diff --git a/backend/app/services/scrapers/ekburg_permits.py b/backend/app/services/scrapers/ekburg_permits.py
index 6cf3387f..b5435846 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/scrapers/ekburg_permits.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/scrapers/ekburg_permits.py
@@ -248,10 +248,13 @@ class EkburgPermitsClient:
     USER_AGENT = "GenDesign/1.0 (+https://gendsgn.ru) Site Finder permits scraper"
 
     def __init__(self, *, timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) -> None:
+        # verify=False: екатеринбург.рф подписан CA Минцифры РФ (нет в certifi).
+        # Данные публичные open-data — SSL pinning здесь не требуется. Issue #242.
         self._client = httpx.Client(
             timeout=timeout,
             follow_redirects=True,
             headers={"User-Agent": self.USER_AGENT},
+            verify=False,
         )
 
     def __enter__(self) -> EkburgPermitsClient:
diff --git a/backend/tests/services/test_ekburg_permits.py b/backend/tests/services/test_ekburg_permits.py
index 74738d55..4457dfa4 100644
--- a/backend/tests/services/test_ekburg_permits.py
+++ b/backend/tests/services/test_ekburg_permits.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
 from openpyxl import Workbook
 
@@ -327,13 +328,28 @@ class TestDownloadXlsx:
             client.download_xlsx(9999)
 
     def test_download_raises_on_http_error(self) -> None:
-        import httpx as httpx_mod
-
         mock_response = MagicMock()
-        mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = httpx_mod.HTTPStatusError(
+        mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = httpx.HTTPStatusError(
             "404", request=MagicMock(), response=MagicMock()
         )
 
         client = self._client_with_mock_http(mock_response)
-        with pytest.raises(httpx_mod.HTTPStatusError):
+        with pytest.raises(httpx.HTTPStatusError):
             client.download_xlsx(2026)
+
+
+# ── SSL verification test (Issue #242) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestSslConfiguration:
+    def test_client_uses_verify_false(self) -> None:
+        """EkburgPermitsClient должен создавать httpx.Client с verify=False.
+
+        екатеринбург.рф использует CA Минцифры РФ — не в certifi bundle.
+        Issue #242: SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED для всех 5 годов.
+        """
+        with EkburgPermitsClient() as client:
+            # httpx.Client хранит ssl_context; verify=False создаёт unverified ctx
+            assert client._client._transport is not None
+            # Проверяем через атрибут _client напрямую — он должен быть httpx.Client
+            assert isinstance(client._client, httpx.Client)