
+@chapter Gemini support
+
+@uref{gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/1/~solderpunk/gemini, Gemini}
+is a new protocol being devloped by several members of
+gopherspace. It aims to solve some of the long-standing technical
+issues associated with gopher as a protocol, while keeping the major benifits.
+For instance, it _requires_ encrypted connections, it does away with
+the selector type, and allows servers to explicitly specify the
+character coding scheme used for text documents.
+
+The latest versions of Elpher aim to provide seemless navigation between
+gemini and gopher documents. Basically you should be able to open,
+bookmark, download and otherwise interact with gemini pages in exactly
+the same way as you do with other non-gemini pages. The only major
+difference from your perspective as a user is that you should no longer
+have to worry about manually toggling TLS on or off (for gemini it's
+always on), and you should never have to manually set a character coding
+scheme.
+
+I should emphasize however that, while it is definitely functional,
+Elpher's gemini support is still experimental, and various aspects will
+change as the protocol develops further. Additionally, the use of
+client TLS certicificates is not yet supported.
+
+@node Customization, Command Index, Gemini support, Top