How do I verify DDCLIENT is using SSL and if it's not, how do I force it?

I have found the answer and I feel very silly not figuring it out earlier.

daemon=60                               # check every 60 seconds
syslog=yes                              # log update msgs to syslog
mail=root                               # mail all msgs to root
mail-failure=root                       # mail failed update msgs to root
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid               # record PID in file.
ssl=yes                                 # use ssl-support.  Works with
                                        # ssl-library
use=web, web=https://myip.dnsdynamic.org        # get ip from server.
server=www.dnsdynamic.org               # default server
login=USERNAME                          # default login
password=PASSWORD                       # default password
server=www.dnsdynamic.org,              \
protocol=dyndns2                        \
YOUR DOMAIN GOES HERE

The above will force SSL and will connect over SSL. There are two changes I have made.

The line use=web, web=myip.dnsdynamic.com should be use=web, web=https://myip.dnsdynamic.org. Changing from .com to .org stops connection failures. Adding https:// prior to the connection string allows it to connect over SSL.

Output from use=web, web=myip.dnsdynamic.org shows:

use=web, web=loopia address is IPADDRESSISHERE
CONNECT:  myip.dnsdynamic.org
CONNECTED:  using HTTP
SENDING:  GET / HTTP/1.0
SENDING:   Host: myip.dnsdynamic.org
SENDING:   User-Agent: ddclient/3.8.2
SENDING:   Connection: close

Output from use=web, web=https://myip.dnsdynamic.org shows:

use=web, web=loopia address is IPADDRESSISHERE
CONNECT:  myip.dnsdynamic.org

The verification of cert '/C=US/O=GeoTrust Inc./CN=RapidSSL SHA256 CA/CN=www.dnsdynamic.org'
failed against the host 'myip.dnsdynamic.org' with the default verification scheme.

   THIS MIGHT BE A MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACK !!!!

To stop this warning you might need to set SSL_verifycn_name to
the name of the host you expect in the certificate.

CONNECTED:  using SSL
SENDING:  GET / HTTP/1.0
SENDING:   Host: myip.dnsdynamic.org
SENDING:   User-Agent: ddclient/3.8.2
SENDING:   Connection: close

I am still unsure why forcing ssl=yes does not cause it to use HTTPS automatically but it is connecting over SSL now and the command as seen by @George helps me verify it is: sudo ddclient -verbose -debug -noquiet -query