diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
index e5e51080..b6d068f1 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,44 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { usePreferences } from 'providers/Preferences';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
 const General = () => {
+  const {
+    preferences,
+    setPreferences,
+  } = usePreferences();
+
+  const [sslVerification, setSslVerification] = useState(
+    preferences.request.sslVerification
+  );
+
+  const handleCheckboxChange = () => {
+    const updatedPreferences = {
+      ...preferences,
+      request: {
+        ...preferences.request,
+        sslVerification: !sslVerification,
+      },
+    };
+
+    setPreferences(updatedPreferences)
+      .then(() => {
+        setSslVerification(!sslVerification);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.error(err);
+      });
+  };
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
       <div className="flex items-center mt-2">
-        <input type="checkbox" checked={true} className="mr-3 mousetrap" />
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={sslVerification}
+          onChange={handleCheckboxChange}
+          className="mr-3 mousetrap"
+        />
         SSL Certificate Verification
       </div>
     </StyledWrapper>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/pages/_app.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/pages/_app.js
index 79cd4523..14daefdc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/pages/_app.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/pages/_app.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { AppProvider } from 'providers/App';
 import { ToastProvider } from 'providers/Toaster';
 import { HotkeysProvider } from 'providers/Hotkeys';
+import { PreferencesProvider } from 'providers/Preferences';
 
 import ReduxStore from 'providers/ReduxStore';
 import ThemeProvider from 'providers/Theme/index';
@@ -46,9 +47,11 @@ function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
           <ThemeProvider>
             <ToastProvider>
               <AppProvider>
-                <HotkeysProvider>
-                  <Component {...pageProps} />
-                </HotkeysProvider>
+                <PreferencesProvider>
+                  <HotkeysProvider>
+                    <Component {...pageProps} />
+                  </HotkeysProvider>
+                </PreferencesProvider>
               </AppProvider>
             </ToastProvider>
           </ThemeProvider>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ebd5227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/Preferences/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * Preferences Provider
+ * 
+ * This provider is responsible for managing the user's preferences in the app.
+ * The preferences are stored in the browser local storage.
+ * 
+ * On start, an IPC event is published to the main process to set the preferences in the electron process.
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+import * as Yup from 'yup';
+import useLocalStorage from 'hooks/useLocalStorage/index';
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
+
+const defaultPreferences = {
+  request: {
+    sslVerification: true
+  }
+};
+
+const preferencesSchema = Yup.object().shape({
+  request: Yup.object().shape({
+    sslVerification: Yup.boolean()
+  })
+});
+
+export const PreferencesContext = createContext();
+export const PreferencesProvider = (props) => {
+  const [preferences, setPreferences] = useLocalStorage('bruno.preferences', defaultPreferences);
+  const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ipcRenderer
+      .invoke('renderer:set-preferences', preferences)
+      .catch(err => {
+        toast.error(err.message || 'Preferences sync error');
+      });
+  }, [preferences, toast]);
+
+  const validatedSetPreferences = (newPreferences) => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      preferencesSchema.validate(newPreferences, { abortEarly: true })
+        .then(validatedPreferences => {
+          setPreferences(validatedPreferences);
+          resolve(validatedPreferences);
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          let errMsg = error.message || 'Preferences validation error';
+          toast.error(errMsg);
+          reject(error);
+        });
+    });
+  };
+
+  // todo: setPreferences must validate the preferences object against a schema
+  const value = {
+    preferences,
+    setPreferences: validatedSetPreferences
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <PreferencesContext.Provider value={value}>
+      <>
+        {props.children}
+      </>
+    </PreferencesContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export const usePreferences = () => {
+  const context = useContext(PreferencesContext);
+
+  if (context === undefined) {
+    throw new Error(`usePreferences must be used within a PreferencesProvider`);
+  }
+
+  return context;
+};
+
+export default PreferencesProvider;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/preferences.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/preferences.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9240bd78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/preferences.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * The preferences are stored in the browser local storage.
+ * When the app is started, an IPC message is published from the renderer process to set the preferences.
+ * The electron process uses this module to get the preferences.
+ */
+
+let preferences = {};
+
+const getPreferences = () => {
+  return preferences;
+}
+
+const setPreferences = (newPreferences) => {
+  console.log('setting preferences');
+  console.log(newPreferences);
+  preferences = newPreferences;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getPreferences,
+  setPreferences
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index b82e56f2..d5b2f5fe 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const { stringifyJson } = require('../utils/common');
 const { openCollectionDialog, openCollection } = require('../app/collections');
 const { generateUidBasedOnHash } = require('../utils/common');
 const { moveRequestUid, deleteRequestUid } = require('../cache/requestUids');
+const { setPreferences } = require("../app/preferences");
 
 const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
   // browse directory
@@ -431,6 +432,10 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       }
     }
   });
+
+  ipcMain.handle('renderer:set-preferences', async (event, preferences) => {
+    setPreferences(preferences);
+  });
 };
 
 const registerMainEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {