HTTP GET request using Ruby on Rails: OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError

I really suspect that it might be the difference in the port you are using. Should be 443 for HTTPS. Try this :

def httpwork
    require "net/http"

    uri = URI("https://yourhost.com/yourpath")
    http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
    http.use_ssl = true
    request = Net::HTTP::Get.new("/yourpath")
    response = http.request(request)
end