Post form data using https

https_post.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'net/https'

post_url = URI.parse('https://my.host.name/path/to/post')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(post_url.path)
request.set_form_data({
    'name' => 'nrk', 
    'test' => '1', 
    # ...
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(post_url.host, post_url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

response, body = http.start { |http| http.request(request) }