diff --git a/lib/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.ts b/lib/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.ts
index 5b07f9e54..bf14ac247 100644
--- a/lib/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.ts
+++ b/lib/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import * as ipCheck from '../ipCheck'
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'http'
+import { TLSSocket } from 'tls'
 
 export interface S3Config {
     requests: {
         trustedProxyCIDRs: string[],
-        extractClientIPFromHeader: string
+        extractClientIPFromHeader: string,
+        extractProtocolFromHeader: string,
     }
 }
 
@@ -37,3 +39,20 @@ export function getClientIp(request: IncomingMessage, s3config?: S3Config): stri
     }
     return clientIp;
 }
+
+/**
+ * getHttpProtocolSecurity - Dete²object
+ * @param s3config - s3 config
+ * @return {boolean} - returns true if the request is secure
+ */
+export function getHttpProtocolSecurity(request: IncomingMessage, s3config?: S3Config): boolean {
+    const requestConfig = s3config?.requests;
+    if (requestConfig) {
+        const { trustedProxyCIDRs } = requestConfig;
+        const clientIp = request.socket.remoteAddress?.toString() ?? '';
+        if (ipCheck.ipMatchCidrList(trustedProxyCIDRs, clientIp)) {
+            return request.headers[requestConfig.extractProtocolFromHeader.toLowerCase()] === 'https';
+        }
+    }
+    return request.socket instanceof TLSSocket && request.socket.encrypted;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e102dceaf..ad530b971 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16"
   },
-  "version": "8.1.144",
+  "version": "8.1.145",
   "description": "Common utilities for the S3 project components",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/tests/unit/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.spec.js b/tests/unit/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.spec.js
index ffa77df99..b7ba1854d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/policyEvaluator/requestUtils.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
 const DummyRequest = require('../../utils/DummyRequest');
 const requestUtils = require('../../../lib/policyEvaluator/requestUtils');
+const { TLSSocket } = require('tls');
 
 describe('requestUtils.getClientIp', () => {
     // s3 config with 'requests.viaProxy` enabled
@@ -110,3 +111,79 @@ describe('requestUtils.getClientIp', () => {
         assert.strictEqual(result, dummyRemoteIP);
     });
 });
+
+describe('requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity', () => {
+    const configWithProxy = require('../../utils/dummyS3ConfigProxy.json');
+    const configWithoutProxy = require('../../utils/dummyS3Config.json');
+    const testClientIp = '192.168.100.1';
+    const testProxyIp = '192.168.100.2';
+
+    it('should return true if request comes via trusted proxy with https proto header', () => {
+        const request = new DummyRequest({
+            headers: {
+                'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
+            },
+            socket: {
+                remoteAddress: testProxyIp,
+            },
+        });
+        const result = requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity(request, configWithProxy);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false if request comes via trusted proxy with http proto header', () => {
+        const request = new DummyRequest({
+            headers: {
+                'x-forwarded-proto': 'http',
+            },
+            socket: {
+                remoteAddress: testProxyIp,
+            },
+        });
+        const result = requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity(request, configWithProxy);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, false);
+    });
+
+    it('should check TLS when request not from trusted proxy', () => {
+        const request = new DummyRequest({
+            headers: {
+                'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
+            },
+            socket: new TLSSocket(null),
+        });
+        request.socket.encrypted = true;
+        const result = requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity(request, configWithoutProxy);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for non-TLS socket', () => {
+        const request = new DummyRequest({
+            headers: {},
+            socket: {
+                remoteAddress: testClientIp,
+            },
+        });
+        const result = requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity(request, configWithoutProxy);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle configured headers with uppercases', () => {
+        const request = new DummyRequest({
+            headers: {
+                'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
+            },
+            socket: {
+                remoteAddress: testProxyIp,
+            },
+        });
+        const result = requestUtils.getHttpProtocolSecurity(request, {
+            requests: {
+                viaProxy: true,
+                trustedProxyCIDRs: ['192.168.100.0/22'],
+                extractClientIPFromHeader: 'X-Forwarded-For',
+                extractProtocolFromHeader: 'X-Forwarded-Proto',
+            },
+        });
+        assert.strictEqual(result, true);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/utils/dummyS3ConfigProxy.json b/tests/utils/dummyS3ConfigProxy.json
index b29c05577..a8cc94b99 100644
--- a/tests/utils/dummyS3ConfigProxy.json
+++ b/tests/utils/dummyS3ConfigProxy.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     "requests": {
         "viaProxy": true,
         "trustedProxyCIDRs": ["192.168.100.0/22"],
-        "extractClientIPFromHeader": "x-forwarded-for"
+        "extractClientIPFromHeader": "x-forwarded-for",
+        "extractProtocolFromHeader": "x-forwarded-proto"
     }
 }