diff --git a/windows/win_get_url.ps1 b/windows/win_get_url.ps1
index 46979c129f2..18977bff1ef 100644
--- a/windows/win_get_url.ps1
+++ b/windows/win_get_url.ps1
@@ -40,22 +40,39 @@ Else {
     Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: dest"
 }
 
+$skip_certificate_validation = Get-Attr $params "skip_certificate_validation" $false | ConvertTo-Bool
+$username = Get-Attr $params "username"
+$password = Get-Attr $params "password"
+
+if($skip_certificate_validation){
+  [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true}
+}
+
 $force = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "force" "yes" | ConvertTo-Bool
 
 If ($force -or -not (Test-Path $dest)) {
     $client = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
 
+    if($username -and $password){
+        $client.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($username, $password)
+    }
+
     Try {
         $client.DownloadFile($url, $dest)
         $result.changed = $true
     }
     Catch {
-        Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest"
+        Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest $($_.Exception.Message)"
     }
 }
 Else {
     Try {
         $webRequest = [System.Net.HttpWebRequest]::Create($url)
+
+        if($username -and $password){
+            $webRequest.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($username, $password)
+        }
+
         $webRequest.IfModifiedSince = ([System.IO.FileInfo]$dest).LastWriteTime
         $webRequest.Method = "GET"
         [System.Net.HttpWebResponse]$webResponse = $webRequest.GetResponse()
@@ -68,11 +85,11 @@ Else {
     }
     Catch [System.Net.WebException] {
         If ($_.Exception.Response.StatusCode -ne [System.Net.HttpStatusCode]::NotModified) {
-            Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest"
+            Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest $($_.Exception.Message)"
         }
     }
     Catch {
-        Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest"
+        Fail-Json $result "Error downloading $url to $dest $($_.Exception.Message)"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/windows/win_get_url.py b/windows/win_get_url.py
index a34f23890b5..5c3e994d418 100644
--- a/windows/win_get_url.py
+++ b/windows/win_get_url.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ version_added: "1.7"
 short_description: Fetches a file from a given URL
 description:
  - Fetches a file from a URL and saves to locally
+author: "Paul Durivage (@angstwad)"
 options:
   url:
     description:
@@ -49,7 +50,21 @@ options:
     required: false
     choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
     default: yes
-author: "Paul Durivage (@angstwad)"
+  username:
+    description:
+      - Basic authentication username
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  password:
+    description:
+      - Basic authentication password
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  skip_certificate_validation:
+    description:
+      - Skip SSL certificate validation if true
+    required: false
+    default: false
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''