2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceSSL/CertificateDesc.cpp b/cpp/src/IceSSL/CertificateDesc.cpp
index cb25eb092ff..5020ee88c8d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceSSL/CertificateDesc.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceSSL/CertificateDesc.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ using namespace IceSSL;
 
 IceSSL::CertificateFile::CertificateFile() :
                         _fileName(""),
-                        _encoding(0)
+                        _encoding(SSL_FILETYPE_PEM)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceSSL/ConfigParser.cpp b/cpp/src/IceSSL/ConfigParser.cpp
index b7a7eb5fe34..6fb9630f8f8 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceSSL/ConfigParser.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceSSL/ConfigParser.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ IceSSL::ConfigParser::loadCertificateFile(const IceXML::NodePtr& rootNode, Certi
     }
 
     string filename;
-    int encoding = 0; // Initialize, to keep the compiler from complaining.
+    int encoding = SSL_FILETYPE_PEM; // PEM is the default type.
 
     filename = rootNode->getAttribute("filename");
     if(!filename.empty())
@@ -463,13 +463,13 @@ IceSSL::ConfigParser::isAbsolutePath(string& pathString)
 int
 IceSSL::ConfigParser::parseEncoding(string& encodingString)
 {
-    int encoding = 0;
+    int encoding = SSL_FILETYPE_PEM;
 
-    if(encodingString.compare("PEM") == 0)
+    if(encodingString == "PEM")
     {
         encoding = SSL_FILETYPE_PEM;
     }
-    else if(encodingString.compare("ASN1") == 0)
+    else if(encodingString == "ASN1")
     {
         encoding = SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1;
     }