# File lib/heroku/client.rb, line 515
  def resource(uri)
    RestClient.proxy = ENV['HTTP_PROXY'] || ENV['http_proxy']
    resource = RestClient::Resource.new(realize_full_uri(uri),
      :user => user,
      :password => password,
      :ssl_ca_file => local_ca_file
    )
    enforce_ssl_verification_on_default_host!(resource)
    resource
  end